Problems and promises highlighted in Channel 4 and Amazon Studios industry access survey

Written by Kianna Best on Mar 15, 2023. Posted in General Interest

Channel 4 and Amazon Studios joined forces to produce The Industry Access Survey 2022 titled Access into Action. With a range of figures and unexpected discoveries, the survey draws attention to the sectors of the television industry that are falling short in ensuring accessibility for Disabled and neuro divergent communities. From the downfalls and promising results, the survey has presented concise next steps that productions can instate over the next 6 months to evoke change in their production practices. Moderator and Chanel 4 sports presenter Jordan Jarret-Bryan was joined by a panel consisting of writer Jack Thorne, tv producer Bryony Arnold, head of UK originals at Amazon Dan Grabiner, and  producer Clare Brown.

European feature films in 2020 produce average budget of EUR 2.06million

Written by Kianna Best on Feb 27, 2023. Posted in General Interest

The European Audiovisual Observatory released they’re report on the financing of European theatrical fiction films, revealing that in 2020, the industry achieved an average budget of EUR 2.06 million. Direct funding came out on top as the largest financing source contributing 26% of the total financing, with producer investments and broadcaster investments following closely behind both with 18%.

White Lotus’ season two premiere starts off strong

Written by Kianna Best on Nov 2, 2022. Posted in Awards and Festivals

Emmy award-winning comedy drama White Lotus has come out the gate with an impressive 1.5 million viewership count following its season 2 premiere on Sunday 30 October. The HBO series premiere has seen a 63% increase from the season one finale in July 2021. These figures are in relation to both cable and streaming viewership.

Asia-Pacific region contributes to prominent growth of global online-video industry

Written by Kianna Best on Jul 25, 2022. Posted in Awards and Festivals

Recent Media Partners Asia (MPA) report cites the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region as the largest generator of online-video activity. Focus on Ad-based and Subscription-based video-on-demand shows industry growth in China, India, Australasia, Southeast Asia, South Korea, and Japan. Bytedance, YouTube Tencent Video, Netflix and iQIYI are ranked as top performers.

BFI reports GBP5.64 billion record spend on UK film and high-end television for 2021

Written by Joe Jackson on Feb 7, 2022. Posted in General Interest

The combined spend by film and high-end television production has reached record levels. According to the BFI, the industry contributed GBP5.64 billion to the national economy during 2021. This total spend is the highest ever reported, reaching GBP1.27 billion more than the pre-pandemic year 2019. April to June was the largest three-month period on record, totalling GBP2.29 million.

Swedish government schedules new production incentives for 2022

Written by Joe Jackson on Sep 21, 2021. Posted in Incentive News

Amanda Lind, Sweden’s Minister of Culture and Democracy, has announced that new production incentives will be introduced for the nation’s film and television industries.  Lind detailed that in 2022 the incentive would be capped at USD11.6 million, or SEK100 million.

FilmLA record best quarter since 2019

Written by Shona Smith on Aug 9, 2021. Posted in General Interest

A total of 9,781 Shoot Days were recorded across all categories in the second quarter of 2021. The number exceeds the 2019 average by 7.2%.

UK Screen Industries Unite to Reinvigorate Action Against Bullying, Harassment and Racism

Written by Shona Smith on Mar 24, 2021. Posted in General Interest

New industry action to tackle bullying, harassment and racism in the workplace provides resources to employees, freelancers and employers. For employers the BFI and BAFTA provide a new Action List for the film and television industry. The Film and TV Charity have also launched a suite of bullying support services for immediate support to employees and freelancers. Further steps such as the BFI hiring the first Production Inclusion Manager to advise productions are also underway.