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France plans filming incentive change to keep Luc Besson movie in Paris
France is planning to amend part of its filming incentive laws to ensure Luc Besson’s big-budget movie Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets shoots in Paris. Besson’s film had initially been denied filming incentive support as a French…
Netflix Series ERIC films in New York and Budapest
Crime drama ERIC is set for release on Netflix on 30 May. The Benedict Cumberbatch, Gaby Hoffman and McKinley Belcher III starrer is set in 1980’s New York, backdropping the emotional narrative of a father who faces the turmoil of…
MIPTV confirms move to London from 2025
After months of speculation, Cannes based market MIPTV have confirmed their presence in London starting from 2025. Running alongside their London screening in February, the event will be held at the Savoy Hotel in the city as well as screening…
Bectu reports UK film and TV industry crisis
UK screen sector union Bectu are calling for government intervention for the crisis within the film and TV industry. With the release of their report yesterday 27 February, from a poll of 4,000 individuals, 68% are currently not working and…
BFI appoints new chair
Jay Hunt has been appointed chair of the British Film Institute (BFI) by the secretary of state. The Apple TV+ creative director for Europe, and former chief creative officer of Channel 4, has been a governor of the BFI since…
Film London launches The Grid Project
Film London announced the launch of The Grid Project, their initiative to supply renewable energy to productions in the Capital. The pilot, located at a key unit base in Victoria Park, was funded by the mayor’s Good growth Fund supported…
BFI and British Council reveal GREAT8 showcase line up
The line up for the BFI and British Council’s GREAT8 showcase has been revealed. For its 6th year, the showcase will present UK feature films from upcoming filmmakers on the global stage for international distributors and festival programmers in the…
BlueBolt extend their senior management team
Independent London-based visual effects studio BlueBolt has announced the expansion of their senior management team. Joining co-founders Lucy Ainsworth-Taylor and Angela Barson are Tracy McCreary, Henry Badgett and Nic Birmingham on the board of directors. With a high profile slate…
BBC’s Storyville appoints Emma Hindley as lead commissioning editor
The BBC’s documentary strand Storyville has appointed Emma Hindley as lead commissioning editor. Hindley appointment comes after her temporary leadership since September after the departure of former editor Phillipa Kowarsky. The new lead commissioning editor will report to director of…
From the open seas to the streaming screen: an interview with Alec Drayton
With experience working on music videos for UK award-winning rap artist Tinie Tempah, island features with the BBC and ABC news, as well as local tourism projects for the Barbadian government and Mount Gay Rum distillery, Alec Drayton shows no…