This week’s Digest stars some massive properties from the worlds of film and television, as the Avengers: Endgame, Killing Eve and Game of Thrones all make headlines.
Meanwhile, there’s also a look at the state of indie film distribution, informal hiring, changes at AMPAS, and the ongoing dispute between the WGA and the ATA. Read all about it below.
Film
The Academy has renamed its Foreign Language award category, but left its Netflix elgibility rules intact. (Screen International)
Does the success of First Reformed actually point towards a dark future for Indie film? Her Smell director Alex Ross Perry thinks it might. (Talkhouse)
The New York Times delves into the very beginnings of the Marvel Avengers franchise.
Meanwhile, Variety asks if its even possible to score the $300 million opening that Avengers: Endgame has in its sights.
Television
Directors UK Vice-Chair Anna Thomson has called for an end to informal hiring in the screen industries. (Broadcast)
Killing Eve’s Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh both say that working with female crew has been the norm in their career. (The Hollywood Reporter)
The Game of Thrones premiere was pirated 55-million times in 24 hours after broadcast, TBI Vision reports.
The Atlantic looks at why the new Disney+ streaming service will be hard to beat.
Meanwhile, Variety recaps the ongoing standoff between the WGA and ATA.
And finally, Nick Shearman has joined Cardiff-based Wildflame Productions to lead factual.
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