In the news this week, BBC establishes new editorial policy guidance for generative AI content, Bafta Chair Sara Putt says there is a “long way to go” on gender parity following nominations, and Lee Rayner named new Head of Production for Hollyoaks.
Read about it in this week’s Digest.
News
• TV director and Nations and Regions representative on the Directors UK board Peter Strachan has shared his research around Scottish off-screen talent on The Traitors, reaching trade press, mainstream media, and Scottish Government. Peter appeared on TellyCast to explore his findings, and why they matter. (TellyCast)
• The BBC has established new editorial policy guidance for generative AI content stressing that the tech must not be used for factual research and news stories. (Broadcast)
• Bafta Chair Sara Putt has said there is a “long way to go” on gender parity in film and TV industry follwing the announcement of the nominees for this year’s Film Awards. (The Guardian)
• Coronation Street’s Lee Rayner has been named as the new Head of Production for Hollyoaks. (Televisual)
Opinion
• “Labour’s AI plan could be good for British people – except the creatives it will throw under the bus”, writes Ed Newton-Rex in The Guardian.
Director Intereviews
• Babygirl director Halina Reijn on toying with audience expectations of an ‘erotic thriller’, and how the genre helped her understand her darker thoughts. (Sight and Sound)
Awards
• Congratulations to Directors UK members who recieved nominations at this year’s Bafta Film Awards; Andrea Arnold, Franz Böhm, Joanna Harrison, Mike Leigh, Steve McQueen, Nick Park, Ridley Scott, and Robin Shaw. See the full list of nominees on BAFTA’s website.
Obituary
• Influential surrealist filmmaker David Lynch has passed away, aged 78. (Guardian)
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