Directors Digest — Friday 19 July 2024

This week, BBC introduces new safety measures on Strictly, 2024 Emmy nominees announced, and Michael Mann launches a new filmmaking archive.
Read all about it in this week’s digest below. 

News 

BBC introduces new measures to increase welfare and support on Strictly. (Broadcast) 

The 2024 Emmy nominees have been announced. (Variety) Congratulations to the Directors UK members who recieved nominations: Guy Richie, Stephen Daldry, Saul Metzstein,  Russel Norman, Hamish Hamilton, Diccon Ramsay, and Ben Archard. 

Culture secretary Lisa Nandy backs licence fee to help BBC ‘thrive’. (Broadcast)  

A new study confirms men continue to outnumber women in reality TV production. (Deadline) 

What are the industry’s hopes for the new government? (Broadcast) 

Major new development would see studios and film and TV hub created in Camden. (Deadline) 

Michael Mann launches the Michael Mann Archives, containing hours of behind-the-scenes footage and hundreds of pages of notes, storyboards, and script pages from his latest film Ferrari. (IndieWire) 

Streaming claims record share of US TV usage in June. (Screen) 

Features

How underwater cinematographers shoot Shark Week. (IndieWire) 

Opinion

Shelley Duvall was a sublime and subversive screen presence. (Guardian) 

Director Interviews

Writer/director Annie Baker on her feature debut Janet Planet. (Guardian) 

Why Lee Isaac Chung went from Minari to Twisters: big-screen ‘filmmakers have a responsibility to prove this art form is good’. (IndieWire) 

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