In the news this week, John McVay is to step down as Pact chief exec after a quarter of a century in the role, Chair of Bafta Sara Putt has called on the UK’s TV and film industry to renew its focus on women’s equity, and this year’s Women in Film and TV (WFTV) Awards will spotlight commitment to advocating for disability inclusion in one of it’s key awards.
Read about it in this week’s Digest.
News
• John McVay is to step down as Pact chief exec after a quarter of a century in the role. (Broadcast)
• Sara Putt, chair of Bafta, has called on the UK’s TV and film industry to renew its focus on women’s equity in the face of current economic and political turbulence. (TVB Europe)
• Gaumont TV President Isabelle Degeorges speaks about the end of peak TV: “If We Don’t Own the IP, We Lose Our Identity”. (The Hollywood Reporter)
• This year’s Women in Film and TV (WFTV) Awards will spotlight commitment to advocating for disability inclusion, with the ITV Studios Achievement of the Year award going to a woman who has shown “exceptional” work in advancing disability inclusion in the film and TV industry. (Broadcast)
Features
• How the U.K. Film and TV industry is juggling a boom in Hollywood productions like Avengers and Harry Potter and a bust for everything else: ‘It’s feast or famine right now’. (Variety)
• Why UK-Ireland audiences are coming back to documentaries. (Screen)
• How automation is driving change in the TV ecosystem. (TVB Europe)
Director Interviews
• ‘I want to make films that crack people’s hearts open’ — Daisy-May Hudson on her debut feature, Lollipop. (Little White Lies)
Obituaries
• Ben Bolt, director behind Downton Abbey and Doc Martin, has passed away aged 73. (The Times)
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