In the news this week, the Government has announced a £60 million funding package to boost the creative industries, new research highlights “illegal” working conditions UK TV workers are exposed to, and 2025 Oscar nominations announced.
Read about it in this week’s Digest.
News
• The government has announced a £60 million funding package to boost the creative industries, as well as launching a new UK Soft Power Council to build trust and drive economic growth. (TVB Europe)
• New research has highlighted the poor working conditions some of the UK’s TV workers are exposed to, including working in “illegal or barely legal” conditions and working on traumatic content with “no warning”. (Guardian)
• Director Brady Corbet has issued a statment on the use of AI-powered software in the making of The Brutalist. (IndieWire)
• Netflix wants to tap into YouTube’s talent “breeding ground” to cultivate the next generation of creatives for its own “longer-form storytelling” ecosystem, its co-chief execs have indicated. (Broadcast)
Features
• “David Lynch altered our brains”: fellow directors, friends and fans remember a titan of cinema. (Guardian)
Director Interviews
• Director Jon M Chu breaks down four key scenes from Wicked: “everything had to have a little spin on reality”. (Screen)
Awards
• 2025 Oscar Nominations have been announced. Congratulations to everyone who recieved nominations. See the full list of nominees here. (Guardian)
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