In the news this week, ITV Studios launches a new unscripted label, the line up for London Film Festival is announced, and the nominations for the BAFTA Cymru awards are announced.
Read about it in this week´s Digest.
News
• Farhana Bhula has been appointed as Director of Film4, the channel 4’s feature film division. (Channel 4)
• New British production company, Developing Room Films, has officially launched with a slate of three “socially‑conscious” genre short films currently in post‑production. (Televisual)
• All3Media has set up a new unscripted development pod, Seamonster, led by Mirella Breda and Sam Pollard. (Televisual)
• Google hires a filmmaker in residence as it seeks wider adoption of its Flow AI video tool. (The Hollywood Reporter)
• ITV Studios is launching a new unscripted label, starting in January 2026. (Broadcast)
• The full line up for this year’s BFI London Film Festival has been announced. (BFI)
Features
• BTS: How we made Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping. (Televisual)
Director Interviews
• Sorry, Baby director Eva Victor on bellybutton piercings and finding “a sombre humour and reflection” in the subject of sexual abuse. (Little White Lies)
Awards
• This week BAFTA announced the nominations for the BAFTA Cymru Awards. Congratulations to all the nominees, including Directors UK members Hannah Lowes, Iwan Roberts, James Kent, Nick Leader, and Rhys Carter. See the full list of nominees here. (Bafta)
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