Directors Digest — Friday 9 August 2024

This week, BAFTA updates categories and points system, TV series adapt as viewing habits change, and Olympic Broadcasting Services increase coverage to capture the Olympic spirit.

Read all about it in this week’s digest.

News

UK creative organisations demand “transparency” around AI in letter to major tech firms including Microsoft, Google, Apple, OpenAI, Meta (Screen Daily)

Rowan Woods: balancing celebration with recognising challenges (Broadcast)

Revealed: How American Viewers Have Flocked To British Content On Netflix & Prime Video Since The Strikes (Deadline)

BAFTA Film Awards Adds New Children’s and Family Category, Introduces Points System for Outstanding British Film Eligibility (Variety) 

Features

Paris 2024: OBS gets up close and personal to capture Olympic spirit (IBC)

Missile attacks and masterpieces: Mike Figgis on the bravery of a film festival under fire in Ukraine (The Guardian)

Are the long-running TV series going extinct? (Series Mania Forum)

Interviews

We Are Lady Parts Reaches New Heights by Getting the (Filmmaking) Band Back Together, directed by Directors UK member Nida Manzoor (IndieWire)