Directors Digest — Thursday 17 August

Today’s Directors Digest takes a look at new television festivals, one dollar Stephen King adaptations, and just how many films are released in a year. Read all about it below. 

Film

Stephen Follows looks at how many films are released each year. (StephenFollows)

Meanwhile, The Guardian asks why so many directors are un-retiring. 

Why Stephen King lets film students adapt his work for $1. (Den of Geek)

John Bailey, the new President of the Academy, has said that diversity initiatives are “way overdue”. (New York Times)

Amazon is closing its Love Film by Post video rental service. (Venturebeat)

Television

In the US, Tribeca has unveiled a standalone Tribeca TV Festival. (Screen International)

Warner Bros. international TV production appoints a new head of drama unit in Sweden. (Variety)

Coronation Street producer Kate Oates has said that the programme needs to hire more BAME writers. (Guardian)

And finally, Variety asks what Netflix’s poaching of Shonda Rhimes means for broadcast television. 

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