Directors Digest — Thursday 28 September

Today’s Directors Digest brings you virtual reality, pay rises at the BBC and potential EIS cuts as well as new studies, surveys and essays from industry experts. Read on for our round up of the latest news and views.

Film

The LA Times wrote about mother! and the new genre-of-meaning cinema.  

Meanwhile, the UK film industry fears the potential loss of EIS funding. (ScreenDaily)

Daniel Battsek has been appointed Film London chairman. (ScreenDaily)

Another step forward for VR as Hollywood and AMC theatres get involved. (The Verge)

Discussion time at the Guardian: New edits and director’s cuts — are they lost gems or simply second best?

Television

“The indie sector is being reshaped by the rise of streaming, a fall in budgets and the muddle of Brexit” — One of several lessons conclusions from Televisual’s Production 100. 

The BBC is to raise salaries for off-air staff at the World Service and Monitoring. (Guardian)

ITV chairman Sir Peter Bazalgette has unveiled a review of UK creative industries. (Televisual)

A DGA study suggests women and minorities in the USA are seeing significant gains in the television sector. (Variety)

“Broadcasting regulation: When is retransmission retransmission?” Read a new blog post from the SAA. 

Are you a member with an opinion on one of these stories? Is there an issue affecting directors that you think isn’t getting enough attention in the media? Why not write for us and make yourself heard — email [email protected] with your article idea.