Today’s Directors Digest takes in Ofcom, sustainability, Cannes film festival and a stunt that took sixty-four takes to film. Read all about it below.
Television
Ofcom have outlined their plans for regulating BBC performance. (Ofcom)
And, according to the Guardian, they're also telling the BBC to spend more outside London.
albert — BAFTA’s visual arts sustainability initiative — have teamed up with Good Energy to reduce the industry’s carbon footprint. Read more on TVBeurope, and read our Vice Chair Steve Smith on sustainability here.
Culture secretary Karen Bradley has provided a written statement on the future of Channel 4. (Parliament.uk)
The Verge has a piece on how black filmmakers are finding fresh opportunities on TV.
“Tax reliefs designed to encourage wealthy individuals to invest in high growth business ventures are being used to back TV shows in a ‘low-risk’ investment scheme,” according to This is Money.
Barclays has revealed a £100m UK TV fund. (ScreenDaily)
Film
An upcoming Sci-Fi film will scan its viewers' brainwaves for science, reports The Wrap.
Cannes film festival has come under fire for appearing to airbrush its poster of actor Claudia Cardinale. (Guardian)
Hiive talk to Finding Vivian Maier director Charlie Siskel about the art of documentary storytelling.
Meanwhile, Indiewire looks into the pros and cons of making a documentary by yourself.
Christopher Nolan and Sofia Coppola have urged fans to watch films in cinemas, instead of on Netflix. (Guardian)
Meanwhile, one stunt in Alex Kurtzman’'s The Mummy needed 64 takes...in zero gravity. (Variety)
Other
In response to this week’s triggering of Article 50, the Creative Industries Federation have released a statement. Find it on their website.
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