Today’s edition of Directors Digest takes in the RTS Craft Awards and a trailblazing honor; the government’s industrial strategies white paper and the fates of scandal-hit productions. Read all about below.
Film
Congratulations to Gurinder Chadha, one of seven recipients of a special trailblazer award at a Women in Hollywood 10th anniversary event on Monday. (Screen International)
Stephen Follows takes a look at whether fewer young people are watching films in cinemas. (Stephen Follows)
Greta Gerwig’s debut Lady Bird becomes the best-reviewed film of all time on Rotten Tomatoes. (The Playlist)
Soho post production firms are under threat from a new development proposal. (Screen International)
The Bollywood epic Padmavati has been indefinitely delayed following death threats and threats of arson. (Indiewire)
Luc Besson’s studio Europacorp considers a sell off after a disappointing year at the box office. (Guardian)
Television
The winners of the 2017 RTS Craft and Design awards have been announced. Congratulations to members Damon Beesley, Dan Edge and Julian Jarrold on their directing awards! (Directors UK)
Executive Chairman of ITV Peter Bazalgette writes for the Guardian about the significance of public broadcasting in today’s media landscape.
Tim Dams blogs for Televisual on a TV Drama market that is “more dynamic, but also more competitive, than it has ever been”.
BBC Studios and BBC Worldwide are to merge. (Televisual)
The Guardian ponders what should happen TV shows that are in limbo thanks to allegations leveled against their stars.
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