All articles by Andreas Wiseman
-
NewsMPs lobby Bradley over Digital Single Market plans
Cross-party group urges culture secretary to challenge EU proposals
-
-
-
-
NewsFilm4 secures £25m budget for 2017/18
Upcoming slate includes new films from Steve McQueen and Ben Wheatley
-
-
-
-
NewsOxford Film & TV preps Hirst doc
Oxford Film and Television is to produce a documentary about Damien Hirst’s forthcoming art project Treasures From The Wreck of the Unbelievable.
-
NewsFramestore agrees £150m sale
Oscar-winning UK VFX firm Framestore is to be sold to Chinese firm Cultural Investment Holdings Co in a deal worth £150m.
-
NewsSpike Lee and Netflix to re-make She’s Gotta Have It
Spike Lee has partnered with Netflix to produce a TV version of his debut feature film She’s Gotta Have It.
-
NewsChina opens up for UK drama
China is an increasingly important home for high-end British drama, with fierce competition between digital platforms for shows and a burgeoning interest in UK talent driving the market.
-
NewsTessa Ross indie makes key hires
House Productions, the indie established by Tessa Ross and Juliette Howell, has hired three executives to its development team.
-
NewsStudio Hamburg launches UK arm
Studio Hamburg Production Group has launched a UK production arm, which will be overseen by BFI executive Vivien Muller-Rommel.
-
NewsBBC reveals Writersroom award
Playwright Charlotte Josephine has won the inaugural BBC Screenplay First Award, run by BBC Writersroom and BBC Films.
-
NewsBrooklyn producer appoints TV development chief
Brooklyn producer Wildgaze Films has appointed former Pathé UK creative executive Len Rowles to the role of head of development, film and TV.
-
NewsExecs back diversity quotas for tax incentives
Oona King and Kate Harwood have backed recent calls for diversity quotas to be attached to the UK film and TV tax relief.
-
NewsBritish film producer Rooks Nest moves into TV
British film firm Rooks Nest is developing a TV version of acclaimed novel Netherland as part of its move into television.
-
NewsCohen Media chief to head Film 4
Cohen Media Group president Daniel Battsek has been appointed director of Film 4.
-
NewsFilm 4 head David Kosse steps down
Film 4 head David Kosse is to step down from his position after 18 months to join US studio STX Entertainment.