All articles by Andreas Wiseman – Page 4
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NewsCall The Midwife creator plans frontier nurses drama
Call The Midwife creator Heidi Thomas is developing a US-based drama about nurses working in the Appalachian Mountains in the 1920s.
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NewsTop of the Lake to return for second run
See-Saw Films is developing a second series of acclaimed BBC2 drama Top of the Lake and has bolstered its TV division with the hire of a chief operating officer and a former Ruby Film & Television development exec.
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NewsLiza Marshall establishes Archery Pictures
Former Scott Free London head Liza Marshall has joined forces with movie producer Kris Thykier to establish a film and TV production business, Archery Pictures.
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NewsAlison Owen & Debra Hayward form indie
Producers Alison Owen and Debra Hayward have joined forces to launch new film and TV production company Monumental Pictures.
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NewsLars von Trier to make English-language TV series
Lars von Trier is readying English-language TV series The House That Jack Built for Danish public broadcaster DR and the team behind The Killing.
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NewsFaye Ward departs Ruby Films
Long-time Ruby Films and Television producer Faye Ward has left the company after 14 years.
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NewsGame of Thrones Belfast studio gets extension
Planning approval has been granted to extend Belfast’s Titanic Studios, where Game of Thrones is partly filmed.
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NewsNetflix surges to 3m subs in UK
Online film and TV service Netflix has hit the 3m subscriber mark in the UK, according to new research carried out by Enders Analysis based on figures from Barb.
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NewsLiza Marshall to leave Scott Free
Liza Marshall is to step down as head of Ridley Scott’s London-based TV and film production arm Scott Free UK.
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NewsKosse to reignite relationships at Film 4
The opportunity to work closely with the UK independent film sector was the chief reason David Kosse accepted the head of Film 4 role according to the incoming US executive.
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NewsDavid Kosse appointed Film 4 boss
Universal Pictures exec David Kosse has been named new head of Film 4, ending months of industry speculation over the appointment.
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NewsBBC1 takes a punt on Coral doc
Boundless has secured access to high-street bookmaker Coral for a three-part documentary series for BBC1.
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NewsCon Air director develops music drama with The Who
Con Air and The Expendables 2 director Simon West is working with iconic rock band The Who to develop a TV series about London’s music scene in the 1960s.
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NewsBFI introduces diversity measures
UK productions that receive money from the BFI Film Fund must adhere to new diversity quotas from September.
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NewsVince Cable unveils £16m creative skills fund
The UK government is to match-fund creative industry investment in skills training to the tune of £16m as part of a strategy unveiled by business secretary Vince Cable.
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NewsDrama set for digital revolution
Senior drama figures have branded Left Bank Pictures’ £100m Netflix commission a landmark moment for British scripted content.
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NewsDispatches & Panorama scoop One World awards
Channel 4’s Dispatches and BBC1’s Panorama were among the winners at last night’s One World Media Awards in London.
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NewsJane Roscoe appointed London Film School director
Former UK-based SBS executive Jane Roscoe is to become director of the London Film School, taking over from Ben Gibson in August.
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NewsBBC1 revisits Lady Chatterley’s Lover
Lady Chatterley’s Lover, Cider With Rosie, The Go-Between and An Inspector Calls will be adapted as 90-minute dramas for a BBC1 season of early 20th century British novels and plays.
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NewsUS media law firm opens in Derry
US media law firm SmithDehn LLP is to open an office in Derry, Northern Ireland, where it will look to expand its involvement in film and TV.