All Features articles – Page 94
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Behind The ScenesA Very Sicilian Justice, Al Jazeera
Court restrictions, bomb threats and intense security challenged our attempt to tell the story of the judge who took on the mafia, says Paul Sapin
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FeaturesGoing live on social media
As Facebook, Twitter, YouTube et al ramp up their live video capabilities, broadcasters are jumping aboard in a bid to grow their audience and reinforce their brand, says Kate Bulkley
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FeaturesFinancing drama - funding TV's golden age
As UK drama competes on an increasingly global stage, budgets are going up and having a single broadcaster attached is no longer enough. Neil Midgley reports
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FeaturesHow to extend the life of your IP
From upgrading classic dramas to recutting factual, Kate Bulkley examines how distributors and producers are getting the most from their properties in a rapidly expanding market
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FeaturesHow to finance your start-up indie
From small producers to broadcasters and super-indies, Neil Midgley hears from both sides of the deal about the key ingredients needed to ensure that a production investment pays off
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FeaturesTV squares up to the EU
Plans for a Digital Single Market are being resisted by industry bodies including Pact and the Motion Picture Association. Kate Bulkley examines how the Brexit vote could affect the outcome
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Behind The ScenesThe Lodge, Disney Channel
We shifted the action to Northern Ireland and introduced musical elements to turn this Disney Israel format into something that will resonate with European audiences, says Steven Andrew
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Behind The ScenesLife Inside Jail: Hell on Earth, ITV
To gain access to a tough US prison, we gambled with telling some stark truths about our intentions, says Lee Phillips.
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FeaturesDebate: Impact of the scripted boom
Broadcasters and indie chiefs gathered at the Media Summit to discuss issues such as the rise of SVoD services Netflix and Amazon - and what the future holds for the genre
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The Broadcast InterviewDiederick Santer, chief executive, Kudos
From Ancient Rome to the not-too-distant future of C4’s Humans, via ITV’s crime-solving 1950s vicar, Diederick Santer talks to Robin Parker about meeting diverse demand for drama.
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FeaturesBorn On The Same Day, C4
Tracing the lives of celebrities and ordinary people born on the same day brings a fresh approach to the biography format, says Laura Mansfield
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FeaturesAttenborough: BBC has an incomparable responsibility
Sir David Attenborough has spoken out about the value of the BBC as part of a wide-ranging conversation at Sheffield Doc/Fest, during which he reflected on his six decades in broadcasting.
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FeaturesDoc/Fest: VR projects highlight migrant crisis
Screen spoke to Sheffield Doc/Fest curator Mark Atkin to discuss the Alternate Realities programme.
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FeaturesKen Loach: keeper of the flame
Interviewed in the Wardour Street offices of his company Sixteen Films on a damp June morning, Loach is still clearly delighted at having won his second Palme d’Or last month for I, Daniel Blake.
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FeaturesDoc/Fest: British Council welcomes Palestinian delegation
The British Council partners with FilmLab: Palestine to send five Palestinian delegates to this year’s Sheffield Doc/Fest. “We aim to support new voices and younger talent,” notes Suha Khuffash, Arts Programme Manager, British Council Palestine.
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FeaturesD.A. Pennebaker: David Bowie & Bob Dylan collaborations
Veteran documentarian D.A Pennebaker (Bob Dylan: Don’t Look Back) delivered a masterclass at Sheffield Doc/Fest on Sunday (June 12) in which he discussed his lengthy career in the business.
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FeaturesThe Broadcast Interview: HBO docs boss Sheila Nevins
HBO documentary chief Sheila Nevins has revealed that she is looking for films that cover the impact of social media on society, male brutality towards women and the status of black art – while warning producers there are no trends in factual filmmaking.
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FeaturesGame on for 8K
The world’s largest sporting events have always provided broadcasters and manufacturers with the opportunity to push technological boundaries, and this year’s Olympics and Euros will be no different, writes Adrian Pennington
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FeaturesGoggledocs
Five of the UK’s top TV documentary-makers watched C4’s factual output in the first week of February. Here they deliver their verdicts in the style of the channel’s hit series Gogglebox
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The Broadcast InterviewLaura Ricciardi and Moira Demos, Making A Murderer
Netflix’s global hit documentary series was 10 years in the making. Alex Farber hears how directors Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos developed their vision with the on-demand service