All Freelancers articles – Page 30
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News
Hunted director demands respect for freelancers
Production companies need to take greater care of freelance filmmakers and stop treating them as “guns for hire”, according to Grierson and Rory Peck Award-winning director Ben Steele.
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Rory Peck Awards winners revealed
British freelancer Ben Steele was among the winners at last night’s Rory Peck Awards.
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Comment
Let's hear about creative success
Everyone should share their experiences of producing great creative work, says David Abraham
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ITV scales back Tonight
ITV is making a number of producers on Tonight redundant and plans to reduce the number of episodes it makes next year as it cuts costs on its flagship current affairs brand.
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Comment
Is TV facing a huge overtime bill?
Holiday pay ruling could have big implications for an industry built on a culture of long hours, writes Howard Hymanson
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Pact publishes anti-bribery guidelines
Pact has published a set of anti-bribery guidelines and warned producers who fail to comply could land unlimited fines or custodial sentences.
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Creative Skillset opens Play Your Part survey
Creative Skillset has launched a Workforce Survey designed to help improve the career development of creatives in the broadcast industry.
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Features
Sue Woodward, The Sharp Project
Sue Woodward talks to George Bevir about growing the north-west’s television ecology
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Comment
TV originality? That’s so last year
Who needs fresh ideas when we can just rehash past successes, asks Steven D Wright
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Rory Peck Award 2014 finalists announced
British filmmakers Ruhi Hamid and Ben Steele are among those nominated for the 2014 Rory Peck Awards.
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Corrie and Emmerdale directors demand better pay
Directors UK has demanded pay rises for 40 freelance directors working on ITV soaps Emmerdale and Coronation Street.
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BBC Academy plans freelance drama training
BBC Academy is to host two training days for drama freelancers in Birmingham and Salford later this year.
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Media Parents offers Edinburgh TV Festival tickets
It is the final day for freelancers who are struggling to balance the demands of working in television and childcare to apply for free entry to the Edinburgh TV Festival.
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Sumners shuts MediaCityUK base and calls in liquidators
Sumners has shut its Salford facility and called in a firm of liquidators.
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Behind The Scenes
Blinging Up Baby, C5
A killer title landed us the commission, but the hard part was still to come says Ian Lamarra
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Challenge Fund: Skillset tells industry to ‘use it or lose it’
Creative Skillset has urged producers to tap in to a multi-million pound fund to help train staff – or risk losing the government investment.
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Features
Masterclass: Making safety less of a chore
Health and safety training is becoming easier thanks to shorter courses and more online options
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Creative industries fund 300 BAME interns
300 black and Asian minority ethnic (BAME) youngsters are to secure internships in the creative industries after the government pledged £4m to boost diversity.
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Comment
A seismic change for British TV
Scrapping BBC quotas may be a double-edged sword for indies, says Broadcast editor Chris Curtis
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BBC signals end of quotas
The BBC plans to tear up production quotas and “liberate” in-house teams to pitch to other broadcasters in the biggest “breaking open” of the corporation in its 92-year history.