Steve Smith replaces Beryl Richards on UK organisation’s board.
Directors UK, the professional association for British screen directors, has appointed Steve Smith as the new chair of its board.
Smith replaces the outgoing Beryl Richards, who is stepping down after two and a half years in the post.
He steps up from the role of vice chair, which he has been in for two years.
Smith is a director whose career in television has included stints on The Graham Norton Show on the BBC, as well as The New Paul O’Grady Show and Da Ali G Show.
Richards is departing after reaching the maximum term length of six years on the board.
During her tenure, she spearheaded campaigns on issues such as gender, diversity, pay, copyright and on the importance of training and career development for directors.
Andrew Chowns, Directors UK’s chief executive commented: “I would like to thank Beryl for all her work...
Directors UK, the professional association for British screen directors, has appointed Steve Smith as the new chair of its board.
Smith replaces the outgoing Beryl Richards, who is stepping down after two and a half years in the post.
He steps up from the role of vice chair, which he has been in for two years.
Smith is a director whose career in television has included stints on The Graham Norton Show on the BBC, as well as The New Paul O’Grady Show and Da Ali G Show.
Richards is departing after reaching the maximum term length of six years on the board.
During her tenure, she spearheaded campaigns on issues such as gender, diversity, pay, copyright and on the importance of training and career development for directors.
Andrew Chowns, Directors UK’s chief executive commented: “I would like to thank Beryl for all her work...
- 4/28/2017
- by tom.grater@screendaily.com (Tom Grater)
- ScreenDaily
The Imitation Game star has been nominated for his leading role in BBC drama Sherlock.Scroll down for full list of nominations
Benedict Cumberbatch has been nominated for the third time as leading actor in his BBC role of Sherlock. This marks his sixth nomination for this category in his career.
Cumberbatch received a Best Actor Oscar nomination earlier this year for his role as Alan Turing in Morten Tyldum’s The Imitation Game.
The nominations, announced on Wednesday by actors Freddie Fox and Amanda Abbington, place Cumberbatch in a category alongside three others.
Toby Jones (Harry Potter, Captain America, The Hunger Games) is recognized for his role in Marvellous. The show received two other nominations including Single Drama and Supporting Actress for Gemma Jones.
James Nesbitt (The Hobbit) also received a leading actor nomination for The Missing, in addition to Jason Watkins (The Golden Compass) for his role in The Lost Honour of Christopher Jeffries.
For...
Benedict Cumberbatch has been nominated for the third time as leading actor in his BBC role of Sherlock. This marks his sixth nomination for this category in his career.
Cumberbatch received a Best Actor Oscar nomination earlier this year for his role as Alan Turing in Morten Tyldum’s The Imitation Game.
The nominations, announced on Wednesday by actors Freddie Fox and Amanda Abbington, place Cumberbatch in a category alongside three others.
Toby Jones (Harry Potter, Captain America, The Hunger Games) is recognized for his role in Marvellous. The show received two other nominations including Single Drama and Supporting Actress for Gemma Jones.
James Nesbitt (The Hobbit) also received a leading actor nomination for The Missing, in addition to Jason Watkins (The Golden Compass) for his role in The Lost Honour of Christopher Jeffries.
For...
- 4/8/2015
- by mam27@bu.edu (Monica Mendoza)
- ScreenDaily
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