The 50-strong cohort for the fourth iteration of the TV Collective’s groundbreaking Breakthrough Leaders program has been unveiled.
The initiative is in partnership with Fremantle, BBC Studios, Amazon, Sky, and ITV Studios. The program has identified and will empower 50 exceptional individuals from Black, Asian and global majority backgrounds who are poised to become the future leaders of the U.K. TV industry.
This year’s selection process saw a significant increase in female leaders and a broader geographic representation beyond London. Among those recognized are BAFTA-nominated screenwriter and director Shiva Raichandani, documentary filmmaker Georgie Yukiko-Donovan and Ellie Sabine-Singh, head of development at Chatterbox Media. The full list of leaders is here.
The leaders will have access to a year-round curated program designed to advance their progression and leadership in the industry. It includes exclusive access to 10 masterclasses, direct engagement with headline sponsors and their top decision-makers and networking with prominent industry figures.
The initiative is in partnership with Fremantle, BBC Studios, Amazon, Sky, and ITV Studios. The program has identified and will empower 50 exceptional individuals from Black, Asian and global majority backgrounds who are poised to become the future leaders of the U.K. TV industry.
This year’s selection process saw a significant increase in female leaders and a broader geographic representation beyond London. Among those recognized are BAFTA-nominated screenwriter and director Shiva Raichandani, documentary filmmaker Georgie Yukiko-Donovan and Ellie Sabine-Singh, head of development at Chatterbox Media. The full list of leaders is here.
The leaders will have access to a year-round curated program designed to advance their progression and leadership in the industry. It includes exclusive access to 10 masterclasses, direct engagement with headline sponsors and their top decision-makers and networking with prominent industry figures.
- 5/9/2024
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
A galaxy of 42 emerging creative talents from across the U.S., U.K. and India have been unveiled as the 2023 BAFTA Breakthrough cohort.
The selected talents have worked on some of the most lauded projects over the last several months including “The Last of Us,” “1923,” “Blue Jean,” “Rye Lane,” “Rocket Boys” and “Joyland.”
Breakthrough is BAFTA’s flagship new talent initiative in partnership with Netflix, drawn from creatives working in film, games and television. Awarded to those in the midst of, or on the cusp of their breakthrough moment, the year-long initiative includes one-to-one meetings and career guidance, full voting membership, access to BAFTA events and screenings, as well as networking events, both in the U.K. and internationally.
This year’s cohort comprises creatives spanning craft specialisms from hair and make up, production, editing and games design, to performance, directing and cinematography and is from diverse ethnic backgrounds and abilities.
The selected talents have worked on some of the most lauded projects over the last several months including “The Last of Us,” “1923,” “Blue Jean,” “Rye Lane,” “Rocket Boys” and “Joyland.”
Breakthrough is BAFTA’s flagship new talent initiative in partnership with Netflix, drawn from creatives working in film, games and television. Awarded to those in the midst of, or on the cusp of their breakthrough moment, the year-long initiative includes one-to-one meetings and career guidance, full voting membership, access to BAFTA events and screenings, as well as networking events, both in the U.K. and internationally.
This year’s cohort comprises creatives spanning craft specialisms from hair and make up, production, editing and games design, to performance, directing and cinematography and is from diverse ethnic backgrounds and abilities.
- 11/29/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Rupert Friend To Star In New Podcast Series From Qcode
Content studio Qcode today announced a new science fiction thriller podcast series titled The Mysterious Master M, starring Rupert Friend (Anatomy of a Scandal). Friend will also act as an executive producer on the six-episode podcast series, which will debut in Spring 2023. Mike Lesslie (The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds) and his Storyteller Productions banner will produce with Laure Eve (Blackheart Knights) attached to write and executive produce. Tomer and Asaf Hanuka, Sammy Kattan, Automatik, and Qcode will also serve as Executive Producers on the series. “This is a gripping story that shows how messy yet beautiful it is to be human, and I truly can’t wait to share it with all of you,” Friend said of the show.
‘All The Beauty And The Bloodshed’ Sells To Key International Territories
Altitude Film Sales and Participant have inked a...
Content studio Qcode today announced a new science fiction thriller podcast series titled The Mysterious Master M, starring Rupert Friend (Anatomy of a Scandal). Friend will also act as an executive producer on the six-episode podcast series, which will debut in Spring 2023. Mike Lesslie (The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds) and his Storyteller Productions banner will produce with Laure Eve (Blackheart Knights) attached to write and executive produce. Tomer and Asaf Hanuka, Sammy Kattan, Automatik, and Qcode will also serve as Executive Producers on the series. “This is a gripping story that shows how messy yet beautiful it is to be human, and I truly can’t wait to share it with all of you,” Friend said of the show.
‘All The Beauty And The Bloodshed’ Sells To Key International Territories
Altitude Film Sales and Participant have inked a...
- 11/10/2022
- by Zac Ntim and Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
BAFTA has unveiled the 33 creatives across two continents who have been selected for the organization’s talent initiative BAFTA Breakthrough 2022.
Selected from the worlds of film, games and TV by an experienced jury, participants are set to receive professional development support including coaching, mentoring and networking opportunities with BAFTA’s vast range of members from the creative industries.
The 2022 UK jury was chaired by Ade Rawcliffe (group director of diversity and inclusion at ITV), and included Fiona Lamptey (director of features at Netflix), performer Marianne Jean-Baptiste, BBC Comedy commissioning editor Emma Lawson, casting director Lauren Evans, and Breakthrough alumnae Ruth Madeley and Charu Desodt. The U.S. jury was chaired by actor Nyasha Hatendi, and included the actors Jodi Balfour and Bianca Lawson, cinematographer Ava Berkofsky, TV executive producer and showrunner Ari Katcher, director, writer and producer Stephanie Laing and Netflix Studio exec Racheline Benveniste.
The Breakthroughs include creatives from...
Selected from the worlds of film, games and TV by an experienced jury, participants are set to receive professional development support including coaching, mentoring and networking opportunities with BAFTA’s vast range of members from the creative industries.
The 2022 UK jury was chaired by Ade Rawcliffe (group director of diversity and inclusion at ITV), and included Fiona Lamptey (director of features at Netflix), performer Marianne Jean-Baptiste, BBC Comedy commissioning editor Emma Lawson, casting director Lauren Evans, and Breakthrough alumnae Ruth Madeley and Charu Desodt. The U.S. jury was chaired by actor Nyasha Hatendi, and included the actors Jodi Balfour and Bianca Lawson, cinematographer Ava Berkofsky, TV executive producer and showrunner Ari Katcher, director, writer and producer Stephanie Laing and Netflix Studio exec Racheline Benveniste.
The Breakthroughs include creatives from...
- 11/10/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Chloe Fairweather, who directed documentary ‘Dying To Divorce’ has also been selected
UK actors Ambika Mod and Nell Barlow are among the 33 talents across film, TV and game selected for the 2022 edition of Bafta Breakthrough.
Mod was also chosen as a 2022 Screen Star of Tomorrow. She appeared alongside Ben Whishaw in the BBC series This Is Going To Hurt and is starring in the upcoming Netflix series One Day.
Barlow starred in the coming-of-age comedy Sweetheart which was written and directed by Marley Morrison who has also been selected as a Bafta Breakthrough. The film was nominated for five British...
UK actors Ambika Mod and Nell Barlow are among the 33 talents across film, TV and game selected for the 2022 edition of Bafta Breakthrough.
Mod was also chosen as a 2022 Screen Star of Tomorrow. She appeared alongside Ben Whishaw in the BBC series This Is Going To Hurt and is starring in the upcoming Netflix series One Day.
Barlow starred in the coming-of-age comedy Sweetheart which was written and directed by Marley Morrison who has also been selected as a Bafta Breakthrough. The film was nominated for five British...
- 11/10/2022
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
Channel 4 Greenlights Boris Johnson Landmark Doc From ‘Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story’ producer 72 Films
Channel 4 has greenlit a landmark documentary about disgraced UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson from prolific Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story producer 72 Films. The indie has gained access to rare archive footage for Boris (working title) and spoken with those with intimate knowledge of Johnson to chart his story across four episodes, from his meteoric rise to power to the extraordinary events of his premiership to his downfall over the past fortnight. The series will also divulge how the seeds of political rivalries still being felt in British politics all began in the corridors at Eton, where Johnson beat former Prime Minister David Cameron to the prestigious role of School Captain. Johnson became UK Prime Minister with a huge mandate to “Get Brexit done” in late 2019 but resigned 10 days ago following several scandals and...
Channel 4 has greenlit a landmark documentary about disgraced UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson from prolific Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story producer 72 Films. The indie has gained access to rare archive footage for Boris (working title) and spoken with those with intimate knowledge of Johnson to chart his story across four episodes, from his meteoric rise to power to the extraordinary events of his premiership to his downfall over the past fortnight. The series will also divulge how the seeds of political rivalries still being felt in British politics all began in the corridors at Eton, where Johnson beat former Prime Minister David Cameron to the prestigious role of School Captain. Johnson became UK Prime Minister with a huge mandate to “Get Brexit done” in late 2019 but resigned 10 days ago following several scandals and...
- 7/18/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Contestants on this year’s Love Island will take part in inclusion training and hear from former Islanders before appearing on the show as producer, ITV Studios’ Lifted Entertainment, boosts its duty of care protocols for season eight.
Ahead of the series, which launches shortly on ITV 2, the Islanders will be offered video training and guidance covering inclusive language around disability, sexuality, race and ethnicity, behaviors and microaggressions.
A number of experts will helm the training, which is designed to create a safe space within the Love Is land villa, while contestants will also watch a video fronted by the show’s exec and head of welfare interviewing former participants about their experiences such as being filmed 24/7 and dealing with social media trolling.
The move forms part of a package of improvements to the Love Island duty of care procedures, which are now highly extensive including thorough pre-filming psychological assessments,...
Ahead of the series, which launches shortly on ITV 2, the Islanders will be offered video training and guidance covering inclusive language around disability, sexuality, race and ethnicity, behaviors and microaggressions.
A number of experts will helm the training, which is designed to create a safe space within the Love Is land villa, while contestants will also watch a video fronted by the show’s exec and head of welfare interviewing former participants about their experiences such as being filmed 24/7 and dealing with social media trolling.
The move forms part of a package of improvements to the Love Island duty of care procedures, which are now highly extensive including thorough pre-filming psychological assessments,...
- 5/27/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
The proposal has been backed by Bafta, BFI, Bectu and the Production Managers Association.
Barbara Broccoli, Rebecca Ferguson, Nadine Dorries, Heather Rabbatts, Caroline Norbury, Krishnendu Majumdar, Peter Bazalgette and Ade Rawcliffe are among the leading industry figures backing the creation of an Independent Standards Authority for the film and TV industry.
Time’s Up UK and Creative UK are consulting stakeholders about the nascent Independent Standards Authority (Isa), developed in collaboration with law firm Fieldfisher. The Isa will aim to respond to industry concerns including the protection of freelancers, self-employed workers and those on short-term and informal contracts.
Fieldfisher partner...
Barbara Broccoli, Rebecca Ferguson, Nadine Dorries, Heather Rabbatts, Caroline Norbury, Krishnendu Majumdar, Peter Bazalgette and Ade Rawcliffe are among the leading industry figures backing the creation of an Independent Standards Authority for the film and TV industry.
Time’s Up UK and Creative UK are consulting stakeholders about the nascent Independent Standards Authority (Isa), developed in collaboration with law firm Fieldfisher. The Isa will aim to respond to industry concerns including the protection of freelancers, self-employed workers and those on short-term and informal contracts.
Fieldfisher partner...
- 5/5/2022
- by Heather Fallon Broadcast
- ScreenDaily
The proposal has been backed by Bafta, BFI, Bectu and the Production Managers Association.
Barbara Broccoli, Rebecca Ferguson, Nadine Dorries, Heather Rabbatts, Caroline Norbury, Krishnendu Majumdar, Peter Bazalgette and Ade Rawcliffe are among the leading industry figures backing the creation of an Independent Standards Authority for the film and TV industry.
Time’s Up UK and Creative UK are consulting stakeholders about the nascent Independent Standards Authority (Isa), developed in collaboration with law firm Fieldfisher. The Isa will aim to respond to industry concerns including the protection of freelancers, self-employed workers and those on short-term and informal contracts.
Fieldfisher partner...
Barbara Broccoli, Rebecca Ferguson, Nadine Dorries, Heather Rabbatts, Caroline Norbury, Krishnendu Majumdar, Peter Bazalgette and Ade Rawcliffe are among the leading industry figures backing the creation of an Independent Standards Authority for the film and TV industry.
Time’s Up UK and Creative UK are consulting stakeholders about the nascent Independent Standards Authority (Isa), developed in collaboration with law firm Fieldfisher. The Isa will aim to respond to industry concerns including the protection of freelancers, self-employed workers and those on short-term and informal contracts.
Fieldfisher partner...
- 5/5/2022
- by Heather Fallon Broadcast
- ScreenDaily
ITV is setting aside £80 million ($105 million) of its commissioning budget over the next three years for a Diversity Commissioning Fund.
Of the £80 million fund, at least £20 million will be reserved for shows made by Black, Asian and minority ethnic-led and disabled-led production companies. ITV has also created a new £500,000 development fund to develop ideas that will qualify for its Diversity Commissioning Fund.
While at least 25% of the fund is only for productions made by Black, Asian and minority ethnic-led and disabled-led production companies, the remaining 75% of the fund can be accessed as long as productions are overseen by companies with either diverse ownership or leadership. They must also have diverse salary spend or diverse on-screen stories/portrayals.
The full wording of the criteria is below:
Diverse company ownership or leadership – senior individuals in company ownership or leadership roles (including through co-production partnerships) involved in shaping creative or operational strategy within...
Of the £80 million fund, at least £20 million will be reserved for shows made by Black, Asian and minority ethnic-led and disabled-led production companies. ITV has also created a new £500,000 development fund to develop ideas that will qualify for its Diversity Commissioning Fund.
While at least 25% of the fund is only for productions made by Black, Asian and minority ethnic-led and disabled-led production companies, the remaining 75% of the fund can be accessed as long as productions are overseen by companies with either diverse ownership or leadership. They must also have diverse salary spend or diverse on-screen stories/portrayals.
The full wording of the criteria is below:
Diverse company ownership or leadership – senior individuals in company ownership or leadership roles (including through co-production partnerships) involved in shaping creative or operational strategy within...
- 3/17/2022
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
ITV has forged an £80M ($105M) Diversity Commissioning Fund to be spent over the next three years on shows produced by or related to Black, Asian and minority ethnic people or disabled people.
Shows will qualify for the fund if they are either produced by an indie led by a Black, Asian or minority ethnic person or disabled person, or meet two of the following: diverse creative leadership, diverse stories and portrayal on-screen, or diverse salary spend.
Around £20M ($26.4M) will be ring-fenced for shows made by Black, Asian and minority ethnic-led and disabled-led production companies, and £500,000 will be spent on...
Shows will qualify for the fund if they are either produced by an indie led by a Black, Asian or minority ethnic person or disabled person, or meet two of the following: diverse creative leadership, diverse stories and portrayal on-screen, or diverse salary spend.
Around £20M ($26.4M) will be ring-fenced for shows made by Black, Asian and minority ethnic-led and disabled-led production companies, and £500,000 will be spent on...
- 3/17/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Elizabeth Hurley To Star In Caribbean Rom-Com
Elizabeth Hurley is to play the lead in The Caribbean Christmas, the rom-com shot in St Kitts and Nevis from Msr Media producer Philippe Martinez. Pic started filming this week. Cast on the film, which is the latest to be shot this year in the Caribbean island under its multi-film deal with Msr, includes Bridgerton’s Caroline Quentin, Nathalie Cox (Kingdom Of Heaven), Edoardo Costa (Live Free or Die Hard) and Incitement’s Hadar Cats. The film follows the story of an abandoned British bride, who spends December in the Caribbean with her bridesmaids as love blossoms. Hurley described the offer to film in the Caribbean after a difficult 18 months as “irresistible.” Martinez will direct and write alongside Cox.
Bafta Talent Unveils US-uk Jury
Handmaids’ Tale creator Bruce Miller, documentary maker Afua Hirsch and Netflix UK Features Director Fiona Lamptey are to feature in the U.
Elizabeth Hurley is to play the lead in The Caribbean Christmas, the rom-com shot in St Kitts and Nevis from Msr Media producer Philippe Martinez. Pic started filming this week. Cast on the film, which is the latest to be shot this year in the Caribbean island under its multi-film deal with Msr, includes Bridgerton’s Caroline Quentin, Nathalie Cox (Kingdom Of Heaven), Edoardo Costa (Live Free or Die Hard) and Incitement’s Hadar Cats. The film follows the story of an abandoned British bride, who spends December in the Caribbean with her bridesmaids as love blossoms. Hurley described the offer to film in the Caribbean after a difficult 18 months as “irresistible.” Martinez will direct and write alongside Cox.
Bafta Talent Unveils US-uk Jury
Handmaids’ Tale creator Bruce Miller, documentary maker Afua Hirsch and Netflix UK Features Director Fiona Lamptey are to feature in the U.
- 10/26/2021
- by Anuj Radia
- Deadline Film + TV
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has revealed high powered U.K. and U.S. jury members for the 2021 BAFTA Breakthrough initiative, supported by Netflix.
The U.K. jury is chaired by Ade Rawcliffe, group director of diversity and inclusion at ITV, and members include Fiona Lamptey, director of U.K. features at Netflix; journalist and cultural commentator Afua Hirsch; Alisa Pomeroy, senior commissioning editor, factual at Channel 4; Sheffield Doc/Fest interim director Clare Stewart; David P. Davis, executive producer at Bad Wolf; and Jodie Azhar, CEO and games director at Teazelcat Games.
The U.K. jury also includes producer Julia Godzinskaya, Nest Entertainment; “Saint Maud” casting director Kharmel Cochrane; “The Informer” costume designer Molly Emma Rowe; “It’s a Sin” director Peter Hoar; Siobhan Reddy, studio director at Media Molecule; writer/performer Tim Renkow; and “Ted Lasso” DoP Vanessa Whyte.
The U.S. jurors include “Jurassic World: Dominion...
The U.K. jury is chaired by Ade Rawcliffe, group director of diversity and inclusion at ITV, and members include Fiona Lamptey, director of U.K. features at Netflix; journalist and cultural commentator Afua Hirsch; Alisa Pomeroy, senior commissioning editor, factual at Channel 4; Sheffield Doc/Fest interim director Clare Stewart; David P. Davis, executive producer at Bad Wolf; and Jodie Azhar, CEO and games director at Teazelcat Games.
The U.K. jury also includes producer Julia Godzinskaya, Nest Entertainment; “Saint Maud” casting director Kharmel Cochrane; “The Informer” costume designer Molly Emma Rowe; “It’s a Sin” director Peter Hoar; Siobhan Reddy, studio director at Media Molecule; writer/performer Tim Renkow; and “Ted Lasso” DoP Vanessa Whyte.
The U.S. jurors include “Jurassic World: Dominion...
- 10/26/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has unveiled the results of a historic seven-month diversity review, which includes the expansion of the outstanding British film category to 10 nominations; a key longlisting round across all categories that aims to level the playing field in acting and directing in particular; and the introduction of 1,000 new members from underrepresented groups.
The review, which has been independently verified, came in response to the lack of diversity in the 2020 Film Awards — which in January unveiled a much-criticized roster of all-white acting nominations — but its remit expanded to include other aspects of the org and its awards. All changes, which amount to 120 in total and span everything from voting to awards campaigning, have been approved unanimously by the BAFTA board.
Key changes are below:
Membership
• Membership expanding to target 1,000 new members from under-represented groups over the next two years. This process will be...
The review, which has been independently verified, came in response to the lack of diversity in the 2020 Film Awards — which in January unveiled a much-criticized roster of all-white acting nominations — but its remit expanded to include other aspects of the org and its awards. All changes, which amount to 120 in total and span everything from voting to awards campaigning, have been approved unanimously by the BAFTA board.
Key changes are below:
Membership
• Membership expanding to target 1,000 new members from under-represented groups over the next two years. This process will be...
- 9/24/2020
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
ITV Studios has said that 80% of its productions impacted by coronavirus have now resumed shooting or have been delivered, but that international travel restrictions have limited the scope of filming.
Broadcaster ITV said in its August earnings call that 70% of the 230 productions impacted or paused by lockdown had resumed. That figure has now risen, with around 23 more shows back in business or pushed through in the last month. However, in an interview with Variety, Lisa Perrin, managing director of international production for ITV Studios, said “most countries are staying where they are” in filming new shows, as multi-location shoots are rife with challenges due to shifting quarantine orders.
In Europe especially, shoots are increasingly complicated by changing regulations around travel, particularly for the U.K., which has been steadily plucking countries such as France, Spain and Croatia off its safe travel list.
“’Love Island Germany’ is happening in Mallorca because...
Broadcaster ITV said in its August earnings call that 70% of the 230 productions impacted or paused by lockdown had resumed. That figure has now risen, with around 23 more shows back in business or pushed through in the last month. However, in an interview with Variety, Lisa Perrin, managing director of international production for ITV Studios, said “most countries are staying where they are” in filming new shows, as multi-location shoots are rife with challenges due to shifting quarantine orders.
In Europe especially, shoots are increasingly complicated by changing regulations around travel, particularly for the U.K., which has been steadily plucking countries such as France, Spain and Croatia off its safe travel list.
“’Love Island Germany’ is happening in Mallorca because...
- 9/15/2020
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Days after writer, actor and director Noel Clarke said that Black talents get only one shot to prove themselves in the U.K. television industry, Kevin Lygo, director of television at U.K. broadcaster ITV, has said that they will get multiple opportunities.
Speaking at the Edinburgh TV Festival, Lygo said: “I can assure everybody that whenever a new show is being commissioned, always the first question is, where is the diversity in this? Behind the cameras and in front of the cameras.”
“We’re going into partnership with some Black presenters and Black performers to take a longer-term view of their career, help build them. If they do one show that doesn’t really work, we don’t discard them. We’ll work with them to keep a career path clear for them. That’s where I think there is significant and real change now.”
ITV has a clearly...
Speaking at the Edinburgh TV Festival, Lygo said: “I can assure everybody that whenever a new show is being commissioned, always the first question is, where is the diversity in this? Behind the cameras and in front of the cameras.”
“We’re going into partnership with some Black presenters and Black performers to take a longer-term view of their career, help build them. If they do one show that doesn’t really work, we don’t discard them. We’ll work with them to keep a career path clear for them. That’s where I think there is significant and real change now.”
ITV has a clearly...
- 8/27/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
U.K. public service broadcaster ITV has upped current director of creative diversity Ade Rawcliffe to the position of group director of diversity and inclusion.
Rawcliffe will report to the group CEO, Carolyn McCall, and will be a member of the management board. With this appointment, ITV becomes the first Financial Times Stock Exchange (Ftse) 100 company with a dedicated diversity director on its executive board.
Rawcliffe’s role will be to develop and grow ITV’s diversity and inclusion strategy to deliver its diversity acceleration plan that include on and off-screen aims of supporting those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, and also disability and social mobility amelioration targets.
ITV’s diversity acceleration plan that was announced in July had five components – increasing diversity on ITV’s management board and senior leadership teams; commissioning to ensure ITV better represents contemporary British life on screen within the next 12 months; improving...
Rawcliffe will report to the group CEO, Carolyn McCall, and will be a member of the management board. With this appointment, ITV becomes the first Financial Times Stock Exchange (Ftse) 100 company with a dedicated diversity director on its executive board.
Rawcliffe’s role will be to develop and grow ITV’s diversity and inclusion strategy to deliver its diversity acceleration plan that include on and off-screen aims of supporting those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, and also disability and social mobility amelioration targets.
ITV’s diversity acceleration plan that was announced in July had five components – increasing diversity on ITV’s management board and senior leadership teams; commissioning to ensure ITV better represents contemporary British life on screen within the next 12 months; improving...
- 8/13/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
ITV has promoted its director of creative diversity Ade Rawcliffe to group director of diversity and inclusion, making the U.K. broadcasting giant the first Ftse 100 company with a dedicated diversity director on its executive board.
Rawcliffe, who will report to group CEO Carolyn McCall, will lead, develop and grow ITV’s diversity and inclusion strategy to deliver its published targets and will work with the management board, commission teams, social purpose team and Hr teams to deliver the ITV Diversity Acceleration Plan, which was published last month and outlines key areas of action.
"Putting ...
Rawcliffe, who will report to group CEO Carolyn McCall, will lead, develop and grow ITV’s diversity and inclusion strategy to deliver its published targets and will work with the management board, commission teams, social purpose team and Hr teams to deliver the ITV Diversity Acceleration Plan, which was published last month and outlines key areas of action.
"Putting ...
- 8/13/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
BAFTA has named a 12-strong steering group that will lead a review of its voting processes in a bid to address a lack of diversity in its nominations.
This year, the awards body caught flak for unveiling a crop of nominations featuring no non-white actors and an all-male director field. This led the body to contact its membership expressing the “frustrating” lack of diversity.
Deadline broke the news that BAFTA was set to conduct a “thorough review” of its procedures in response to the #BAFTAsSoWhite backlash and calls from orgs including Directors UK to address the issue.
The review will cover nominations and voting process, the role of distributors, the campaigning process, and the makeup of BAFTA’s membership and ultimately how these processes and conditions might be improved. It will focus on the film awards but will also consider BAFTA’s TV, craft and games ceremonies.
The steering group,...
This year, the awards body caught flak for unveiling a crop of nominations featuring no non-white actors and an all-male director field. This led the body to contact its membership expressing the “frustrating” lack of diversity.
Deadline broke the news that BAFTA was set to conduct a “thorough review” of its procedures in response to the #BAFTAsSoWhite backlash and calls from orgs including Directors UK to address the issue.
The review will cover nominations and voting process, the role of distributors, the campaigning process, and the makeup of BAFTA’s membership and ultimately how these processes and conditions might be improved. It will focus on the film awards but will also consider BAFTA’s TV, craft and games ceremonies.
The steering group,...
- 5/12/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
The initial findings and recommendations are expected by the end of summer 2020.
Bafta has unveiled the members of its new steering group leading a review into the much-publicised lack of diversity at this year’s Bafta film awards.
The group will be chaired by Bafta deputy chair Krishnendu Majumdar. The other members are:
Kathryn Busby – executive vice president of TriStar Television Noel Clarke – actor, writer, director, producer Sadia Habib – academic and co-founder RizTest Anna Higgs – head of entertainment media partnership, northern europe Facebook Nahrein Kemp – film and TV executive, Film London, runs Equal Access Network Kate Lee – founder and partner,...
Bafta has unveiled the members of its new steering group leading a review into the much-publicised lack of diversity at this year’s Bafta film awards.
The group will be chaired by Bafta deputy chair Krishnendu Majumdar. The other members are:
Kathryn Busby – executive vice president of TriStar Television Noel Clarke – actor, writer, director, producer Sadia Habib – academic and co-founder RizTest Anna Higgs – head of entertainment media partnership, northern europe Facebook Nahrein Kemp – film and TV executive, Film London, runs Equal Access Network Kate Lee – founder and partner,...
- 5/12/2020
- by 1101184¦Orlando Parfitt¦38¦
- ScreenDaily
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has unveiled a new steering group to lead a major review to help improve representation in its film awards, after widespread criticism for their lack of diversity earlier this year.
BAFTA’s film awards in February were overshadowed by a major diversity debate after no actors of color were included in any of the major acting categories, and no women were nominated in the best director category.
Seeking to tackle the issue head on, BAFTA said on Tuesday that the new steering group will “lead the review of the processes and conditions which contributed to a lack of diversity in some of the categories in this year’s British Academy Film Awards.”
The review will cover the nominations and voting process, the role of distributors, the campaigning process, the makeup of BAFTA’s membership and, ultimately, “how these processes and conditions...
BAFTA’s film awards in February were overshadowed by a major diversity debate after no actors of color were included in any of the major acting categories, and no women were nominated in the best director category.
Seeking to tackle the issue head on, BAFTA said on Tuesday that the new steering group will “lead the review of the processes and conditions which contributed to a lack of diversity in some of the categories in this year’s British Academy Film Awards.”
The review will cover the nominations and voting process, the role of distributors, the campaigning process, the makeup of BAFTA’s membership and, ultimately, “how these processes and conditions...
- 5/12/2020
- by Tim Dams
- Variety Film + TV
Twenty women working at the mid-career level have been selected as mentees.
Women in Film and TV (UK) is launching its 10th mentoring scheme for film and TV workers, led by mentors including Apple’s Jay Hunt and Netflix’s Sam Doyle.
The scheme is run in association with ScreenSkills and supported by Avid, the BBC, Channel4, Eon Productions, Lionsgate, Panalux; Panavision, Twickenham Studios and UKTV.
Twenty women working at the mid-career level have been selected as mentees (full list below). They are working across directing, producing, script editing and development.
Wftv’s mentoring producer Tracy Forsyth, who is also...
Women in Film and TV (UK) is launching its 10th mentoring scheme for film and TV workers, led by mentors including Apple’s Jay Hunt and Netflix’s Sam Doyle.
The scheme is run in association with ScreenSkills and supported by Avid, the BBC, Channel4, Eon Productions, Lionsgate, Panalux; Panavision, Twickenham Studios and UKTV.
Twenty women working at the mid-career level have been selected as mentees (full list below). They are working across directing, producing, script editing and development.
Wftv’s mentoring producer Tracy Forsyth, who is also...
- 3/9/2020
- by 1100142¦Wendy Mitchell¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
The intitative supports UK actors from under-represented backgrounds.
UK actors and Screen Stars of Tomorrow 2019 Himesh Patel and Viveik Kalra are among the jurors for the 2019 Bafta Elevate scheme, which this year is supporting actors from underrepresented backgrounds.
As well as Patel and Kalra, who starred in music-themed box office hits Yesterday and Blinded By The Light respectively this summer, the jury includes This Is England star Chanel Cresswell, Channel 4 head of comedy Fiona McDermott, ITV head of screen diversity Ade Rawcliffe, and former Screen Stars Ashley Walters (2004), Mahalia Belo (2012), and Hong Khaou (2013).
The full list of jurors is available below.
UK actors and Screen Stars of Tomorrow 2019 Himesh Patel and Viveik Kalra are among the jurors for the 2019 Bafta Elevate scheme, which this year is supporting actors from underrepresented backgrounds.
As well as Patel and Kalra, who starred in music-themed box office hits Yesterday and Blinded By The Light respectively this summer, the jury includes This Is England star Chanel Cresswell, Channel 4 head of comedy Fiona McDermott, ITV head of screen diversity Ade Rawcliffe, and former Screen Stars Ashley Walters (2004), Mahalia Belo (2012), and Hong Khaou (2013).
The full list of jurors is available below.
- 9/27/2019
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Truly, Madly, Deeply star Juliet Stevenson, Fleabag and Killing Eve creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge and The Good Place’s Jameela Jamil are among the winners of the Women in Film & Television (UK) Awards.
The trio are among a number of women to be lauded at the awards, which are hosted by Sandi Toksvig and taking place on Friday lunchtime in London.
Stevenson is set to be handed the Eon Productions Lifetime Achievement Award by her Truly, Madly, Deeply co-star Michael Maloney, while Waller-Bridge is being awarded the The Screen Skills Writing Award. The ITV Studios Achievement of the Year Award is being handed to Jamil – a former British TV presenter who has now found success in the U.S. on the NBC comedy and is an active campaigner challenging the assumptions society makes about body size.
The Pinewood Studios Best Performance Award is being given to Nicola Walker, star of BBC drama The Split,...
The trio are among a number of women to be lauded at the awards, which are hosted by Sandi Toksvig and taking place on Friday lunchtime in London.
Stevenson is set to be handed the Eon Productions Lifetime Achievement Award by her Truly, Madly, Deeply co-star Michael Maloney, while Waller-Bridge is being awarded the The Screen Skills Writing Award. The ITV Studios Achievement of the Year Award is being handed to Jamil – a former British TV presenter who has now found success in the U.S. on the NBC comedy and is an active campaigner challenging the assumptions society makes about body size.
The Pinewood Studios Best Performance Award is being given to Nicola Walker, star of BBC drama The Split,...
- 12/7/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Phoebe Waller-Bridge has won the top writing award and Rungano Nyoni the newcomer accolade from influential British industry organization Women in Film & TV. Actress Juliet Stevenson, whose numerous film credits include “Truly, Madly, Deeply” and “Bend it Like Beckham,” will be honored with a lifetime achievement award at a ceremony Friday.
Waller-Bridge broke out with 2016’s “Fleabag” and this year’s cat-and-mouse drama “Killing Eve.” Nyoni is the director of “I Am Not a Witch,” a freshman feature-length film that is Britain’s submission for next year’s foreign-language Oscar.
Jameela Jamil won Wftv’s award for achievement of the year. The former presenter stars in U.S. sitcom “The Good Place” and has actively campaigned on body-image issues.
American-born documentary filmmaker and producer Norma Percy picked up the award for contribution to the medium for her work on factual projects including “Inside Obama’s White House.” The factual category was won by Deeyah Khan,...
Waller-Bridge broke out with 2016’s “Fleabag” and this year’s cat-and-mouse drama “Killing Eve.” Nyoni is the director of “I Am Not a Witch,” a freshman feature-length film that is Britain’s submission for next year’s foreign-language Oscar.
Jameela Jamil won Wftv’s award for achievement of the year. The former presenter stars in U.S. sitcom “The Good Place” and has actively campaigned on body-image issues.
American-born documentary filmmaker and producer Norma Percy picked up the award for contribution to the medium for her work on factual projects including “Inside Obama’s White House.” The factual category was won by Deeyah Khan,...
- 12/7/2018
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
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