![]() ![]() The consultations will take place between May and September of this year. The consultation will be headed by lead researcher Kelly Lynne Ashton and a team of researchers and interns who will report to an editorial committee. ![]() Through engagement with the Black, PoC, LGBTQ2+ and persons with disabilities communities, the consultation will establish guidelines for how those communities want to be represented on screen and eventually publish a set of directives for the industry to refer to. Twickenham Film Studios Credit: Twickenham Film Studios CONSULTATIONĬanada’s Black Screen Office (BSO) and Telefilm Canada, assisted by the Bell Fund, have launched Being Seen: A Directive for Authentic and Inclusive Content, a national consultancy focused on improving representation of individuals from underrepresented groups in the country’s screen-based industries. A team helmed by managing partners Piers Read and Jeremy Rainbird and managing director Cara Sheppard headed the initiative, which accompanies major physical transformations at the studios intended to create a more wholistic environment for creators which TFS is labeling A Home for Filmmakers. The monochromatic design will be present across all TFS branding, website, digital assets, social channels, merchandise and collateral, as well as on-site facilities. Twickenham Film Studios (TFS), as part of the studios’ £15 million ($20.9 million) redevelopment works, is rebranding with a less-is-more aesthetic and new logo playing on a filmic viewfinder. Seven-part beekeeping CBBC series “Show Me The Honey!” fronted by BAFTA-winning presenter Maddie Moate, is based on a series from Australia’s ABC, and re-developed in-house by Interstellar. ![]() “Question Team” is an eight-part comedy quiz show hosted by Richard Ayoade for UKTV’s channel Dave, produced by Tom Corrigan. Interstellar is kicking off with a pair of commissions. Interstellar will be led by managing director David Williams, with Jamie Ormerod promoted to creative director and Marisa Guagenti as head of production. operations as Interstellar, which will now be part of Greenbird, the indie outfit it had acquired in 2018. Israeli production powerhouse Keshet Productions has rebranded its non-scripted U.K. ![]() Screenshot, Jenna Al Credit: Ali Wright REBRANDING In total, 13 finalists selected from more than 600 applicants performed for the jury on Saturday in a ceremony produced by Tamasha theatre producer Debo Adebayo alongside the Sister and SOTR development teams. Runners up included writing duo Dawn Sievewright and Brennan Reece, sisters Madelyn and Rose Smedley, Krishna Istha, Sophie Bentinck and Natasha Brown. A star-studded jury including Lolly Adefope, Rosie Jones, Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Olivia Colman made the selection as part of a closed-door showcase on May 1. In an effort to flag the next generation of top comedy writer-performers in the U.K., South of the River Pictures (SOTR) and trans-Atlantic studio Sister have selected Bahraini/British performer Jenna Al as this year’s Screenshot winner. “Dodger” will premiere in 2022 on CBBC and BBC iPlayer. NBCUniversal International Studios is producing, and filming is already underway in Manchester and various locations around the north west. Thomas also directs with Hildegard Ryan (“Overshadowed”). Primetime Emmy-winner Rhys Thomas and Lucy Montgomery (“Tracy Ullman’s Show”) share screenwriting duties, with author Charlie Higson (“The Enemy”) guest writing an episode. Christopher Eccleston (“Doctor Who”), David Threlfall (“Shameless”), Billy Jenkins (“The Crown”) and Saira Choudhry (“Hollyoaks”) are set to star in “ Dodger,” a new BBC drama series inspired by Charles Dickens’ “ Oliver Twist,” which takes place before the events of the classic novel and proposes a backstory for The Artful Dodger and Fagin’s gang in 1830s Victorian London. ![]()
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