UK pubcaster the BBC has commissioned eight new scripted series from Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England, including a thriller from the writers of Humans. Source: https://www.c21media.net/news/bbc-tours-uk-for-drama-package/ … [Read more...]
BBC adds drama from ‘Salisbury Poisonings’ writers & hires BFI exec for talent initiative
The BBC in the UK has appointed a British Film Institute (BFI) exec as head of its new writers room and unveiled a raft of new dramas, including a show from the creatives behind The Salisbury Poisonings. Jessica Loveland becomes head of new writing at the BBC’s writersroom in Salford, UK, and has. remit to provide editorial leadership to the new … [Read more...]
Hundreds join bid to ‘save’ heritage Shrewsbury cinema
More than 500 people have signed a petition to save a 1930s cinema from potentially being turned into flats. Shrewsbury's Grade II listed former Granada Theatre was built in 1934 and is currently used as a bingo hall. Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-56361211 … [Read more...]
Hundreds join bid to ‘save’ heritage Shrewsbury cinema
More than 500 people have signed a petition to save a 1930s cinema from potentially being turned into flats. Shrewsbury's Grade II listed former Granada Theatre was built in 1934 and is currently used as a bingo hall. Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-shropshire-56361211 … [Read more...]
Amitabh Bachchan and India’s battle to preserve its film heritage
For decades, Amitabh Bachchan preserved some 60 of his films in an air-conditioned room in his bungalow in the western city of Mumbai. Five years ago, the Bollywood superstar handed over the prints to a temperature-controlled film archive run by a city-based non-profit, which had begun restoring and preserving Indian films. Led by Shivendra … [Read more...]
New York cinemas reopen but will people come?
As soon as authorities announced that New York City cinemas could reopen on 5 March, Eric Thirteen was at his computer, ready to book tickets for the first film he could find. Before the pandemic, the 34-year-old, an independent film director and producer, went to screenings three or four times a week. But he's been largely homebound for nearly … [Read more...]
