Roger Deakins, the Oscar-winning 1917 cinematographer, has been knighted in the Queen’s New Year Honors list as the British monarch celebrated the careers of behind the scenes talent in the film and TV industry.
Deakins was honored for his services to film, marking a glittering career in which he has won two Oscars and five BAFTAs for an illustrious rollcall of credits that includes Blade Runner 2049, True Grit, No Country for Old Men, and James Bond feature Skyfall.
Others honored by Queen Elizabeth II include Bodyguard and Line Of Duty creator Jed Mercurio, who was awarded an OBE for his services to television drama. Mercurio has recently wrapped Season 6 of Line Of Duty for BBC One.
Dan Dark, EVP of worldwide studio operations at Warner Bros., was also handed an OBE for his services to the UK film business. Dark relocated from London to LA earlier this year and...
Deakins was honored for his services to film, marking a glittering career in which he has won two Oscars and five BAFTAs for an illustrious rollcall of credits that includes Blade Runner 2049, True Grit, No Country for Old Men, and James Bond feature Skyfall.
Others honored by Queen Elizabeth II include Bodyguard and Line Of Duty creator Jed Mercurio, who was awarded an OBE for his services to television drama. Mercurio has recently wrapped Season 6 of Line Of Duty for BBC One.
Dan Dark, EVP of worldwide studio operations at Warner Bros., was also handed an OBE for his services to the UK film business. Dark relocated from London to LA earlier this year and...
- 12/31/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
In today’s Global Bulletin, ViacomCBS licenses “The Stand” globally, Jonty Claypole steps down as BBC director of arts, Compact Pictures divides its production business, Saloon Media joins BriteSpark East on “World’s Most Scenic River Journeys” and Leonine Studios hires Patrick Phelan as the company’s new director of world sales.
Licensing
ViacomCBS Global Distribution Group has licensed the nine-episode series adaptation of Stephen King’s “The Stand” in more than 100 markets globally. Key deals include Starzplay for much of Europe, HBO Nordic, HBO Portugal, M-net in Africa, Cosmote TV in Greece, Síminn in Iceland, Wavve and Tcast Co., Ltd in Korea, Amediateka in Russia, Israel’s Yes and Voot Select in India.
“The Stand” unspools in a post-apocalyptic version of a world torn asunder by plague and a mystic fight between good and evil. Its high profile cast includes Alexander Skarsgård, Whoopi Goldberg, James Marsden and Odessa Young.
Licensing
ViacomCBS Global Distribution Group has licensed the nine-episode series adaptation of Stephen King’s “The Stand” in more than 100 markets globally. Key deals include Starzplay for much of Europe, HBO Nordic, HBO Portugal, M-net in Africa, Cosmote TV in Greece, Síminn in Iceland, Wavve and Tcast Co., Ltd in Korea, Amediateka in Russia, Israel’s Yes and Voot Select in India.
“The Stand” unspools in a post-apocalyptic version of a world torn asunder by plague and a mystic fight between good and evil. Its high profile cast includes Alexander Skarsgård, Whoopi Goldberg, James Marsden and Odessa Young.
- 12/7/2020
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Bill Nighy To Narrate C5/Smithsonian River Series
Love Actually and Shaun Of The Dead star Bill Nighy is to narrate a six-part Channel 5 and Smithsonian Channel Canada series, titled World’s Most Scenic River Journeys. The exploration of famous rivers is a co-production between Argonon’s BriteSpark and Blue Ant Studios’ Saloon Media, who will shoot in Europe and North America respectively to get around Covid-19 travel restrictions. World’s Most Scenic River Journeys is executive produced by Tom Porter at BriteSpark, with Helen White acting as series producer. Steve Gamester is executive producer and producer at Saloon. Nighy has previously narrated Channel 5’s World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys, which was also made by BriteSpark.
‘The Witcher’ Director Develops Nent Group Ferry Disaster Series
Charlotte Brändström, who has helmed episodes of The Witcher and The Man In The High Castle, is creating a Nent Group series about...
Love Actually and Shaun Of The Dead star Bill Nighy is to narrate a six-part Channel 5 and Smithsonian Channel Canada series, titled World’s Most Scenic River Journeys. The exploration of famous rivers is a co-production between Argonon’s BriteSpark and Blue Ant Studios’ Saloon Media, who will shoot in Europe and North America respectively to get around Covid-19 travel restrictions. World’s Most Scenic River Journeys is executive produced by Tom Porter at BriteSpark, with Helen White acting as series producer. Steve Gamester is executive producer and producer at Saloon. Nighy has previously narrated Channel 5’s World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys, which was also made by BriteSpark.
‘The Witcher’ Director Develops Nent Group Ferry Disaster Series
Charlotte Brändström, who has helmed episodes of The Witcher and The Man In The High Castle, is creating a Nent Group series about...
- 12/7/2020
- by Jake Kanter and Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
The BBC has launched “Culture In Quarantine,” an arts and culture initiative that will run across the service’s U.K. radio, television and digital platforms.
The initiative follows the U.K. government’s social distancing advice to prevent the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, resulting in the closure of most cultural spaces across the country.
The initiative, which will be spread across BBC radio as well as channels BBC Two and BBC Four and catch-up service iPlayer, will include guides to shuttered exhibitions or permanent collections in museums and galleries; performances from musicians and comedians; new plays created especially for broadcast; the experience of book festivals with access to authors; and quarantine diaries from creative visionaries.
New filmed recordings of writer Mike Bartlett’s “Albion,” director Emma Rice’s “Wise Children,” realized by digital agency The Space, and choreographer Crystal Pite’s “Revisor” will be among the content available.
The initiative follows the U.K. government’s social distancing advice to prevent the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, resulting in the closure of most cultural spaces across the country.
The initiative, which will be spread across BBC radio as well as channels BBC Two and BBC Four and catch-up service iPlayer, will include guides to shuttered exhibitions or permanent collections in museums and galleries; performances from musicians and comedians; new plays created especially for broadcast; the experience of book festivals with access to authors; and quarantine diaries from creative visionaries.
New filmed recordings of writer Mike Bartlett’s “Albion,” director Emma Rice’s “Wise Children,” realized by digital agency The Space, and choreographer Crystal Pite’s “Revisor” will be among the content available.
- 3/19/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
A six-part series exploring the art of the ‘perfect film’ and a two-part BBC4 essay show have been greenlit.
The producers of Radio 5 Live’s Kermode and Mayo Film Review and Channel 4 strand Random Acts have landed a major BBC Arts film contract.
Following a competitive invitation to pitch, which got underway in November, Somethin’ Else and Little Dot Studios will jointly take responsibility for a flagship slice of the corporation’s film coverage after BBC1’s in-house Film programme ended in December.
Somethin’ Else will create a 5 x 60-minute series for BBC4 exploring the art of the...
The producers of Radio 5 Live’s Kermode and Mayo Film Review and Channel 4 strand Random Acts have landed a major BBC Arts film contract.
Following a competitive invitation to pitch, which got underway in November, Somethin’ Else and Little Dot Studios will jointly take responsibility for a flagship slice of the corporation’s film coverage after BBC1’s in-house Film programme ended in December.
Somethin’ Else will create a 5 x 60-minute series for BBC4 exploring the art of the...
- 4/5/2019
- by Alex Farber Broadcast
- ScreenDaily
Sister Wendy Beckett, a Roman Catholic nun and art historian who became a BBC and PBS television sensation, has died. She was 88.
The unlikely TV host with the oversize eyeglasses and an enthusiastic passion for artwork (including nudes) passed away Wednesday in the village of East Harling, England.
Her death was confirmed by the Carmelite Monastery in Quidenham, where she had lived in a trailer for decades, though not as a member of the Carmelite order, the New York Times reported.
Also Read: Donald Moffat, 'The Right Stuff' and 'The Thing' Actor, Dies at 87
Born in South Africa, Sister Wendy moved to Scotland as a child with her family and joined a convent when she was 16. In 1950, she went to Oxford University and lodged in a convent while studying English literature. Following 16 years teaching back in South Africa, Sister Wendy was granted permission by the Vatican...
The unlikely TV host with the oversize eyeglasses and an enthusiastic passion for artwork (including nudes) passed away Wednesday in the village of East Harling, England.
Her death was confirmed by the Carmelite Monastery in Quidenham, where she had lived in a trailer for decades, though not as a member of the Carmelite order, the New York Times reported.
Also Read: Donald Moffat, 'The Right Stuff' and 'The Thing' Actor, Dies at 87
Born in South Africa, Sister Wendy moved to Scotland as a child with her family and joined a convent when she was 16. In 1950, she went to Oxford University and lodged in a convent while studying English literature. Following 16 years teaching back in South Africa, Sister Wendy was granted permission by the Vatican...
- 12/27/2018
- by Debbie Emery
- The Wrap
The BBC has announced details of a new arts documentary festival that will take place as part of the Glasgow International Festival.
Art Screen will showcase arts documentary films from around the world and include highlights from the BBC archive.
The films will be shown in two of Glasgow’s art spaces - the Glasgow Film Theatre and Centre for Contemporary Arts - from April 10-13, 2014.
The four-day programme will include screenings of documentaries on art forms including visual arts, architecture, music and photography alongside accompanying events and discussions.
BBC presenter Kirsty Wark and art historian Tim Marlow will chair interviews and participate in panel discussions offering conversational sessions across the four-day festival.
The event will include Arts in the Archive, a strand dedicated to arts footage in the BBC’s own archive.
Art Screen is a national partnership created by the BBC and delivered in collaboration with Glasgow International, British Council...
Art Screen will showcase arts documentary films from around the world and include highlights from the BBC archive.
The films will be shown in two of Glasgow’s art spaces - the Glasgow Film Theatre and Centre for Contemporary Arts - from April 10-13, 2014.
The four-day programme will include screenings of documentaries on art forms including visual arts, architecture, music and photography alongside accompanying events and discussions.
BBC presenter Kirsty Wark and art historian Tim Marlow will chair interviews and participate in panel discussions offering conversational sessions across the four-day festival.
The event will include Arts in the Archive, a strand dedicated to arts footage in the BBC’s own archive.
Art Screen is a national partnership created by the BBC and delivered in collaboration with Glasgow International, British Council...
- 3/5/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts announced Tuesday (April 24) the nominations for its 2012 television awards. British miniseries "Appropriate Adult," which chronicles the real-life serial killer Fred West, leads the way with four nominations.
Other notable nominations include Dame Maggie Smith up for Supporting Actress for her work on "Downton Abbey" - it's the only nomination "Downton" received, after earning two nominations the previous year. "Modern Family" also earned a nomination in the International category.
The full list of nominations:
Leading Actor
Benedict Cumberbatch - Sherlock (BBC One)
Dominic West - Appropriate Adult (ITV)
John Simm - Exile (BBC One)
Joseph Gilgun - This is England '88 (Channel 4)
Leading Actress
Emily Watson - Appropriate Adult (ITV1)
Nadine Marshall - Random (Channel 4)
Romola Garai - The Crimson Petal and the White (BBC Two)
Vicky McClure - This is England '88 (Channel 4)
Supporting Actor
Andrew Scott - Sherlock...
Other notable nominations include Dame Maggie Smith up for Supporting Actress for her work on "Downton Abbey" - it's the only nomination "Downton" received, after earning two nominations the previous year. "Modern Family" also earned a nomination in the International category.
The full list of nominations:
Leading Actor
Benedict Cumberbatch - Sherlock (BBC One)
Dominic West - Appropriate Adult (ITV)
John Simm - Exile (BBC One)
Joseph Gilgun - This is England '88 (Channel 4)
Leading Actress
Emily Watson - Appropriate Adult (ITV1)
Nadine Marshall - Random (Channel 4)
Romola Garai - The Crimson Petal and the White (BBC Two)
Vicky McClure - This is England '88 (Channel 4)
Supporting Actor
Andrew Scott - Sherlock...
- 4/24/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
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