Twofour Hires ‘007: Road To A Million’ Producer & ‘Circle’ Exec
UK producer Twofour has made a pair of hires and promoted several execs in and around its senior management. Karen Hudson, whose credits include 007: Road to a Million and The Grand Tour, has been named Head of Production. Dan Gray will be Executive Producer, Reality and Entertainment, having previously worked on the likes of The Circle and UK versions of the Real Housewives franchise. Elsewhere, Creative Director David Clews has been upped to Chief Creative Director, with exec producer Nic Patten stepping up to Creative Director. Shireen Abbott has been promoted to Director of Production and Operations. Twofour is notable for being the first producer in the ITV Studios stable to land an unscripted series on Apple TV+, The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levy, and Itvx’s first reality order, Loaded in Paradise.
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UK producer Twofour has made a pair of hires and promoted several execs in and around its senior management. Karen Hudson, whose credits include 007: Road to a Million and The Grand Tour, has been named Head of Production. Dan Gray will be Executive Producer, Reality and Entertainment, having previously worked on the likes of The Circle and UK versions of the Real Housewives franchise. Elsewhere, Creative Director David Clews has been upped to Chief Creative Director, with exec producer Nic Patten stepping up to Creative Director. Shireen Abbott has been promoted to Director of Production and Operations. Twofour is notable for being the first producer in the ITV Studios stable to land an unscripted series on Apple TV+, The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levy, and Itvx’s first reality order, Loaded in Paradise.
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- 4/4/2024
- by Jesse Whittock and Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Competition
Actor Ncuti Gatwa, filmmaker Asif Kapadia (“Amy”) and journalist-turned-screenwriter Terri White, who’s memoir “Coming Undone” is being adapted for Netflix, will serve as judges on the BMW Filmmaking Challenge. The competition is the result of a partnership between BMW and the BFI that aims to support aspiring U.K. filmmakers and uncover fresh perspectives in the film industry.
The initiative was launched earlier this year by BAFTA winner Michaela Coel (“I May Destroy You”). The BFI has shortlisted five teams from some 400 applications, awarding each a £10,000 production budget, access to 8K camera equipment and mentoring from Coel. Inspired by the all-electric BMW i7 and its ultra-wide 31.3-inch rear-passenger theatre screen, the challenge is designed to stretch filmmakers artistically and bring their stories to life in 90 seconds under the theme Evolving Perspectives.
The films are now in production, judging will take place in September, with the winning short premiering...
Actor Ncuti Gatwa, filmmaker Asif Kapadia (“Amy”) and journalist-turned-screenwriter Terri White, who’s memoir “Coming Undone” is being adapted for Netflix, will serve as judges on the BMW Filmmaking Challenge. The competition is the result of a partnership between BMW and the BFI that aims to support aspiring U.K. filmmakers and uncover fresh perspectives in the film industry.
The initiative was launched earlier this year by BAFTA winner Michaela Coel (“I May Destroy You”). The BFI has shortlisted five teams from some 400 applications, awarding each a £10,000 production budget, access to 8K camera equipment and mentoring from Coel. Inspired by the all-electric BMW i7 and its ultra-wide 31.3-inch rear-passenger theatre screen, the challenge is designed to stretch filmmakers artistically and bring their stories to life in 90 seconds under the theme Evolving Perspectives.
The films are now in production, judging will take place in September, with the winning short premiering...
- 6/5/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced the first winners of its new talent-cultivation program in China, including a young director, an up-and-coming actress, and a line producer on a $127-million-grossing romcom.
Five Chinese artists were named Tuesday as the inaugural honorees of BAFTA’s Breakthrough China program. Among them is young director Bai Xue, whose first feature, “The Crossing,” grossed $1.4 million (RMB9.9 million) in March, and her producer He Bin, who is also an audio engineer. Line producer Ye Ting, who worked on last year’s box-office hit romantic comedy “How Long Will I Love U,” actress and director Bonnie Chen, and games producer Guan Dan, who worked on the full-length live-action interactive work “The Invisible Guardian,” were also selected for the program.
Over the next year, BAFTA will support the five honorees to “build, develop and continue their careers” via meetings, events and introductions in the U.
Five Chinese artists were named Tuesday as the inaugural honorees of BAFTA’s Breakthrough China program. Among them is young director Bai Xue, whose first feature, “The Crossing,” grossed $1.4 million (RMB9.9 million) in March, and her producer He Bin, who is also an audio engineer. Line producer Ye Ting, who worked on last year’s box-office hit romantic comedy “How Long Will I Love U,” actress and director Bonnie Chen, and games producer Guan Dan, who worked on the full-length live-action interactive work “The Invisible Guardian,” were also selected for the program.
Over the next year, BAFTA will support the five honorees to “build, develop and continue their careers” via meetings, events and introductions in the U.
- 10/29/2019
- by Rebecca Davis
- Variety Film + TV
The British Academy's Breakthrough Brits initiative, which aims to showcase and support emerging creative talent from across film, games and television, has found a new partner in Netflix.
The streaming giant replaces Burberry as the chief sponsor of Breakthrough Brits, now into its seventh year and having helped champion more than 100 talented newcomers, including actors Florence Pugh, Josh O’Connor, Malachi Kirby, Ray Panthaki and Molly Windsor, composer Segun Akinola, game producer Dan Gray, and directors Destiny Ekaragha and Michael Pearce.
The partnership with Netflix will help facilitate expansion of the Breakthrough initiative globally, working to identify ...
The streaming giant replaces Burberry as the chief sponsor of Breakthrough Brits, now into its seventh year and having helped champion more than 100 talented newcomers, including actors Florence Pugh, Josh O’Connor, Malachi Kirby, Ray Panthaki and Molly Windsor, composer Segun Akinola, game producer Dan Gray, and directors Destiny Ekaragha and Michael Pearce.
The partnership with Netflix will help facilitate expansion of the Breakthrough initiative globally, working to identify ...
- 5/29/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The British Academy's Breakthrough Brits initiative, which aims to showcase and support emerging creative talent from across film, games and television, has found a new partner in Netflix.
The streaming giant replaces Burberry as the chief sponsor of Breakthrough Brits, now into its seventh year and having helped champion more than 100 talented newcomers, including actors Florence Pugh, Josh O’Connor, Malachi Kirby, Ray Panthaki and Molly Windsor, composer Segun Akinola, game producer Dan Gray, and directors Destiny Ekaragha and Michael Pearce.
The partnership with Netflix will help facilitate expansion of the Breakthrough initiative globally, working to identify ...
The streaming giant replaces Burberry as the chief sponsor of Breakthrough Brits, now into its seventh year and having helped champion more than 100 talented newcomers, including actors Florence Pugh, Josh O’Connor, Malachi Kirby, Ray Panthaki and Molly Windsor, composer Segun Akinola, game producer Dan Gray, and directors Destiny Ekaragha and Michael Pearce.
The partnership with Netflix will help facilitate expansion of the Breakthrough initiative globally, working to identify ...
- 5/29/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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