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 There’s big news coming out the Participant media in regards to their staffing decisions. They have hired a new Chief Content Officer and that will be Diane Weyermann. This was announced by the CEO of the company and he will be the only person above her in the company hierarchy. Participant media is doing great […]

There’s something illusive about the art of filmmaking that can only be experienced by making a movie of your own. However, the next best thing to it, is to watch a movie about making a movie. It’s what has inspired so many young authors, since it first gave them a look behind the stage and […]

UK film industry is very much international and very much dependent on the EU. This is true when it comes to the most important asset of the industry – the talent, but also when it comes to the funding and using EU budget for movie making. Brexit issue is therefore on everyone’s mind both in […]

A lot has changed in the movie industry in the recent years and an average fan is much more aware of what’s happening behind the scenes. However, it’s still not likely that a viewer goes that deep into corporate relationships that they can understand the dealings behind Spiderman franchise news. Spider recently become a part […]

The royal family and royalty overall draws attention to itself more than any other facet of the UK culture. It’s rather difficult to say why this is the case, but it may have something to do with being a live link to a different and more whimsical past of the country. The monarchy has also […]

At this point, the UK movie industry is doing rather well, both in terms of creativity and in terms of making money. The industry is vibrant and brings in the people from all over the world just to work on the movie project in the UK. It’s also supported by the government in many interesting […]

Netflix made a huge acquisition last week by making a long term deal with the most wanted screen writers and show runners in the business right now. David Benioff and DB Weiss the authors most famous for their work on HBO show Game of Thrones are now working with Netflix. What makes this deal so […]

For a while now, Disney was planning to enter into the steaming market that has generated so much revenue for other business in the industry. This was done by their deal with Hulu and with Fox. The deals were to provide Disney with the needed streaming technology and additional content for the site. It was […]

Interesting news is coming out of Netflix recently in terms of their staffing decisions. For instance, one of the greatest stars at least when it comes to directors, Funa Maduka has decided to leave the streaming giant and pursue a new career. Their departure was finalized this Friday and it was reported on by everyone […]

UK has a large and diverse movie industry. It’s something that’s rather noticeable from the fact that it has dozens of important and influential movie festivals. Those who are interested in the industry should pay attention to these, and especially the smaller ones that are focused on niche and artistic markets. These 6 festivals are […]

There are great documentaries coming from UK that are deserving of the world wide audience and that audience is usually there because of the prevalence of steaming services. Some of these have already found their audience while others are hidden gems. These documentaries could cover pretty much any interest from politics to zoology and they […]

There has been huge news in the world of documentary film making. Cíntia Gil will be the new festival director of the Sheffield Doc/Fest. She’s coming over from Lisbon to take on the new job. Gil had the same role in the Lisbon documentary movie festival as well. She will take on her new role in […]

Famous documentary film maker Louis Theroux, has announced that he’s leaving his long held position at BBC in order to create a private production company. Louis Theroux has become an iconic documentary film maker and has worked with BBC for decades now. It’s been reported that this decision was made in good spirits and the […]

There are numerous programs helping to get new voices in the movies industry. One of the most important goals in this regards for more women to get into the industry, especially behind the camera and in the leadership posts. One of the programs that have had great results with this goal is the Pandora Box […]

Screen Skills has partnered with Creative Careers program to help young people find their way into creative industries such movie making and editing. It’s an exciting and engaging career that employs millions of people but that requires a lot of help to get into. It’s also an art and it’s important for those who want […]