Millimages has announced the promotion of Adrien Moretto to the position of General Manager. Producer of international hits such as 64 Rue Du Zoo, Corneil & Bernie, Lascars, Louie and Molang, Millimages will now be headed by Moretto, formerly Head of Legal and then General Secretary. In his new position, Moretto plans to pursue the […]
Netflix is in production on a new sports documentary series tracking top sprinters from countries including the US, Jamaica, the UK, Ivory Coast, Kenya and Italy. This series delves deep into the psyches of those elite competitors who train to be the fastest person on the planet. Netflix will invite viewers to take an exclusive […]
England and Chelsea footballer, Raheem Sterling, and music video director, Carly Cussen, have launched their own creative production agency – Playmaker Films. Playmaker Films will specialise in producing branded content, advertising and music videos. The agency’s core approach will be ‘entertainment first’ inspired by Cussen’s and Sterling’s previous work, both behind the camera and on […]
Channel 5 has commissioned Emporium Productions to produce Court Martial: Soldiers Behind Bars, a 3 x 60′ observational series following serving soldiers who are convicted of serious civilian or military crimes as they serve their sentences under lock and key in the army’s own detention facility, the Military Corrective Training Centre. Court Martial: Soldiers Behind Bars was filmed over several months, and with exclusive access inside […]
twofour54 Abu Dhabi, part of ADNEC Group, has unveiled their plans to build a major film studio – ‘twofour54 Studios’ – reinforcing Abu Dhabi’s standing as a global epicenter for filmmaking. Set to span over 100 acres, twofour54 Studios will be a future-proof, virtual production-ready, metaverse-enabled and fully-fledged production destination, addressing high demand in the […]
Scientists from the UK’s University of Strathclyde say they have made significant progress in solving the challenges over mass production in transferring micrometer-scale semiconductor devices onto various receiving platforms. Moreover, the technique is said to result in unprecedented accuracy. The university team, led by research team leader Eleni Margariti, says it has developed a roller-based […]
Sky has unveiled a new production fund designed to uncover fresh talent in sports content creation. The New Focus Fund from Sky Sports will be open to independent production companies and content creators who bring new ideas and perspectives to storytelling across Sky Sports’ channels. Developed in recognition that traditional routes into sports media can […]
Riedel Communications has announced that Dasan SR Inc., a distributor based in South Korea, has successfully launched the Riedel Bolero system during the Hermès Parade Seoul 2023 event, which took place at the Yangjae AT Center in Seoul. The event marked the first official successful launch of the Riedel Bolero 2.4GHz system in South Korea. […]
Data from Amazon reveals that it is one of the leading contributors across the breadth of the UK creative industries. Analysis from independent macroeconomic consultancy Capital Economics shows that Amazon’s investments in the creative industries supported more than 16,000 jobs in 2022, ranging from directly employed in-house designers to indirectly employed external producers, and Amazon […]
Disney+ has announced that new limited series Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes is underway with Jeff Pope, the Oscar nominated screenwriter behind hit movies including Philomena, Stan and Ollie, Little Boy Blue and A Confession. Produced by Etta Pictures, Pope’s production label which is part of ITV Studios, it has also been […]