Directors Digest — Friday 23 February 2024

This week, the winners of the 2024 BAFTA Film Awards are announced, Directors UK Vice-Chair James Hawes appears in front of the CMS Select Committee, and more. Read all about it in Directors Digest below.

News

BAFTA Awards 2024: The complete list of winners and nominees (BBC)

Pressure mounts for indie tax relief as Ollie Madden, Eva Yates, Rebecca O’Brien and James Hawes talk to film committee (Screen)

UK film industry may achieve gender parity in 2085, study finds (The Guardian)

Sally Potter’s pioneering Rage will be posted entirely on Instagram to celebrate its 15th anniversary (IndieWire)

Features

Televisual explores how TV drama can impact society

For The Guardian, director Mark Cousins asks: In LA, directors have clubbed together to save a landmark cinema. Why don’t Brits do the same?

Screen takes a closer look at the two directing debuts from UK filmmakers nominated in the Oscars live-action shorts category