Directors Digest — Thursday 1 February 2018

A jam-packed Directors Digest is in order this week — taking us through pay reports, global trade reports, fellowships and multi-picture deals. Plus there’s Michael Haneke, forward-thinking from Sky and UKTV, and higher standards from the Academy. Read all about it below. 

Film

Congratulations to our member Ridley Scott, who is to receive a BAFTA fellowship at the BAFTA Film Awards ceremony later this month. (Variety)

Variety reports that Netflix is in talks with Luc Besson and EuropaCorp over a multi-picture deal. 

The Motion Picture Academy has updated its standards of conduct. (Indiewire)

London-based Cinesite studios has secured a $70 million finance package. (Deadline)

The Guardian profiles the industry figures shaking up Film and TV after Weinstein. 

Television

Michael Haneke is making a move into television with a new series, Kelvin’s Book. (The Hollywood Reporter)

A survey from PACT has found that social media is the TV industry’s biggest challenge. (PACT)

Sky has called for lower-budget ‘Made in Britain’ dramas, Screen International reports.

Meanwhile, Televisual reports that UKTV is to boost its original commissions for 2018.

The BBC has released a report into its own on-air pay practises. (BBC)

Meanwhile, the Creative Industries Foundation have published Global Trade Report: How to maximise the UK's global ambition and potential through its creative industries. (CIF)

Are you a member with an opinion on one of these stories? Is there an issue affecting directors that you think isn’t getting enough attention in the media? Why not write for us and make yourself heard — email [email protected] with your article idea.