Black Britain Unspoken supports and finances the production of three short films from Black British filmmakers
Warner Bros Discovery is launching the second edition of Black Britain Unspoken, that will support three short films from Black British filmmakers, it was announced today at The New Black Film Collective convention in London.
Delivered with Media Trust, a charity focusing on better representation in the media, the three completed films are presented to industry figures before screening on Discovery+ during the UK’s Black History Month in October. In addition, the filmmakers will receive a professional development programme delivered by Media Trust.
Warner Bros Discovery is launching the second edition of Black Britain Unspoken, that will support three short films from Black British filmmakers, it was announced today at The New Black Film Collective convention in London.
Delivered with Media Trust, a charity focusing on better representation in the media, the three completed films are presented to industry figures before screening on Discovery+ during the UK’s Black History Month in October. In addition, the filmmakers will receive a professional development programme delivered by Media Trust.
- 3/29/2023
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
Protestors disrupted the Series Mania Festival purple carpet yesterday (March 21).
The civil unrest that has been dogging France spilled over into Lille yesterday, with protestors disrupting the Series Mania Festival purple carpet resulting in heavy police presence in the French city.
Demonstrators have been turning out in cities across the country following a decision by president Emanuel Macron to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 without a vote in parliament.
In Lille, protestors attempted to break through barriers onto the Series Mania Festival purple carpet yesterday, with security guards and officials attempting to stop them.
Riot police were called to...
The civil unrest that has been dogging France spilled over into Lille yesterday, with protestors disrupting the Series Mania Festival purple carpet resulting in heavy police presence in the French city.
Demonstrators have been turning out in cities across the country following a decision by president Emanuel Macron to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 without a vote in parliament.
In Lille, protestors attempted to break through barriers onto the Series Mania Festival purple carpet yesterday, with security guards and officials attempting to stop them.
Riot police were called to...
- 3/22/2023
- by John Elmes Broadcast
- ScreenDaily
Riot officers were dispatched to the violet carpet yesterday in Lille as nationwide protests against pension reforms hit Series Mania.
The protestors fighting against President Emmanuel Macron’s plans for reform were pushed back and order soon restored. However, unrest was seen by witnesses elsewhere in the historic city throughout the evening.
Deadline heard sirens and saw multiple police vans and ambulances heading to incidents and we’ve seen pictures on delegates’ phones of street fires and riot police clashing with protestors.
By late evening, the roads were quiet again as the protests died down.
Sylvain Lefevre/Getty Images
Civil unrest has sparked across France over plans to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 and Lille was unable to escape. The reforms were passed without a vote in parliament, igniting protests in cities such as Paris, Marseille and Lyon.
A general strike has been planned for Thursday (March 23), leaving many...
The protestors fighting against President Emmanuel Macron’s plans for reform were pushed back and order soon restored. However, unrest was seen by witnesses elsewhere in the historic city throughout the evening.
Deadline heard sirens and saw multiple police vans and ambulances heading to incidents and we’ve seen pictures on delegates’ phones of street fires and riot police clashing with protestors.
By late evening, the roads were quiet again as the protests died down.
Sylvain Lefevre/Getty Images
Civil unrest has sparked across France over plans to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 and Lille was unable to escape. The reforms were passed without a vote in parliament, igniting protests in cities such as Paris, Marseille and Lyon.
A general strike has been planned for Thursday (March 23), leaving many...
- 3/22/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Lille, France — “Unspoken,” a war drama series wrapping in a thriller format one of ordinary people’s most relatable nightmares and the urgent relevance of a real-life game-changing conflict, walked off Tuesday night with the Series Mania Forum Best Project Award, the highest-profile industry prize at the biggest TV festival in Europe.
Given to one of 15 drama series projects pitched Tuesday on the first day of proceedings at the Series Mania Forum in its centerpiece Co-Pro Pitching Sessions, the Award carries a €50,000 cash prize, enough to boost seriously continued development on the TV show.
Produced by Match & Spark (Poland), Toy Cinema and 2Brave Productions (Ukraine), the six-episode series is created by Filip Syczyński, who is co-writing with Zhanna Ozirna.
“Unspoken” unfolds during the very first days of full-scale war in Ukraine. It follows Evgeniy, who travels from Poland to Ukraine, hell-bent on saving his wife and kids from Russian invasion.
Given to one of 15 drama series projects pitched Tuesday on the first day of proceedings at the Series Mania Forum in its centerpiece Co-Pro Pitching Sessions, the Award carries a €50,000 cash prize, enough to boost seriously continued development on the TV show.
Produced by Match & Spark (Poland), Toy Cinema and 2Brave Productions (Ukraine), the six-episode series is created by Filip Syczyński, who is co-writing with Zhanna Ozirna.
“Unspoken” unfolds during the very first days of full-scale war in Ukraine. It follows Evgeniy, who travels from Poland to Ukraine, hell-bent on saving his wife and kids from Russian invasion.
- 3/21/2023
- by John Hopewell and Marta Balaga
- Variety Film + TV
Beyond the festival element of Series Mania, one major draw for international industry professionals is its industry strand, Series Mania Forum, which runs from March 21-23. The popular event, which largely centers around its Co-Pro Pitching Sessions, panels and conferences, nicely wraps up with its Lille Dialogues one-day summit on March 23.
This year, the Forum is expecting delegates from Europe, North America, South America and Asia to touch down with a number of top industry execs set to speak. Notably, HBO’s Casey Bloys, will be doing an In Conversation keynote speech during the Lille Dialogues titled ‘How HBO and HBO Max Are Diving into The Future.”
The theme for this year’s Lille Dialogues is ‘Shaping the Future with the Audiovisual Sector’ and additional speakers at the summit include: Beta Group’s Jan Mojto; Prime Video’s James Farrell; Sky Studios’ Cécile Frot-Coutaz; and an In Conversation with TF1’s Rodolphe Belmer.
This year, the Forum is expecting delegates from Europe, North America, South America and Asia to touch down with a number of top industry execs set to speak. Notably, HBO’s Casey Bloys, will be doing an In Conversation keynote speech during the Lille Dialogues titled ‘How HBO and HBO Max Are Diving into The Future.”
The theme for this year’s Lille Dialogues is ‘Shaping the Future with the Audiovisual Sector’ and additional speakers at the summit include: Beta Group’s Jan Mojto; Prime Video’s James Farrell; Sky Studios’ Cécile Frot-Coutaz; and an In Conversation with TF1’s Rodolphe Belmer.
- 2/23/2023
- by Diana Lodderhose
- Deadline Film + TV
“Yop,” “Unspoken,” and “Asma” look like potential standout titles at this year’s Series Mania’s Forum Co-Pro Pitching Sessions, still one of Series Mania’s industry centerpieces which in 2023 is shaping up in many ways to be a bumper edition.
Running March 21-23, the Forum hosts now a swathe of ever building industry initiatives at Series Mania, which unspools in Lille, northern France, over March 17-24.
450 projects from 66 countries answered the call for admissions, an all time record, said Francesco Capurro, head of the Series Mania Forum.
“We have more and more projects from outside Europe. An increasing number from Africa: Kenya, Senegal, Nigeria, which is very encouraging, as well as from other big markets outside Europe, like Canada, Turkey, Taiwan,” he added.
Reasons cut various ways for Capurro: “Series Mania is getting more and more well known, including outside Europe. The Lille-based event has also established highly productive partnerships with key industry bodies,...
Running March 21-23, the Forum hosts now a swathe of ever building industry initiatives at Series Mania, which unspools in Lille, northern France, over March 17-24.
450 projects from 66 countries answered the call for admissions, an all time record, said Francesco Capurro, head of the Series Mania Forum.
“We have more and more projects from outside Europe. An increasing number from Africa: Kenya, Senegal, Nigeria, which is very encouraging, as well as from other big markets outside Europe, like Canada, Turkey, Taiwan,” he added.
Reasons cut various ways for Capurro: “Series Mania is getting more and more well known, including outside Europe. The Lille-based event has also established highly productive partnerships with key industry bodies,...
- 2/17/2023
- by John Hopewell and Pablo Sandoval
- Variety Film + TV
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