New father Tom Daley to explore surrogacy in TV documentary BelfastTelegraph.co.uk Olympic diver Tom Daley will explore surrogacy for a new documentary film. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/news/new-father-tom-daley-to-explore-surrogacy-in-tv-documentary-37192141.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/news/article37192138.ece/c6cff/AUTOCROP/h342/bpanews_55eab942-486e-4c40-954e-51c6c91e4101_1 Email Olympic diver Tom Daley will explore surrogacy for a new documentary film. Daley and his husband Dustin Lance Black became parents to baby Robert Ray via a surrogate on June 27, and the athlete will appear in an hour-long TV film for BBC One to share his experience. Daley, 24, and Oscar-winning filmmaker Black, 44, set out to examine the “modern phenomenon” of surrogacy, and in the film Daley will explore how the process works in the UK, where it is illegal to advertise for or pay surrogates, apart from reasonable expenses. … [Read more...] about New father Tom Daley to explore surrogacy in TV documentary
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Enoch Powell Rivers of Blood documentary praised for examination of racism
0 Comments Enoch Powell Rivers of Blood documentary praised for examination of racism BelfastTelegraph.co.uk A documentary exploring the 50 years since Enoch Powell’s Rivers of Blood speech has been praised for its celebration of multiculturalism. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/news/enoch-powell-rivers-of-blood-documentary-praised-for-examination-of-racism-36828611.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/news/article36828607.ece/9ac59/AUTOCROP/h342/bpanews_ef7c5587-bb0f-4aef-a394-8154f7ace6c4_1 Email A documentary exploring the 50 years since Enoch Powell’s Rivers of Blood speech has been praised for its celebration of multiculturalism. Rivers Of Blood: 50 Years On features parts of the speech, played to over 100 black and Asian people to seek their reaction. It was broadcast to the families who first heard it in 1968 as well as their descendants. TV Pick: #RiversofBlood: 50 years on explores the the issues faced by … [Read more...] about Enoch Powell Rivers of Blood documentary praised for examination of racism
Tribe put on performance for benefit of rich tourists, says TV’s Will Millard
0 Comments Tribe put on performance for benefit of rich tourists, says TV’s Will Millard BelfastTelegraph.co.uk TV presenter Will Millard has spoken of the “tourist economy” he observed when embarking on his latest documentary about a tribe in Papua New Guinea, which saw members “putting on a performance for the benefit of rich tourists”. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/news/tribe-put-on-performance-for-benefit-of-rich-tourists-says-tvs-will-millard-36796763.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/news/article36796759.ece/9a368/AUTOCROP/h342/bpanews_8514305d-2283-4929-9380-bab879942c2b_1 Email TV presenter Will Millard has spoken of the “tourist economy” he observed when embarking on his latest documentary about a tribe in Papua New Guinea, which saw members “putting on a performance for the benefit of rich tourists”. Last week the BBC issued a statement about a 2011 … [Read more...] about Tribe put on performance for benefit of rich tourists, says TV’s Will Millard
‘Beast’, ‘Notes On Blindness’ directors to mentor UK talent scheme Guiding Lights (exclusive)
UK mentoring programme Guiding Lights is returning this year with a new iteration, Feature Focus, which will support the development of eight first-time feature filmmakers.Beast director Michael Pearce, Notes On Blindness directors James Spinney and Peter Middleton, Moon producer Nicky Bentham, Adult Life Skills director Rachel Tunnard, and Nina Forever team Ben Blaine and Chris Blaine have all signed up to be mentors for the initiative.This year’s crop of mentees, all of whom are aiming to make their first feature, are directors Chris Shepherd, Rose Glass, Marie Lidén, Rubika Shah, Corinna Faith and Nick Rowland as well as producers Rebecca Day and Isobel Pietsch. Scroll down to read bios of each mentee.Guiding Lights is run by Brighton-based agency Lighthouse and is funded by Creative Skillset’s Film Skills Fund with the support of the BFI. This year’s programme is also backed by Studiocanal and Sharp House.Lighthouse’s executive director Emily Kyriakides … [Read more...] about ‘Beast’, ‘Notes On Blindness’ directors to mentor UK talent scheme Guiding Lights (exclusive)
Turner, Warner Bros launch SVoD service in UK with Curzon
Turner International’s Digital Ventures & Innovation (DV&I) Group and Warner Bros. Digital Networks (WBDN) are to roll out SVoD service FilmStruck internationally, with the UK the first market to launch.The international iteration of FilmStruck, already available in the US, will draw on the Warner Bros. library and the Criterion Collection library and offer mainstream, cult, independent, classics, art house, foreign and documentary titles.The UK is the joint venture’s initial launch market in what is planned as a multi-market roll out over the next two years. The UK service will launch in association with UK cinema group Curzon as Filmstruck Curzon and will feature a branded Curzon area within the service curated in collaboration with Curzon including access to titles from the Curzon Artificial Eye library.FilmStruck Curzon is expected to roll out in the UK in the coming weeks and will be available on demand on most phones and tablets, online and on TV via … [Read more...] about Turner, Warner Bros launch SVoD service in UK with Curzon