“Historic Highs” For Female Directors, Writers & Producers Of Indie Films, Study Finds

Daniel Holloway Executive Editor, TVWhen the Tampa Bay Buccaneers face the New York Giants this evening on “Monday Night Football,” it will mark a sort-of reunion — Bucs quarterback Tom Brady reunited with the Giants, the team that most bedeviled him during his legendary run with the New England Patriots.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterArchitects believe an historic school could be transformed into a nursery, restaurant, museum  or block of flats. Ayr Grammar will become empty in January when primary pupils move to the refurbished Academy on Fort Street.Firm BDP architects was hired by South Ayrshire Council to come up with ideas on what the 1868 building could become. It produced  a range of suggestions  including food hall, 

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Victoria Summer, who appeared as Julie Andrews in Saving Mr. Banks, has joined the cast of the indie biopic Vindication Swim directed by UK filmmaker Elliott Hasler (WWII: The Long Road Home).Based on a true story, Vindication Swim follows Mercedes Gleitze (Kirsten Callaghan), who in 1927 became the first British woman to swim the English Channel.

A replica hangman’s noose on display near voting booths at a Missouri polling center has been covered up following complaints it was “clear intimidation” toward Black voters. The noose is part of a historical display in place for years outside the election office in Stone County, and marks the last legal execution by hanging in the state, which occurred in the county in 1937, Stone County Clerk Cindy Elmore told the Kansas City Star.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVWho is Lady Whistledown? That is the question at the center of the first teaser for Netflix’s “Bridgerton.”In the upcoming eight-episode hourlong drama from Shondaland, Lady Whistledown is a mysterious author of a gossip newsletter that has provided much entertainment during the recent years’ social seasons.

While much of the industry has been having a 2020 they'd rather forget, for Pulse Films it's arguably been one of the studio's best to date. Among a number of reasons to celebrate, the production and talent management house — in which Vice took a majority stake in 2016 —has seen Mogul Mowgli, the music-soaked feature co-written by and starring Riz Ahmed in a deeply personal role,earn rave reviews following its world premiere in Berlin and more recently in London.

A new study is shedding light on the industry's efforts to be more inclusive. The second part of UCLA's Hollywood Diversity Report found that while diversity has improved among television actors, executives still remain overwhelmingly white and male.

Creative Diversity Network, surveyed 30,000 people and found that just 1.6 per cent of respondents who were UK TV writers were Black, while 2.4 per cent of production executives and 4.4 of series producers identify as BAME.Commenting on the resulting data, Creative Diversity Network’s executive director Deborah Williams said: “In spite of advances, it’s clear from the data that the UK TV industry has a long way to go before it is genuinely representative of its viewers, and particularly in the

Jake Kanter International TV EditorEXCLUSIVE: Synchronicity Films, producer of Jenna Coleman-fronted BBC drama The Cry, is developing a TV adaptation of Andrew O’Hagan’s 2020 novel Mayflies.Synchronicity has attached Andrea Gibb to pen the limited series after she recently worked on BAFTA-winning BBC drama Elizabeth Is Missing, starring Glenda Jackson.Mayflies is a heart-breaking story about an extraordinary lifelong friendship forged between James and Tully in a small Scottish town in

50 Cent, is entering the horror movie space in a three-film deal with Eli Roth and indie studio 3BlackDot.The rapper and actor, who executive produced Starz drama Power, is joining forces with director/producer Roth (Cabin Fever, Hostel) to make “movies others are too afraid to make”.Jackson’s G-Unit Film & Television banner is partnering with Arts District Entertainment, the production company headed by Roger Birnbaum, Roth and head of development Michael Besman, while 3BlackDot (with writer

Dade Hayes Finance EditorEXCLUSIVE: Michael Smerconish – Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started Talking, a feature-length filmed version of the radio and TV host’s stage performance, has been acquired by Virgil Films.The film will hit VOD on October 30 and on digital HD and DVD on December 8.Smerconish, who has worked for 30 years in talk radio, hosts a daily show on SiriusXM’s POTUS channel.  He is also hosts a Saturday morning program on CNN.The one-man performance captured in the film is both

‘Reshape Music’ study — ‘A report exploring the lived experience of disabled musicians in education and beyond’ — aims to highlight the “significant barriers” faced by disabled musicians in accessing music education and music-making.Among the key findings of the ‘Reshape Music’ study were that the majority of disabled people surveyed (52%) had been unable to find a teacher who meets their learning needs and understands what additional support they require, while only 25% said they knew how and

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Dave McNary Film ReporterThe percentages of women working as directors and writers on independent films reached recent highs in 2019-2020, according to a report released Thursday.Dr. Martha M.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterAs the term “fake news” gets thrown around recklessly and clickbait headlines spread misinformation, many people have found it hard to find facts from reliable sources. Perhaps people should turn to documentaries.

Ed Meza @edmezavarPortuguese film distributor Midas Filmes has picked up a slew of new acquisitions, including Nanni Moretti’s upcoming “Three Floors,” Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s “Memoria” and Daniele Luchetti’s “The Ties,” which opened this year’s Venice Film Festival.The Lisbon-based company, which is taking part in this year’s International Classic Film Market (MIFC) focus on Portugal in Lyon, France, has also recently picked up Belgian helmer Lucas Belvaux’s “Home Front,” starring Gérard