Ken Burns Doc In BBC Holocaust Memorial Day Trio; Newen Connect Ups Leona Connell; Quay Street Names COO; Indian Flick ‘G2’ Officially Unveiled — Global Briefs

09.01.2023 - 14:57 / deadline.com

Ken Burns, Steve McQueen, Helena Bonham Carter Holocaust Docs To Feature On BBC

Holocaust documentaries from Ken Burns, Steve McQueen and Helena Bonham Carter will feature on the BBC to mark Holocaust Memorial Day later this month. Burns’ The U.S. and the Holocaust is part of a package of shows that will air on BBC Four and iPlayer as the annual commemoration rolls around. The three-parter is a PBS original from Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein, examining how the American people and their leaders responded to one of the greatest humanitarian disasters of the twentieth century. Meanwhile, the Bonham Carter-narrated Three Minutes: A Lengthening from the Storyville strand sees three minutes of footage of a Polish ghetto lengthened to tell the hidden stories behind it. The film is co-produced by McQueen, directed by Bianca Stiger and footage filmed by David Kurtz. The BBC has also commissioned its own Holocaust doc – How the Holocaust Began – telling the story of the first defining act of the greatest crime in history. 

Newen Connect Ups Leona Connell To Commercial Chief

Newen Connect, the distribution arm of Newen Studios, has promoted Leona Connell, from EVP Distribution to Chief Commercial Officer. Based between London and Paris, Connell will focus on the international and French markets across film and TV, and her new role comes on the eve of the French TV Screenings at the Unifrance Rendez-Vous. Connell joined Newen Connect in 2020  and currently leads the fiction and non-fiction TV sales team in France and internationally, while supporting the financing of projects and working on co-production partnerships and pre-sales. In her new role, she’ll oversee a sales team of 20, with the post’s creation following the