Sky Studios Drama Chief Stepping Down in Spring

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentLili Hinstin has stepped down as artistic director of the Locarno Film Festival after two years due to differences with the event’s top management.The Paris-based Hinstin had been appointed in August 2018 becoming the prominent Swiss event’s second female chief since its founding in 1946 and one of the few women to head an A-list fest around the world.“The Locarno Film Festival, under the Presidency of Marco Solari, and the Artistic Director Lili

Andreas Wiseman International EditorCrispin Lilly, CEO of UK cinema chain Everyman, is stepping down at the end of this month after a six year stint to “pursue personal interests”. Executive chairman Paul Wise will take the reins until a new CEO is appointed.

Emiliano Granada After having premiered at the First International Film Festival in Xining, China, “Slow Singing” now plays at San Sebastian’s prestigious New Directors section, its main sidebar. The debut film of Dong Xingyi is, as its title promises, a slow paced observation of the life of Junsheng, a former prison inmate who, after release, struggles to readjust to life in his hometown.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorAMC Networks, in a pair of SEC filings Tuesday, said cable pioneer and family patriarch Charles Dolan, is stepping down as executive chairman of its board of directors and that it’s planning to buy back up to $250 million in stockCharles Dolan will become chairman emeritus.

Close your eyes and imagine what Jonathan Glazer’s “Under the Skin” would evolve into if its tone were more uplifting than unsettling and its protagonist wasn’t preying on humans but trying to heal them. That new material would remain a film about a mysterious entity coming into a foreign land, or planet, and peculiarly engaging with its inhabitants—who may never unearth the origin or exact motivations of their unannounced guest.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterCameron Roach, Director of Drama at Sky Studios, is leaving his position at the UK producer.In an internal note to staff, CEO Gary Davey said the exec was departing to “spend more time with his family”.Roach has been at Sky since 2013, working on shows including Britannia, Bulletproof and Riviera. Since Autumn 2018 he has led Sky Drama in the UK, delivering series including Chernobyl and Gangs of London.

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentIn an internal note seen by Variety, Gary Davey, CEO of London-based Sky Studios, has revealed to staff that Cameron Roach is to step down from his role as director of drama at Sky Studios in the spring.In his memo, Davey wrote: “Cameron has decided to take some time out and spend more time with his family in Manchester.”Roach joined Sky Drama as commissioning editor in 2013, and worked across a range of titles including Sky Originals

on Facebook last week, and messages of support have been pouring in ever since.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterVariety International Editor Manori Ravindran will moderate a conversation about succeeding in the global streaming economy with Yulia Poltorak, Head of International Content Distribution, Roku; Jane Millichip, Chief Commercial Officer, Sky Studios; Kelly Day, Chief Operating Officer, ViacomCBS Networks International; Debbie Weinstein, VP, YouTube and video global solutions, Google; and Stefan Lederer, CEO, Bitmovin.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe CW is developing a drama series that hails from Damon Wayans Jr.’s Two Shakes Entertainment, Variety has learned exclusively.The project is titled “The Pretenders.” In the show, a seemingly normal suburban family is hiding a big secret: they’re actually individual assets in the Witness Protection Program, placed together to provide safe cover for three of the assets who are unrelated minors.

Prince William and Prince Harry have reunited to issue a joint statement almost six months after Harry made his last public UK engagement as a royal.The 35 year old and his wife Meghan Markle, 39, stepped down as senior members of the Royal family earlier this year. But Harry and his older brother William, 38, have now joined forced once again to announce a new statue of their mother, Princess Diana, which will be unveiled on what would have been her 60th birthday.

Battlestar Galactica will be streaming in the UK on BBC iPlayer next month.The BBC announced on Wednesday (August 26) that the complete series will be available as a box set from September 5, joining box sets of the likes of Heroes and Killing Eve.The series, which aired on Syfy in the US between 2004 and 2009, will also air on BBC Two.BBC iPlayer controller, Dan McGolpin, said in a statement: “Battlestar Galactica is regarded as one of the best sci-fi series ever made and it holds appeal for

 Kellyanne Conway ’sdaughter, Claudia Conway, is officially seeking her emancipation for alleged “trauma” and ”abuse.”The teenager spent the summer attacking her mother for working directly with President Donald Trump as a Counselor; however, she claims that she is not seeking legal separation from her parents due to her mother‘s job. “I’m officially pushing for emancipation.

Kellyanne Conway, a senior advisor to President Donald Trump, will leave the White House by the end of the month. In a statement posted to Twitter, shecited family reasons for stepping down from her role asWhite House counselor.

It’s a wrap for Kellyanne Conway at the White House. The 53-year-old confirmed she was stepping away from her role as counselor to President Donald Trump, 74, in a statement.