UK Government Confirms Closure Of $657M Film & TV Production Restart Scheme; Industry Concerns Remain Over Lack Of Insurance Backstop

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorFilmLA has reported a strong first quarter as on-location film production in the LA region recorded 9,832 shoot days. The last time filming numbers were that high was in 2016, which reported 9,725 shoot days.“The potential for another COVID-related cutback had us eyeing the first quarter with concern,” recalled FilmLA President Paul Audley.

Jada Pinkett Smith took to Instagram on Thursday to congratulate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson after the Senate confirmed her to the Supreme Court. Pinkett Smith shared two images of Jackson along with the caption, "She did it! Congrats #ketanjibrownjackson." Jackson's confirmation by the Senate fulfilled President Biden's campaign promise to appoint the first Black woman to the high court. The vote was bipartisan, 53-47, with Republican Sens.

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court on Thursday, cementing her place in history as the first Black woman to serve on the nation's highest court.Jackson's confirmation as the 116th justice in U.S. history received bipartisan backing, with a final vote of 53 to 47 in the upper chamber. Three Republicans, Sens.

Film at Lincoln Center has named Sarah Eaton, a film industry veteran and former media relations chief at the Sundance Institute, as VP of marketing and communications.

Cannes Film Festival says it is anticipating in-person industry attendance at its 2022 edition to be “much higher than last year”, with the vast majority of delegates set to make the trip.

The UK government is pushing ahead with plans to privatize Channel 4.

The Bachelor Australia has confirmed it will be relocating their filming for 2022, taking the show from New South Wales to Queensland for a bit of a shake-up.WATCH BELOW: The Bachelor Australia finale | Jimmy chooses Holly in the finaleThe once-massive franchise has seen falling ratings and interest in the last few years, with some former stars of the show suggesting that the format is getting tired.Most fans of the show are also pretty adept at spotting the winner early on, making suspense difficult to create.However, a new setting might be just what the show needs. Swapping out the chilly-looking cocktail parties usually filmed in Sydney’s north west in autumn, it looks like the show is headed for the year-round sunshine found in the on the beaches of the Gold Coast.Osher Günsberg will continue as host of the show.“We are absolutely thrilled to bring The Bachelor Australia to beautiful Queensland this year,” said Daniel Monaghan, Senior Vice Predient, Content and Programming at Paramount Australia and New Zealand.“The sunny beaches and vibrant lifestyle of the Gold Coast is the perfect setting for love and romance, and we are sure it will get hearts racing,” he added.Channel 10 has confirmed “new dates with new vistas” as well as “a theme park or two”.

The new chair of UK broadcaster Channel 4 has been appointed. Media regulator Ofcom has confirmed that businessman Sir Ian Cheshire will be joining the board of the channel on April 11, taking over from interim chair Dawn Airey.

Naman Ramachandran The U.K. government has halted its insurance scheme for film and television.Known as the Film and TV Production Restart Scheme, the £500 million ($657 million) was first unveiled in July 2020, was and extended for a further six months in Oct.

Bridgerton character Kathani “Kate” Sharma will be returning for season three. Netflix and Bridgerton hosted a dinner in Los Angeles on Tuesday celebrating South Asian culture with guests that included Never Have I Ever's Poorna Jagannathan, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, and Richa Moorjani, along with , actor Kal Pen, and others. Obviously, spoiler alert ahead for season two of Bridgerton.During the event, Ashley shared the good news about her character Kate Sharma who became Viscountess Kate Bridgerton in the final scenes of season two.

The Premier League has confirmed clubs will be allowed to make five substitutions from next season.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentThe Rome Film Festival is under new management following a political shake-up that has led to the appointment of RAI Cinema executive Paola Malanga as the fest’s artistic director and Gian Luca Farinelli, who heads the Bologna film archives, as president.Malanga, who was appointed late on Tuesday, replaces Antonio Monda, the New York based journalist and film academic who during his seven-year stint at the helm of the event secured a steady stream of high-caliber guests such as Quentin Tarantino, Tim Burton and Angelina Jolie, to mention a few names on the Rome red carpet at last year’s edition.Farinelli –– who has been appointed president of the Cinema Per Roma foundation that oversees the Rome fest –– takes the reins from Laura Delli Colli, a prominent film journo and critic who remains on the foundation’s board. The new Rome fest regime was prompted by the election last October of new Rome mayor Roberto Gualtieri.The Eternal City extravaganza, which is the brainchild of former Rome mayor Walter Veltroni, has been undergoing management shake-ups due to Italy’s political spoils system ever since its launch in 2006 with Nicole Kidman on the red carpet and ambitions to rival Venice.While Delli Colli exited gracefully, Monda’s departure has been a bit more acrimonious.

EXCLUSIVE: A last-ditch attempt to convince the UK’s Culture Department (DCMS) to extend the £500M ($680M) insurance backstop beyond April 30 has been taking place behind the scenes this week, led by major broadcaster and indie groups, with Pact CEO John McVay warning productions may have to shut down when the backstop ends.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentAfter a year marked by a two-month lockdown and COVID restrictions, the volume of French productions surged by 43.5% in 2021, with 340 films made after widespread postponements in 2020, according to a report unveiled by the CNC (National Film Board).The number of movies produced last year is even 13% higher than in 2019, before the pandemic. Along with production levels, the investment in French films skyrocketed by 73.5% to €1.1 billon ($1.2 billion), the second-highest figure of the decade — behind 2016.

coronavirus pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and to ease the current cost of living crisis in the UK.In a statement following the announcement, the Music Venue Trust said that it “warmly welcomes the Business Rates discount, which will maintain the 50 per cent Business Rates for grassroots music venues that the government announced pre-pandemic.”It continued: “However, with no action for businesses on energy bills, or NI liability, or VAT or any support for the sector to recover from the crisis, the outcome of the budget is that none of the extraordinary financial pressures being placed on venues have been mitigated or alleviated.“This budget has failed to respond to inflationary increases from rent, supplies, & services running in excess of 20% across the sector.

ocal outlets in New Orleans and confirmed by the city’s mayor LaToya Cantrell, as well as official land records in the city. “This is incredible,” Cantrell wrote.