All Features articles – Page 92
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FeaturesDebate: Impact of the scripted boom
Broadcasters and indie chiefs gathered at the Media Summit to discuss issues such as the rise of SVoD services Netflix and Amazon - and what the future holds for the genre
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The Broadcast InterviewDiederick Santer, chief executive, Kudos
From Ancient Rome to the not-too-distant future of C4’s Humans, via ITV’s crime-solving 1950s vicar, Diederick Santer talks to Robin Parker about meeting diverse demand for drama.
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FeaturesBorn On The Same Day, C4
Tracing the lives of celebrities and ordinary people born on the same day brings a fresh approach to the biography format, says Laura Mansfield
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FeaturesAttenborough: BBC has an incomparable responsibility
Sir David Attenborough has spoken out about the value of the BBC as part of a wide-ranging conversation at Sheffield Doc/Fest, during which he reflected on his six decades in broadcasting.
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FeaturesDoc/Fest: VR projects highlight migrant crisis
Screen spoke to Sheffield Doc/Fest curator Mark Atkin to discuss the Alternate Realities programme.
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FeaturesKen Loach: keeper of the flame
Interviewed in the Wardour Street offices of his company Sixteen Films on a damp June morning, Loach is still clearly delighted at having won his second Palme d’Or last month for I, Daniel Blake.
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FeaturesDoc/Fest: British Council welcomes Palestinian delegation
The British Council partners with FilmLab: Palestine to send five Palestinian delegates to this year’s Sheffield Doc/Fest. “We aim to support new voices and younger talent,” notes Suha Khuffash, Arts Programme Manager, British Council Palestine.
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FeaturesD.A. Pennebaker: David Bowie & Bob Dylan collaborations
Veteran documentarian D.A Pennebaker (Bob Dylan: Don’t Look Back) delivered a masterclass at Sheffield Doc/Fest on Sunday (June 12) in which he discussed his lengthy career in the business.
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FeaturesThe Broadcast Interview: HBO docs boss Sheila Nevins
HBO documentary chief Sheila Nevins has revealed that she is looking for films that cover the impact of social media on society, male brutality towards women and the status of black art – while warning producers there are no trends in factual filmmaking.
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FeaturesGame on for 8K
The world’s largest sporting events have always provided broadcasters and manufacturers with the opportunity to push technological boundaries, and this year’s Olympics and Euros will be no different, writes Adrian Pennington
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FeaturesGoggledocs
Five of the UK’s top TV documentary-makers watched C4’s factual output in the first week of February. Here they deliver their verdicts in the style of the channel’s hit series Gogglebox
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The Broadcast InterviewLaura Ricciardi and Moira Demos, Making A Murderer
Netflix’s global hit documentary series was 10 years in the making. Alex Farber hears how directors Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos developed their vision with the on-demand service
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The Broadcast InterviewNeil Grant, Films of Record
Films of Record managing director Neil Grant tells Robin Parker about the streak of anarchy and love of provocation and playfulness that have marked his career in groundbreaking TV
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Behind The ScenesCity in the Sky, BBC2
Russell Levin highlights the challenges of trying to film 300 tonne aircraft taking off from the coldest city on earth.
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FeaturesCreative Access: Building a diverse workforce
Creative Access has been organising internships for young BAME talent for the past three years. Former trainees and their employers tell Ann-Marie Corvin what it has done for them
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FeaturesMaking of a series producer
Producer/director Sreya Biswas is one of 19 delegates selected by Creative Skillset for training to become a series producer. Here she finds out what it takes to make the grade
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FeaturesDaytime battle: ITV gains ground on BBC1
Commercial broadcaster is showing marked improvement in daytime, with audience share up 5.6% at the BBC’s expense. Stephen Price reports on the key battlegrounds
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Behind The ScenesBattle of Jutland: the Navy's Bloodiest Day, BBC2
What started as a personal story for executive producer Liz McLeod became a technical jigsaw puzzle for director Alicia Aarce
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FeaturesFocal International Awards: winners
Broadcast takes an in-depth look at some of the winners and shortlisted entries in this year’s Focal International Awards - including Firelight Films’ The Black Panthers and On The Corner’s Amy.
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Behind The ScenesNeil Gaiman’s Likely Stories, Sky Arts
The trick to adapting four unconnected short stories from the pen of cult author Neil Gaiman was to give them a ‘shared grammar’, directors Jane Pollard and Iain Forsyth tell Olly Grant