All Minnow Films articles – Page 9
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NewsBBC2 enters The Divorce Clinic
BBC2 is to follow Channel 4 in putting fixed-rig cameras in a divorce clinic as part of several documentaries designed to shine a light on modern British life.
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CommentCapturing reality to dramatic effect
Drama elements enhance a documentary, but it’s real life that packs the punch, says Ruth Kelly
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NewsRTS Scotland Award winners revealed
Minnow Films BBC3 drama Glasgow Girls and Mentorn Scotland’s, Scotland Decides: The Big, Big Debate were among the winners at the RTS Scotland Awards 2014.
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NewsDragonfly installs fixed-rig in children's hospital
One Born Every Minute indie Dragonfly is returning to the wards with a fixed-rig series set in a children’s hospital for Channel 4.
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NewsPenny Dreadful scoops three Bafta Craft awards
Penny Dreadful picked up three awards at the British Academy Television Craft Awards, with the Sky Atlantic drama triumphing in the Production Design, Make Up & Hair Design and Original Music categories.
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FeaturesHow to get the best from contributors
BBC Academy executive producer Lucy Hooper asks five programme-makers how they cast their shows and deal with sensitive subjects and vulnerable people
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NewsPenny Dreadful scores five Bafta Craft nominations
Sky Atlantic’s gothic thriller Penny Dreadful has received five nominations in this year’s British Academy Television Craft Awards.
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The Broadcast InterviewMorgan Matthews, Minnow Films
Morgan Matthews talks about his first feature film X+Y and the future for expanding UK production outfit Minnow Films
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NewsC4 to turn fixed-rig on divorce
Channel 4 has secured a front-row seat to divorce mediation sessions as one of two Minnow Films commissions about relationships in 21st-century Britain.
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NewsBBC film to examine legacy of Savile abuse
Olly Lambert is to direct a 90-minute film for BBC1 which will highlight the impact on the lives of those affected by child sexual abuse, including the victims of Jimmy Savile and the crimes exposed by the Operation Yewtree investigation.
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NewsC4 explores SAS selection process
Minnow Films is to use fixed-rig cameras to shine a light on the SAS selection process in a documentary series for Channel 4.
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NewsMinnow Films beefs up development team
Minnow Films has beefed up its development team with the hire of Ten Alps’ deputy head of development Ben Samuel.
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FeaturesBest Original Programme: Glasgow Girls
Glasgow Girls may not be the highest-profile show to win a Broadcast Award this year, but it is one of the most distinctive.
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NewsSex, crime and self-harm feature in raft of C4 docs
Self-harm, child sex offenders and Europe’s largest brothel will be explored in six Channel 4 docs from the commissioner behind The Paedophile Hunter.
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NewsC4 and BBC1 lead battle for Broadcast Awards
Channel 4 and BBC1 lead the nominations for the Broadcast Awards 2015 after being shortlisted in multiple categories, including Channel of the Year.
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NewsHunted director demands respect for freelancers
Production companies need to take greater care of freelance filmmakers and stop treating them as “guns for hire”, according to Grierson and Rory Peck Award-winning director Ben Steele.
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NewsC4 racks up record eight Grierson gongs
Channel 4’s much-garlanded Educating Yorkshire has added two more awards to its tally at this year’s Grierson Awards.
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NewsGrierson Award shortlist revealed
The final shortlist for the 2014 Grierson Awards have been revealed with Channel 4 and the BBC leading the way with 16 and 13 nominations apiece.
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NewsZodiak Rights renews Storyvault deal
Zodiak Rights has renewed its first-look deal with Portrait Artist of the Year indie Storyvault Films.
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FeaturesBroadcast Digital: MCN evolution
As multichannel networks grow, their their success is attracting the attention of the major content players