Patrick Melrose producer Two Cities Television and Spotlight producer Topic Studios have partnered to bring a drama based on the life and death of Jamal Khashoggi to the small screen.
The two companies have optioned Jonathan Rugman’s The Killing in the Consulate: Investigating the Life and Death of Jamal Khashoggi, which is published this month by Simon & Schuster.
It comes a year after Khashoggi was murdered inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
Eye In The Sky writer Guy Hibbert has come on board to adapt the book, which includes interviews with the likes of Khashoggi’s fiancée Hatice Cengiz as well as access to the Turkish investigation.
The rights were picked up from James Carroll at Northbank Talent Management.
Two Cities Television is a BBC Studios-backed firm run by Michael Jackson, the former President of Programming at USA Entertainment, Chairman of Universal Television and President of Programming for Iac,...
The two companies have optioned Jonathan Rugman’s The Killing in the Consulate: Investigating the Life and Death of Jamal Khashoggi, which is published this month by Simon & Schuster.
It comes a year after Khashoggi was murdered inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
Eye In The Sky writer Guy Hibbert has come on board to adapt the book, which includes interviews with the likes of Khashoggi’s fiancée Hatice Cengiz as well as access to the Turkish investigation.
The rights were picked up from James Carroll at Northbank Talent Management.
Two Cities Television is a BBC Studios-backed firm run by Michael Jackson, the former President of Programming at USA Entertainment, Chairman of Universal Television and President of Programming for Iac,...
- 10/3/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Sheffield Doc/Fest announced Wednesday that Elizabeth McIntyre is stepping down from her role as CEO and festival director after three years in the post. The world-renowned documentary festival celebrated its 25th anniversary edition in June.
Alex Graham, chair of Sheffield Doc/Fest, said McIntyre was leaving the festival “in great shape.” The festival will begin its search for a new director in September. The new appointee will oversee the 2019 edition of Sheffield Doc/Fest, which will run from June 6 to 11.
“I am immensely proud of what Liz has achieved these last three years,” said Graham. “Her professionalism and vision have created a fertile environment for her talented senior team to deliver increasingly pioneering and compelling festival programs, widely celebrated by both industry and public audiences.”
The festival, which began in 1994 with 42 films screened over just two days, has grown into the U.K.’s leading and an internationally recognized documentary festival.
Alex Graham, chair of Sheffield Doc/Fest, said McIntyre was leaving the festival “in great shape.” The festival will begin its search for a new director in September. The new appointee will oversee the 2019 edition of Sheffield Doc/Fest, which will run from June 6 to 11.
“I am immensely proud of what Liz has achieved these last three years,” said Graham. “Her professionalism and vision have created a fertile environment for her talented senior team to deliver increasingly pioneering and compelling festival programs, widely celebrated by both industry and public audiences.”
The festival, which began in 1994 with 42 films screened over just two days, has grown into the U.K.’s leading and an internationally recognized documentary festival.
- 8/15/2018
- by Robert Mitchell
- Variety Film + TV
Sheffield Doc/Fest CEO and Festival Director Elizabeth McIntyre is to step down after three years in charge.
McIntyre has run the British festival, which is one of the largest non-fiction festivals in the world, since 2016. She has welcomed names such as Tilda Swinton, Sir David Attenborough, Maxine Peake, Michael Moore, Shane Meadows, Lauren Greenfield, Jamal Edwards and Da Pennebaker to the northern city during her tenure.
This year, the former Discovery commissioner welcomed Sean McAllister’s A Northern Soul as the opening night film along with titles such as Mark Cousins’ The Eyes of Orson Welles, Marco Prosperio’s The Man Who Stole Banksy, Scott Christopherson-directed The Insufferable Groo and Sandi Tan’s Shirkers at the festival, alongside pitch projects from stars including Tilda Swinton and Alan Cumming as well as producers such as Searching For Sugar Man’s John Battsek and Shooting Bigfoot’s Morgan Matthews.
Alex Graham,...
McIntyre has run the British festival, which is one of the largest non-fiction festivals in the world, since 2016. She has welcomed names such as Tilda Swinton, Sir David Attenborough, Maxine Peake, Michael Moore, Shane Meadows, Lauren Greenfield, Jamal Edwards and Da Pennebaker to the northern city during her tenure.
This year, the former Discovery commissioner welcomed Sean McAllister’s A Northern Soul as the opening night film along with titles such as Mark Cousins’ The Eyes of Orson Welles, Marco Prosperio’s The Man Who Stole Banksy, Scott Christopherson-directed The Insufferable Groo and Sandi Tan’s Shirkers at the festival, alongside pitch projects from stars including Tilda Swinton and Alan Cumming as well as producers such as Searching For Sugar Man’s John Battsek and Shooting Bigfoot’s Morgan Matthews.
Alex Graham,...
- 8/15/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Festival to begin successor search for 2019 edition in September.
Sheffield Doc/Fest CEO and festival director Elizabeth McIntyre has left her role after three years at the helm of the UK’s preeminent documentary festival.
In September, the festival will begin a search for her successor to guide Doc/Fest’s next edition, which will run June 6-11 in 2019.
During McIntyre’s tenure, Doc/Fest hosted names including Tilda Swinton, David Attenborough, Maxine Peake, Yance Ford, Ken Loach, and Michael Moore.
The 2018 edition of the festival opened with Sean McAllister’s A Northern Soul, the event saw ticket sales rise 16% this year.
Sheffield Doc/Fest CEO and festival director Elizabeth McIntyre has left her role after three years at the helm of the UK’s preeminent documentary festival.
In September, the festival will begin a search for her successor to guide Doc/Fest’s next edition, which will run June 6-11 in 2019.
During McIntyre’s tenure, Doc/Fest hosted names including Tilda Swinton, David Attenborough, Maxine Peake, Yance Ford, Ken Loach, and Michael Moore.
The 2018 edition of the festival opened with Sean McAllister’s A Northern Soul, the event saw ticket sales rise 16% this year.
- 8/15/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Elizabeth McIntyre is leaving her role as CEO and director of the Sheffield Doc/Fest, positions she has held for three years.
Under her tenure, the celebrated British documentary event has added several new initiatives for budding filmmakers and expanded its audience, this year's festival seeing ticket sales up 16 percent from 2017.
"I am immensely proud of what Liz has achieved these last three years," said Doc/Fest chair Alex Graham. "Her professionalism and vision have created a fertile environment for her talented senior team to deliver increasingly pioneering and compelling festival programmes, widely celebrated by ...
Under her tenure, the celebrated British documentary event has added several new initiatives for budding filmmakers and expanded its audience, this year's festival seeing ticket sales up 16 percent from 2017.
"I am immensely proud of what Liz has achieved these last three years," said Doc/Fest chair Alex Graham. "Her professionalism and vision have created a fertile environment for her talented senior team to deliver increasingly pioneering and compelling festival programmes, widely celebrated by ...
- 8/15/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Elizabeth McIntyre is leaving her role as CEO and director of the Sheffield Doc/Fest, positions she has held for three years.
Under her tenure, the celebrated British documentary event has added several new initiatives for budding filmmakers and expanded its audience, this year's festival seeing ticket sales up 16 percent from 2017.
"I am immensely proud of what Liz has achieved these last three years," said Doc/Fest chair Alex Graham. "Her professionalism and vision have created a fertile environment for her talented senior team to deliver increasingly pioneering and compelling festival programmes, widely celebrated by ...
Under her tenure, the celebrated British documentary event has added several new initiatives for budding filmmakers and expanded its audience, this year's festival seeing ticket sales up 16 percent from 2017.
"I am immensely proud of what Liz has achieved these last three years," said Doc/Fest chair Alex Graham. "Her professionalism and vision have created a fertile environment for her talented senior team to deliver increasingly pioneering and compelling festival programmes, widely celebrated by ...
- 8/15/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
The Sheffield Doc/Fest, one of the largest non-fiction festivals in the world, kicked off this weekend with around 200 films as it celebrates its 25th anniversary. The festival is launching the world premiere of films such as Jack Black-associated The Insufferable Groo, the European premiere of Neon-acquired Three Identical Strangers and UK premieres of Pedro Almodóvar-exec produced The Silence of Others and Maya Rudolph-produced Shirkers.
The event, which runs June 7 to 12 and is somewhat similar to the Sundance Film Festival, is both a publicly facing festival with a sizeable industry angle, with broadcasters and filmmakers debating the future of the form and highlighting the latest high-profile projects.
Former Discovery commissioner Liz McIntyre, who is Chief Executive and Festival Director at Sheffield Doc/Fest, highlighted the opening night film Sean McAllister’s A Northern Soul, which follows underdog Steve, a factory worker by day and hip hop performer by night,...
The event, which runs June 7 to 12 and is somewhat similar to the Sundance Film Festival, is both a publicly facing festival with a sizeable industry angle, with broadcasters and filmmakers debating the future of the form and highlighting the latest high-profile projects.
Former Discovery commissioner Liz McIntyre, who is Chief Executive and Festival Director at Sheffield Doc/Fest, highlighted the opening night film Sean McAllister’s A Northern Soul, which follows underdog Steve, a factory worker by day and hip hop performer by night,...
- 6/10/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The series will be an adaptation of Edward St. Aubyn’s Patrick Melrose novels.
Alex Graham and Michael Jackson’s indie has scored its debut order - a five-part drama for Sky Atlantic and Us network Showtime starring Benedict Cumberbatch.
The two broadcasters ordered Melrose from Two Cities Television, the BBC Worldwide-backed indie set up by the pair last year in association with Cumberbatch’s Studiocanal-owned indie SunnyMarch.
The show is based on Edward St. Aubyn’s novels featuring aristocratic playboy Patrick Melrose, who will be played by the Sherlock star.
Written by One Day author David Nicholls, the drama charts Melrose’s deeply traumatic childhood, issues with alcoholism, heroin addiction, recovery, marriage and parenthood.
Each episode of the 5 x 60-minute drama will be based on one St. Aubyn novel and will be set in the south of France in the 1960s, New York in the 1980s and Britain in the early 2000s.
It is the...
Alex Graham and Michael Jackson’s indie has scored its debut order - a five-part drama for Sky Atlantic and Us network Showtime starring Benedict Cumberbatch.
The two broadcasters ordered Melrose from Two Cities Television, the BBC Worldwide-backed indie set up by the pair last year in association with Cumberbatch’s Studiocanal-owned indie SunnyMarch.
The show is based on Edward St. Aubyn’s novels featuring aristocratic playboy Patrick Melrose, who will be played by the Sherlock star.
Written by One Day author David Nicholls, the drama charts Melrose’s deeply traumatic childhood, issues with alcoholism, heroin addiction, recovery, marriage and parenthood.
Each episode of the 5 x 60-minute drama will be based on one St. Aubyn novel and will be set in the south of France in the 1960s, New York in the 1980s and Britain in the early 2000s.
It is the...
- 2/28/2017
- ScreenDaily
Drama producer Two Cities has made its first major hire since hanging its shingle last summer with Stephen Wright named Creative Director. Wright joins the indie from BBC Northern Ireland where he was Head of Drama. Set up by Michael Jackson and Alex Graham, Two Cities is backed by BBC Worldwide which took an equity stake in the company in August. At the BBC, Wright was responsible for commissioning two of the most highly regarded BBC dramas of recent years, Jed…...
- 1/25/2017
- Deadline TV
Exclusive: Zach Dean has been set to pen for 20th Century Fox and director Shawn Levy a film based on the life of legendary rock promoter Bill Graham. It is Dean who will find the movie in Bill Graham: My Life Inside Rock and Out, the autobiography Graham wrote with Robert Greenfield that Fox bought early last year. Levy will produce through his 21 Laps banner, and Greenfield, David Graham and Alex Graham are executive producing. Graham came to prominence in the 1960s…...
- 1/5/2017
- Deadline
A biopic of legendary impresario and rock promoter Bill Graham is set to roll for 20th Century Fox, after the studio acquired his autobiography, Bill Graham: My Life Inside Rock And Out, for adaptation. Shawn Levy will direct and produce the film, while David Graham, Alex Graham, and autobiography co-writer Robert Greenfield will co-produce.
Bill Graham died in 1991, aged 60, when his helicopter crashed in California, on his way back from a Huey Lewis And The News concert. His tragic end came at the culmination of a fascinating life which saw him escape the Holocaust and settle in the U.S, where he earned a degree in business. He began his career as an impresario and promoter in San Francisco by managing the San Francisco Mime Troupe. Eventually, he expanded his portfolio, and was instrumental in the success of artists such as Janis Joplin, Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane.
Shawn Levy...
Bill Graham died in 1991, aged 60, when his helicopter crashed in California, on his way back from a Huey Lewis And The News concert. His tragic end came at the culmination of a fascinating life which saw him escape the Holocaust and settle in the U.S, where he earned a degree in business. He began his career as an impresario and promoter in San Francisco by managing the San Francisco Mime Troupe. Eventually, he expanded his portfolio, and was instrumental in the success of artists such as Janis Joplin, Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane.
Shawn Levy...
- 2/18/2016
- by Sarah Myles
- We Got This Covered
Exclusive: 20th Century Fox and director Shawn Levy will turn the life of legendary music promoter Bill Graham into a feature film. The studio has acquired Bill Graham: My Life Inside Rock and Out, the autobiography he wrote with Robert Greenfield. Levy will produce through his 21 Laps banner. David Graham, Alex Graham and Robert Greenfield will be the executive producers. Graham is best known for bringing the San Francisco music scene to prominence with his venues the…...
- 2/17/2016
- Deadline
Documentary filmmaker places a focus on the lives of women across the globe
Kim Longinotto has been named the 2015 recipient of the BBC Grierson Trustees’ Award.
The documentary filmmaker is known for titles including Sisters In Law, which won the Cicea award at Cannes in 2005, Pink Saris and latest release Dreamcatcher, which won the Directing Award at Sundance in January.
Announcing the award, a statement from The Grierson Trust described Longinotto as: “the creator of numerous groundbreaking films which focus on and explore the lives of women across the globe,. Throughout her career she has consistently given voice to those who have no voice living in some of the world’s most repressive and hostile societies.
Previous winners of the honour include John Battsek, Kevin Macdonald, Alex Graham, John Pilger, Penny Woolcock, Norma Percy, Paul Watson, Mike Salisbury, Nick Fraser, Jonathan Gili, Molly Dineen and Sir David Attenborough.
Grierson Trust chairman Lorraine Heggessey said: “Kim is a filmmaker...
Kim Longinotto has been named the 2015 recipient of the BBC Grierson Trustees’ Award.
The documentary filmmaker is known for titles including Sisters In Law, which won the Cicea award at Cannes in 2005, Pink Saris and latest release Dreamcatcher, which won the Directing Award at Sundance in January.
Announcing the award, a statement from The Grierson Trust described Longinotto as: “the creator of numerous groundbreaking films which focus on and explore the lives of women across the globe,. Throughout her career she has consistently given voice to those who have no voice living in some of the world’s most repressive and hostile societies.
Previous winners of the honour include John Battsek, Kevin Macdonald, Alex Graham, John Pilger, Penny Woolcock, Norma Percy, Paul Watson, Mike Salisbury, Nick Fraser, Jonathan Gili, Molly Dineen and Sir David Attenborough.
Grierson Trust chairman Lorraine Heggessey said: “Kim is a filmmaker...
- 10/13/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Discovery Channel exec to replace Heather Croall at documentary festival.
Sheffield Doc/Fest has named Discovery Channel commissioner Liz McIntyre as its new CEO and festival director, replacing Heather Croall who stepped down in February after nine years in the role.
McIntyre will take up the position on September 1, stepping down as VP of production and development at Discovery Channel where she is responsible for commissioning original factual content for the global market, as well heading up factual commissions for Discovery UK and Quest.
She will join Sheffield Doc/Fest after its next edition, which runs June 5-10 and is being handled by Mark Atkin, director of the festival’s multiplatform strand Crossover.
On top of her Discovery role, McIntyre has been head of masterschool for Documentary Campus and will lead its pan-European mentoring and training programme until the end of this year.
Documentary Campus has co-presented the Industry Conference Sessions at Sheffield Doc/Fest since 2011. She...
Sheffield Doc/Fest has named Discovery Channel commissioner Liz McIntyre as its new CEO and festival director, replacing Heather Croall who stepped down in February after nine years in the role.
McIntyre will take up the position on September 1, stepping down as VP of production and development at Discovery Channel where she is responsible for commissioning original factual content for the global market, as well heading up factual commissions for Discovery UK and Quest.
She will join Sheffield Doc/Fest after its next edition, which runs June 5-10 and is being handled by Mark Atkin, director of the festival’s multiplatform strand Crossover.
On top of her Discovery role, McIntyre has been head of masterschool for Documentary Campus and will lead its pan-European mentoring and training programme until the end of this year.
Documentary Campus has co-presented the Industry Conference Sessions at Sheffield Doc/Fest since 2011. She...
- 4/21/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Heather Croall to head Adelaide Fringe Festival after nine years at Sheffield.
Heather Croall, the CEO and festival director of Sheffield Doc/Fest, is to step down after nine years in the role.
Croall will leave the documentary festival in mid-February and return to Australia, where she will take up the position of CEO and festival director of the Adelaide Fringe Festival.
Mark Atkin, director of the festival’s multiplatform strand Crossover, will take over as acting director ahead of the next edition, which runs June 5-10.
The search for a full-time successor will begin with immediate effect and is expected to be announced at the festival in June.
Doc/Fest chairman Alex Graham said: “Heather will be an incredibly difficult act to follow. In less than a decade she transformed Sheffield Doc/Fest into one of the leading film festivals in the world and she leaves a fantastic legacy on which we can build. Of course...
Heather Croall, the CEO and festival director of Sheffield Doc/Fest, is to step down after nine years in the role.
Croall will leave the documentary festival in mid-February and return to Australia, where she will take up the position of CEO and festival director of the Adelaide Fringe Festival.
Mark Atkin, director of the festival’s multiplatform strand Crossover, will take over as acting director ahead of the next edition, which runs June 5-10.
The search for a full-time successor will begin with immediate effect and is expected to be announced at the festival in June.
Doc/Fest chairman Alex Graham said: “Heather will be an incredibly difficult act to follow. In less than a decade she transformed Sheffield Doc/Fest into one of the leading film festivals in the world and she leaves a fantastic legacy on which we can build. Of course...
- 1/5/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Sheffield Doc/Fest has appointed Claire Aguilar as director of programming and industry engagement.
The newly created hybrid role will see Aguilar taking over from former director of programming Hussain Currimbhoy - who stepped down after seven years to join the Sundance Film Festival – as well as being responsible for overseeing industry training and mentoring as part of Doc/Fest’s year-round workshops.
Aguilar joins Doc/Fest from American public television broadcaster Independent Television Service (Itvs), where she held the roles of executive content adviser, responsible for commissioning documentaries and vice president of programming, which saw her overseeing programming strategy and funding. She will move from San Francisco, where she is currently based, to Sheffield at the end of January.
She has previously served as programming consultant, film juror and panelist across a slate of international documentary organisations including Pew Fellowships in the Arts, Ford Foundation, Idfa, Visions du Réel, the Corporation...
The newly created hybrid role will see Aguilar taking over from former director of programming Hussain Currimbhoy - who stepped down after seven years to join the Sundance Film Festival – as well as being responsible for overseeing industry training and mentoring as part of Doc/Fest’s year-round workshops.
Aguilar joins Doc/Fest from American public television broadcaster Independent Television Service (Itvs), where she held the roles of executive content adviser, responsible for commissioning documentaries and vice president of programming, which saw her overseeing programming strategy and funding. She will move from San Francisco, where she is currently based, to Sheffield at the end of January.
She has previously served as programming consultant, film juror and panelist across a slate of international documentary organisations including Pew Fellowships in the Arts, Ford Foundation, Idfa, Visions du Réel, the Corporation...
- 12/12/2014
- by sarah.cooper@screendaily.com (Sarah Cooper)
- ScreenDaily
With year end lists already flooding the interwebs a full month before the actual year’s end, its hard to ignore the fact that awards season is now in full swing. Tons of documentary awards have already been handed out, whether its for Ida (not Pawel Pawlikowski’s gorgeous new film) or for Cinema Eye Honors, there are plenty of worthy films getting their due recognition. Plus, several international festivals have handed out major awards this month, including Idfa, which hosted their awards ceremony just minutes ago. The full roundup is just below:
Dok Leipzig – Germany – October 27th – November 2nd
At the close of the 57th edition of the German documentary festival the Golden Dove Award, the festival’s highest honor, was given to Claudine Bories and Patrice Chagnard’s Rules of the Game, while the Leipziger Ring Film Prize went to Laura Poitras’s Edward Snowden doc Citizenfour, the...
Dok Leipzig – Germany – October 27th – November 2nd
At the close of the 57th edition of the German documentary festival the Golden Dove Award, the festival’s highest honor, was given to Claudine Bories and Patrice Chagnard’s Rules of the Game, while the Leipziger Ring Film Prize went to Laura Poitras’s Edward Snowden doc Citizenfour, the...
- 11/29/2014
- by Jordan M. Smith
- IONCINEMA.com
Documentary awards took place last night [Nov 3] at London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall.
Particle Fever and Cutie and the Boxer were among the film winners at last night’s Grierson Awards, held in association with Sky Atlantic and Shell.
Mark Levinson’s Particle Fever, about the quest for find the Higgs boson, won the Satusfaction Best Science or Natural History Documentary and was praised as a “stunning piece of work” by the jury, while Zachary Heinzerling’s Cutie and the Boxer scooped the Bertha Dochouse Best Cinema Documentary award with the jury calling it a “true gem”.
The big winner on the night was Channel 4 as it took a record eight of the 13 award available, including two wins for Education Yorkshire for Envy Best Documentary Series Award and Radio Times Reader’s Choice Award.
Peter Aker’s Sing Your Heart Out received the Sky Atlantic Best Student Documentary, while former Wall To Wall chief executive Alex Graham was awarded...
Particle Fever and Cutie and the Boxer were among the film winners at last night’s Grierson Awards, held in association with Sky Atlantic and Shell.
Mark Levinson’s Particle Fever, about the quest for find the Higgs boson, won the Satusfaction Best Science or Natural History Documentary and was praised as a “stunning piece of work” by the jury, while Zachary Heinzerling’s Cutie and the Boxer scooped the Bertha Dochouse Best Cinema Documentary award with the jury calling it a “true gem”.
The big winner on the night was Channel 4 as it took a record eight of the 13 award available, including two wins for Education Yorkshire for Envy Best Documentary Series Award and Radio Times Reader’s Choice Award.
Peter Aker’s Sing Your Heart Out received the Sky Atlantic Best Student Documentary, while former Wall To Wall chief executive Alex Graham was awarded...
- 11/4/2014
- by ian.sandwell@screendaily.com (Ian Sandwell)
- ScreenDaily
Documentary awards took place last night [Nov 3] at London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall.
Particle Fever and Cutie and the Boxer were among the film winners at last night’s Grierson Awards, held in association with Sky Atlantic and Shell.
Mark Levinson’s Particle Fever, about the quest for find the Higgs boson, won the Satusfaction Best Science or Natural History Documentary and was praised as a “stunning piece of work” by the jury, while Zachary Heinzerling’s Cutie and the Boxer scooped the Bertha Dochouse Best Cinema Documentary award with the jury calling it a “true gem”.
The big winner on the night was Channel 4 as it took a record eight of the 13 award available, including two wins for Education Yorkshire for Envy Best Documentary Series Award and Radio Times Reader’s Choice Award.
Peter Aker’s Sing Your Heart Out received the Sky Atlantic Best Student Documentary, while former Wall To Wall chief executive Alex Graham was awarded...
Particle Fever and Cutie and the Boxer were among the film winners at last night’s Grierson Awards, held in association with Sky Atlantic and Shell.
Mark Levinson’s Particle Fever, about the quest for find the Higgs boson, won the Satusfaction Best Science or Natural History Documentary and was praised as a “stunning piece of work” by the jury, while Zachary Heinzerling’s Cutie and the Boxer scooped the Bertha Dochouse Best Cinema Documentary award with the jury calling it a “true gem”.
The big winner on the night was Channel 4 as it took a record eight of the 13 award available, including two wins for Education Yorkshire for Envy Best Documentary Series Award and Radio Times Reader’s Choice Award.
Peter Aker’s Sing Your Heart Out received the Sky Atlantic Best Student Documentary, while former Wall To Wall chief executive Alex Graham was awarded...
- 11/4/2014
- by ian.sandwell@screendaily.com (Ian Sandwell)
- ScreenDaily
Charlie Phillips to leave after seven years, replaced by the director of the Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival. Sheffield Doc/Fest director of programming Hussain Currimbhoy is also set to step down.
Sheffield Doc/Fest deputy director Charlie Phillips is to step down after seven years to take up a newly created position as head of documentaries at the Guardian, as part of its video team, from Oct 20.
Reporting to the Guardian’s executive editor of multimedia, Merope Mills, Phillips will be responsible for overseeing the acquisition and production of international documentaries of all lengths and genres.
Melanie Iredale will replace Phillips at the documentary festival from November and joins from Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival, which she has directed since 2009.
Iredale has also been development consultant for Sheffield Doc/Fest since 2010, raising funds for new festival strands as well as arts and public-facing projects.
It has also been confirmed that director of programming Hussain Currimbhoy is leaving...
Sheffield Doc/Fest deputy director Charlie Phillips is to step down after seven years to take up a newly created position as head of documentaries at the Guardian, as part of its video team, from Oct 20.
Reporting to the Guardian’s executive editor of multimedia, Merope Mills, Phillips will be responsible for overseeing the acquisition and production of international documentaries of all lengths and genres.
Melanie Iredale will replace Phillips at the documentary festival from November and joins from Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival, which she has directed since 2009.
Iredale has also been development consultant for Sheffield Doc/Fest since 2010, raising funds for new festival strands as well as arts and public-facing projects.
It has also been confirmed that director of programming Hussain Currimbhoy is leaving...
- 9/8/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Annual event to be held on June 18 on the topic of Great British Film, Television and Games Event - Striving for Diversity Nirvana.
Lenny Henry is to introduce this year’s National Film and Television School’s (Nfts) Gala.
The Great British Film, Television and Games Event - Striving for Diversity Nirvana will take place on June 18 at Old Billingsgate.
Baroness Floella Benjamin, OBE, is chairing the Gala committee, which includes Paralympic medalist Ade Adepitan, director Alrick Riley, Fujitsu UK and Ireland chairman Simon Blagden, MBE, Ingenious Investments CEO James Clayton, Wall to Wall TV founder Alex Graham, Coutts & Co’s media banking division director Judith Chan, Global Group executive president and founder Ashley Tabor and Nfts director Nik Powell.
Henry recently launched a nationwide campaign to increase diversity on our screens by calling for a change in the law to boost the number of Black and Minority Ethnic workers in British broadcast media.
The Gala aims...
Lenny Henry is to introduce this year’s National Film and Television School’s (Nfts) Gala.
The Great British Film, Television and Games Event - Striving for Diversity Nirvana will take place on June 18 at Old Billingsgate.
Baroness Floella Benjamin, OBE, is chairing the Gala committee, which includes Paralympic medalist Ade Adepitan, director Alrick Riley, Fujitsu UK and Ireland chairman Simon Blagden, MBE, Ingenious Investments CEO James Clayton, Wall to Wall TV founder Alex Graham, Coutts & Co’s media banking division director Judith Chan, Global Group executive president and founder Ashley Tabor and Nfts director Nik Powell.
Henry recently launched a nationwide campaign to increase diversity on our screens by calling for a change in the law to boost the number of Black and Minority Ethnic workers in British broadcast media.
The Gala aims...
- 6/11/2014
- by ian.sandwell@screendaily.com (Ian Sandwell)
- ScreenDaily
Baroness Floella Benjamin [pictured] will chair the event, which is about improving diversity.
Screen International and its sister publication Broadcast have been confirmed as media partners for the National Film and Television School’s 2014 Gala.
Baroness Floella Benjamin is to chair Gala, which aims to improve diversity in the film, television and games industries.
The Nfts 2014 Gala will be held at Old Billingsgate on June 18, 2014 and includes live entertainment, a quiz and live and silent auctions.
Joining Benjamin on the Gala Committee are Simon Blagden (Chairman, Fujitsu, UK and Ireland); James Clayton (CEO, Ingenious Investments); Alex Graham (founder of Wall to Wall TV); Judith Chan (Director, Media Banking Division, Coutts & Co); Ashley Tabor (Executive President and Founder, Global Group); Alrick Riley (Nfts graduate, BAFTA-winning director of Hustle, Hotel Babylon and Spooks), Ade Adepitan, (Paralympic gold medalist and television broadcaster) and Nik Powell (Director Nfts).
Benjamin, who is also on the school’s Board of Governors, encouraged the industry...
Screen International and its sister publication Broadcast have been confirmed as media partners for the National Film and Television School’s 2014 Gala.
Baroness Floella Benjamin is to chair Gala, which aims to improve diversity in the film, television and games industries.
The Nfts 2014 Gala will be held at Old Billingsgate on June 18, 2014 and includes live entertainment, a quiz and live and silent auctions.
Joining Benjamin on the Gala Committee are Simon Blagden (Chairman, Fujitsu, UK and Ireland); James Clayton (CEO, Ingenious Investments); Alex Graham (founder of Wall to Wall TV); Judith Chan (Director, Media Banking Division, Coutts & Co); Ashley Tabor (Executive President and Founder, Global Group); Alrick Riley (Nfts graduate, BAFTA-winning director of Hustle, Hotel Babylon and Spooks), Ade Adepitan, (Paralympic gold medalist and television broadcaster) and Nik Powell (Director Nfts).
Benjamin, who is also on the school’s Board of Governors, encouraged the industry...
- 12/18/2013
- ScreenDaily
Warner Bros-owned Shed Media Group has named Leanne Klein CEO of its production subsidiary Wall to Wall as current chief and founder Alex Graham exits. Wall to Wall creative director Klein will take over from Graham who will remain connected to the company as an executive producer on TLC’s U.S. version of Who Do You Think You Are? which Graham created. Klein has been at Wall to Wall, producer of The Voice UK, since 1995 and recently exec produced Hitchcock biopic The Girl. She has also overseen such programs as Long Lost Family, The Young Ones, Child Genius and The Voice UK. Graham founded Wall to Wall in 1987 and sold the company to Shed in 2007. Warner Bros acquired Shed in 2010.
- 10/17/2013
- by NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor
- Deadline TV
London – U.K. TV production and distribution firm Shed Media Group, which is majority owned by Warner Bros., said Thursday that it has appointed Leanne Klein as CEO of its Wall to Wall unit. She most recently served as creative director of Wall to Wall, which produces such shows as The Voice UK. Klein replaces Alex Graham who will help with the handover of responsibilities until the end of the year. Graham will also remain "intimately connected with the company he helped found" by serving as an executive producer on the U.S. version of Wall to Wall hit
read more...
read more...
- 10/17/2013
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Long Lost Family has been renewed for a third run, according to presenter Nicky Campbell. Campbell, who co-hosts the family reunion show with Davina McCall, tweeted this morning: "Long Lost Family recommissioned for series 3. The work begins." Production company Wall to Wall's chief executive Alex Graham supported Campbell's statement, adding: "Long Lost Family ends its run with strong numbers. Thanks @NickyAACampbell and @ThisisDavina for another brilliant show. See you on series 3." Though ITV could not confirm that more episodes have been ordered, the broadcaster has been advertising for contestants to apply for next year, with auditions taking place between April 1 and May (more)...
- 6/1/2012
- by By Paul Millar
- Digital Spy
In 2006 . the year I migrated to Australia . Film Australia made its submission to the federal government.s film funding review. That year my ignorance prevailed when I was occupied programming my first Australian International Documentary Conference (Aidc) as its new director.
Encouraged by industry anger about the terms of trade, role and direction of Film Australia, I programmed a keynote address that criticised the six-decade-old institution and put some more fuel on the already burning fire. The keynote by Wall to Wall.s chief executive Alex Graham was meant to alter the terms of engagement, but it set the tone for a further attack on Film Australia as a whole. Unfortunately the industry mobilisation happened at a time the federal government was keen to cut some costs and a golden opportunity arose to axe Film Australia with seemingly the full blessing of stakeholders in the documentary community.
Had I paid...
Encouraged by industry anger about the terms of trade, role and direction of Film Australia, I programmed a keynote address that criticised the six-decade-old institution and put some more fuel on the already burning fire. The keynote by Wall to Wall.s chief executive Alex Graham was meant to alter the terms of engagement, but it set the tone for a further attack on Film Australia as a whole. Unfortunately the industry mobilisation happened at a time the federal government was keen to cut some costs and a golden opportunity arose to axe Film Australia with seemingly the full blessing of stakeholders in the documentary community.
Had I paid...
- 2/27/2012
- by Joost Den Hartog
- IF.com.au
In 2006 . the year I migrated to Australia . Film Australia made its submission to the federal government.s film funding review. That year my ignorance prevailed when I was occupied programming my first Australian International Documentary Conference (Aidc) as its new director. Encouraged by industry anger about the terms of trade, role and direction of Film Australia, I programmed a keynote address that criticised the six-decade-old institution and put some more fuel on the already burning fire. The keynote by Wall to Wall.s chief executive Alex Graham was meant to alter the terms of engagement, but it set the tone for a further attack on Film Australia as a whole. Unfortunately the industry mobilisation happened at a time the federal government was keen to cut...
- 2/27/2012
- by Joost Den Hartog
- IF.com.au
Lisa Kudrow says that if she hadn't made a certain movie, she might not be helping other celebrities trace their pasts now.
The "Friends" Emmy winner was in Ireland, filming the 2007 comedy-drama "P.S. I Love You" with Hilary Swank, when she happened upon the television show "Who Do You Think You Are?" She was so intrigued to watch overseas stars comb through their genealogies, she felt the concept also would work in America ... and the Kudrow-produced NBC version's second season starts Friday, Feb. 4.
"That's the only reason I'm doing the show in the U.S.," Kudrow confirms to Zap2it. "I had very much a supporting role in the movie, so I'd be thinking, 'I hope we're done in time. I can watch that show.' I caught it one night in my hotel room, and I could not believe what I was watching. I didn't even know the people who were in it,...
The "Friends" Emmy winner was in Ireland, filming the 2007 comedy-drama "P.S. I Love You" with Hilary Swank, when she happened upon the television show "Who Do You Think You Are?" She was so intrigued to watch overseas stars comb through their genealogies, she felt the concept also would work in America ... and the Kudrow-produced NBC version's second season starts Friday, Feb. 4.
"That's the only reason I'm doing the show in the U.S.," Kudrow confirms to Zap2it. "I had very much a supporting role in the movie, so I'd be thinking, 'I hope we're done in time. I can watch that show.' I caught it one night in my hotel room, and I could not believe what I was watching. I didn't even know the people who were in it,...
- 12/22/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Updates Zodiak Could Wreck Warner/Shed Deal As predicted, Warner Bros is set to buy Brit TV production company Shed Media, maker of such programmes as Supernanny and The Choir, for around £100 million ($159 million) to boost its presence in the key market. Warner Bros, part of Time Warner, says the price represented a premium of around 73% from July 29, the last business day before the start of the offer period. Warner is buying a 56% stake in the company from Shed's management. WB says it has received undertakings from around 73% of Shed shareholders backing the deal. Shed says the deal will enable it to grow further, with the backing of a large international group. The studio must have wanted Shed badly. Back in June, the talk was of Warner offering £75 million for Shed. Managers were understood to be holding out for £90 million. Shed executives are now set for a windfall. Exec Alex Graham...
- 8/5/2010
- by TIM ADLER
- Deadline London
Cannes -- Former "Friends" star Lisa Kudrow is taking celebs back to their roots for the family tree reality series "Who Do You Think You Are?" Exec producer Kudrow was in Cannes to promote the new alternative series plus the Web TV series "Web Therapy" alongside production partner Dan Bucatinsky.
"Who Do You Think You Are?" is set to air on NBC in and is produced by Is or Isn't Entertainment and U.K.-based Wall to Wall. The adaptation of BBC doc series created/exec produced by Alex Graham is a history lesson sprinkled with star power. Graham will exec produce with Kudrow and Bucatinsky.
The doc reality series is a unique format for NBC, but Kudrow and Bucantinsky were surprised by the amount of creative freedom the U.S. major gave them to remain loyal to the original show. "I thought: 'You're not going to...
"Who Do You Think You Are?" is set to air on NBC in and is produced by Is or Isn't Entertainment and U.K.-based Wall to Wall. The adaptation of BBC doc series created/exec produced by Alex Graham is a history lesson sprinkled with star power. Graham will exec produce with Kudrow and Bucatinsky.
The doc reality series is a unique format for NBC, but Kudrow and Bucantinsky were surprised by the amount of creative freedom the U.S. major gave them to remain loyal to the original show. "I thought: 'You're not going to...
- 10/5/2009
- by By Rebecca Leffler
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sarah Jessica Parker and Susan Sarandon have been tapped to star in NBC's genealogy reality series "Who Do You Think You Are?"
The show's exec producer Lisa Kudrow also will be featured on "Think," based on the hit BBC documentary series, which explores celebrities' ancestral history.
The six-episode series, from Kudrow's Is or Isn't Entertainment and U.K.'s Wall to Wall, will premiere April 20 and run in the 8 p.m. Monday slot after the season finale of "Chuck."
The project, which has been in the works at NBC for more than a year, marks one of the first major greenlight decisions for the network's new reality chief Paul Telegdy, a former BBC exec.
"No other program gives this unique glimpse into the personal lives of celebrities or takes viewers on a quantum leap through history in such an entertaining way," he said.
"Think" is exec produced by the original...
The show's exec producer Lisa Kudrow also will be featured on "Think," based on the hit BBC documentary series, which explores celebrities' ancestral history.
The six-episode series, from Kudrow's Is or Isn't Entertainment and U.K.'s Wall to Wall, will premiere April 20 and run in the 8 p.m. Monday slot after the season finale of "Chuck."
The project, which has been in the works at NBC for more than a year, marks one of the first major greenlight decisions for the network's new reality chief Paul Telegdy, a former BBC exec.
"No other program gives this unique glimpse into the personal lives of celebrities or takes viewers on a quantum leap through history in such an entertaining way," he said.
"Think" is exec produced by the original...
- 1/27/2009
- by By James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.