Doc and sports specialist’s hires include senior producer for film Ian Davies.
Noah Media Group (Nmg) has expanded its management team adding Wise Owl Films and Initialize Films execs and promoting exec producer Simon Corney.
Ian Davies has joined the 14 Peaks and Finding Jack Charlton indie as senior producer for film, from Outlander indie Initialize Films, where his credits include God Help the Girl, The English Surgeon and ’71. He also co-created Boudica, the production and finance house for female-driven films.
Stuart Ramsay joins Nmg as senior development producer, having previously worked at Lime Pictures-backed Wise Owl as development executive and series producer.
Noah Media Group (Nmg) has expanded its management team adding Wise Owl Films and Initialize Films execs and promoting exec producer Simon Corney.
Ian Davies has joined the 14 Peaks and Finding Jack Charlton indie as senior producer for film, from Outlander indie Initialize Films, where his credits include God Help the Girl, The English Surgeon and ’71. He also co-created Boudica, the production and finance house for female-driven films.
Stuart Ramsay joins Nmg as senior development producer, having previously worked at Lime Pictures-backed Wise Owl as development executive and series producer.
- 8/19/2022
- by Marian McHugh Broadcast
- ScreenDaily
Boudica is headed by co-financiers of seven films including The Falling and Iona.
Boudica, Europe’s first film finance initiative aimed at female-centric films, has launched at the Cannes Film Festival.
The initiative, which is supported by Women in Film & TV (UK), will offer production and completion finance for films that meet a number of criteria with the aim of increasing the employment of women in the film industry.
Boudica is headed by Rebecca Long and Ian Davies, who have co-financed seven films including The Falling and Iona.
“We agree with the recent report of Directors UK that there is an “unconscious, systemic bias” towards male directors and it’s been well documented that there is a similar under-representation forwomen in other crew departments and in terms of lead protagonists in films. We hope that our investment will play a role, albeit a very small one, in helping address this issue,” commented Long.
Boudica...
Boudica, Europe’s first film finance initiative aimed at female-centric films, has launched at the Cannes Film Festival.
The initiative, which is supported by Women in Film & TV (UK), will offer production and completion finance for films that meet a number of criteria with the aim of increasing the employment of women in the film industry.
Boudica is headed by Rebecca Long and Ian Davies, who have co-financed seven films including The Falling and Iona.
“We agree with the recent report of Directors UK that there is an “unconscious, systemic bias” towards male directors and it’s been well documented that there is a similar under-representation forwomen in other crew departments and in terms of lead protagonists in films. We hope that our investment will play a role, albeit a very small one, in helping address this issue,” commented Long.
Boudica...
- 5/17/2016
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
The BFI has said it expects to allocate 50% of its funding to women directors by 2020 - and is considering covering childcare costs for some writers and directors.
Speaking in Cannes, the British Film Institute (BFI) has said that it expects 50% of its funding to go to women directors before 2020.
BFI CEO Amanda Nevill and BFI Film Fund director Ben Roberts were among industry taking part in a diversity panel hosted by Directors UK, which earlier this month released a report calling for 50:50 public funding for women directors by 2020.
According to the report, in the decade from 2004 to 2014, only 13.6% of working film directors in the UK were women. It claimed an “unconscious, systemic bias” towards male directors in UK.
“We agree with the 50:50 [target]” said Nevill in Cannes. “In terms of the films we fund, we will do it together before 2020.”
“Targets are important because they help message to the world that we are open and equal...
Speaking in Cannes, the British Film Institute (BFI) has said that it expects 50% of its funding to go to women directors before 2020.
BFI CEO Amanda Nevill and BFI Film Fund director Ben Roberts were among industry taking part in a diversity panel hosted by Directors UK, which earlier this month released a report calling for 50:50 public funding for women directors by 2020.
According to the report, in the decade from 2004 to 2014, only 13.6% of working film directors in the UK were women. It claimed an “unconscious, systemic bias” towards male directors in UK.
“We agree with the 50:50 [target]” said Nevill in Cannes. “In terms of the films we fund, we will do it together before 2020.”
“Targets are important because they help message to the world that we are open and equal...
- 5/16/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Independent sells UK rights for drama starring Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams.
Metrodome has picked up UK rights to Carol Morley’s Dreams of a Life follow-up, The Falling, from Independent.
The deal was negotiated by Metrodome head of acquisitions Giles Edwards and Independent’s head of sales Abigail Walsh.
The 1960’s-set coming-of-age drama explores what lies behind a mysterious fainting and twitching outbreak that rapidly spreads amongst the pupils of a rural girls’ school.
Screen Star of Tomorrow Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones) stars alongside Greta Scacchi, Maxine Peake, Monica Dolan and newcomer Florence Pugh.
Edwards said: “Carol Morley has, unsurprisingly, delivered an impeccable movie. It’s a genuine thrill to discover something so intelligent and provocative, so bold and beautifully paced, from a British writer/director. It’s an acquisitions highlight of our year, without a doubt.”
Producers are Cairo Cannon and Luc Roeg, co-producer is Philip Herd and executive producers are [link...
Metrodome has picked up UK rights to Carol Morley’s Dreams of a Life follow-up, The Falling, from Independent.
The deal was negotiated by Metrodome head of acquisitions Giles Edwards and Independent’s head of sales Abigail Walsh.
The 1960’s-set coming-of-age drama explores what lies behind a mysterious fainting and twitching outbreak that rapidly spreads amongst the pupils of a rural girls’ school.
Screen Star of Tomorrow Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones) stars alongside Greta Scacchi, Maxine Peake, Monica Dolan and newcomer Florence Pugh.
Edwards said: “Carol Morley has, unsurprisingly, delivered an impeccable movie. It’s a genuine thrill to discover something so intelligent and provocative, so bold and beautifully paced, from a British writer/director. It’s an acquisitions highlight of our year, without a doubt.”
Producers are Cairo Cannon and Luc Roeg, co-producer is Philip Herd and executive producers are [link...
- 9/2/2014
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
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