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Film4, Channel 4 drama head Ollie Madden on doubling TV drama budget and expanded role 45204b
Madden has unveiled his scripted strategy, a raft of drama commissions and how he will juggle his duties.
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Film4 confirms 10% drop in annual budget (exclusive) 3o5042
The budget is down from £25m to £22.5m.
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NewsOllie Madden confirmed to expand Film4 role into TV drama for Channel 4 4u253p
Madden’s expanded role comes after the departure of Caroline Hollick, Channel 4’s head of TV drama at Channel 4.
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Magnify, Film4 launch ‘Filipiñana’ ahead of spring shoot (exclusive) 4d1y5q
The film is adapted from Rafael Manuel’s Berlin prize-winning short film.
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Film4 to continue as independent unit within Channel 4 (exclusive) 2m1f2u
Film4 will continue to operate under separate financial structure; ‘digital first’ Channel 4 strategy does not apply to Film4.
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NewsChannel 4 confirms job losses, changes to film commissioning and Horseferry Road departure 236627
Around 200 redundancies have been made by the UK public service broadcaster.
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What are the key themes to emerge from the submissions to the UK government film and TV committee? e73y
Hot topics included more for the public funders, an enhanced tax break for lower-budget productions and streamer interventions.
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BFI, Film4, greenlight nine high-budget shorts through Future Takes programme 5b6m
Recipients including Screen Star of Tomorrow 2023 Rory Fleck Byrne and ’Chuck Chucky Baby’ producers Anne Beresford and Andrew Gillman.
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Film4 promotes Farhana Bhula to head of creative (exclusive) 384k2p
Bhula fills the role vacated by Ollie Madden, who became director of Film4.
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Film4 showcases disabled and neurodivergent talent with short film collection (exclusive) 381d3q
The four short films centre around the theme of love.
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‘Lady Macbeth’ director William Oldroyd talks Sundance title ‘Eileen’: “I love provocation in cinema” 6d7373
“It took me 36 years to make my first film. Making the second five years later is short!”
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Clint Dyer, Roy Williams board Film4 football drama ‘Three Degrees’ (exclusive) 6u7370
The feature tells the true story of three Black footballers who transformed the fortunes of West Bromwich Albion football team.
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BFI and Film4 partner on high-budget shorts programme called Future Takes 2f206u
Up to £90,000 will be awarded per project
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Amrou Al-Kadhi’s queer love story ‘Layla’ wraps UK shoot for Film4, BFI; first-look revealed (exclusive) 2d5v6d
The film is described as a contemporary Romeo & Juliet story, set in London’s LGBTQ+ community.
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UK’s Labour party warns Channel 4 sale could “kill off” country’s indie film sector 2x2j2d
In an opposition day debate in Parliament happening on Tuesday (June 14), Labour will call on MPs to vote to stop the privatisation of Channel 4.
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BFI Film Fund is “democratising” funding award applications, says Mia Bays 5z3x19
“I don’t want to do it the way it’s often done,” said Bays.
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Film4 promotes Daniel Battsek to chairman, Ollie Madden to director 3b2q4u
Battsek’s role takes on a widened brief within Channel 4.
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Bankside boards Moin Hussain’s UK sci-fi ‘Birchanger Green’, releases first-look image (exclusive) 5n6h6m
Film4, BFI, Screen Yorkshire backed the film.
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Conservative backlash against plans to sell off UK’s Channel 4 3k5817
Tom Tugendhat, Ruth Davidson, Jeremy Hunt and Damian Green criticise party’s decision.
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The BFI, BBC Film and Film4 heads on why their roles in UK indie film are more vital than ever 1n6364
BFI Film Fund’s Mia Bays, BBC Film’s Eva Yates and Film4’s Daniel Battsek and Ollie Madden discuss their key priorities amid myriad challenges.
