BAFTA Unveils Special Award Winner & Host For 2024 Craft Gongs
UK mentoring organization MAMA Youth Project is to win this year’s Special Award at the BAFTA Television Crafts, which has revealed Stacey Dooley as host. Founded by TV editing vet Bob Clarke in 2005 to make a career in TV and film more accessible to people from underrepresented backgrounds, the MAMA Youth Project has helped more than 800 young people across the UK, and it says it has a 90% employment success rate. “This award is a testament to the dedication and hard work of our team, mentors, partners, and most importantly, the incredible young people who have entrusted us with their dreams,” said Clarke. Previous recipients of the award include veteran production head Alison Barnett and TripleC, a gateway organization for deaf, disabled or neurodivergent people to access the arts and media. The award will be presented during the BAFTA Television Craft Awards ceremony on Sunday 28 April, which will take place at London’s The Brewery with storied docs presenter Dooley set to host.Big-name nominees up for craft awards include the likes of Jesse Armstrong, Charlie Brooker and Sally Wainwright, who will do battle in the writing category.
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SkyShowtime has partnered with Paramount Advertising International on an ad-supported plan launching tomorrow, making the Comcast/Paramount JV the first major streaming service to simultaneously launch an ad-supported plan across all of its markets, according to the service. The Standard with Ads plan will average four to five minutes of ads per hour, it said. SkyShowtime is the exclusive home of global blockbuster series Yellowstone and its spinoffs 1883 and 1923 in certain European territories that don’t have access to Comcast streamer Peaco*ck or Paramount+. Both SkyShowtime subscription and ad plans feature the same movies, series, and local originals includingA Gentleman in Moscow,Apples Never Fall,Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning,Oppenheimer, andPaw Patrol: The Movie. “From the start, SkyShowtime has been about delivering value and the promise of great entertainment at a great price,” said CEO Monty Sarhan. “The launch of our ad-supported plan is the next step in evolving our service, coming at a time when people are looking for more choice and flexibility.” Paramount’s President of International Markets Ad Sales, Lee Sears, said: “By leveraging our deep relationships with some of the world’s leading marketers, incredible product offerings, and innovative technology, Paramount Advertising is the perfect partner for SkyShowtime. We will enhance our value to our partners by enabling advertisers to buy across SkyShowtime’s global franchises, series and films alongside the breadth of Paramount’s premium video inventory in a comprehensive and impactful way.”
Tatino Films Partners With Netflix On Global Writer Initiatives
French production and consultancy company Tatino Films has signed an agreement with Netflix to become one of its global creative partners. Under the accord, Tatino will launch initiatives to support writers in Brazil, France, India, Indonesia, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, and Turkey. Tatino has pulled together a diverse group of mentors including writer Aurelio Aragão (The Division, O Cerco), Lebanese director Rania Attieh (H., Initials SG), French scriptwriter Philippe Barrière (Made in Bangladesh), French producer and Maneki Films founder DidarDomehri, and Italian writer and producer Giacomo Durzi. Each program will be tailored to support small groups of writers in developing their projects through mentoring and consultation. Tatino Films delivers labs and residencies to over 250 filmmakers from 50 countries each year. Previous initiatives include First Cut Lab, Full Circle Lab, and Pop Up Film Residency. “I believe that there’s something unique in our approach in how we foster creativeframeworks that are both safe and challenging while embracing diversity wholeheartedly,” said Matthieu Darras, CEO of Tatino Films. “I take pride that our team and our mentors truly have such a wide scope of backgrounds and expertise, setting the conditions for storytelling breakthroughs, and reflecting the diverse audiences internationally as well.”
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