Second strike solidarity rally in the opening week of BFI London Film Festival.
UK creative industries union Bectu is to hold a rally urging the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers in the US to “negotiate swiftly” to bring the ongoing actors’ strike to a close.
A demonstration involving Bectu members will begin at 1pm on Thursday, October 5 in Leicester Square, London.
Bectu members, plus friends, family and all-comers are encouraged to assemble opposite the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square; with a gathering in a local pub following the rally.
“We want to raise awareness of how UK film and...
UK creative industries union Bectu is to hold a rally urging the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers in the US to “negotiate swiftly” to bring the ongoing actors’ strike to a close.
A demonstration involving Bectu members will begin at 1pm on Thursday, October 5 in Leicester Square, London.
Bectu members, plus friends, family and all-comers are encouraged to assemble opposite the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square; with a gathering in a local pub following the rally.
“We want to raise awareness of how UK film and...
- 9/27/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
UK industry bodies Bectu and the Writers Guild of Great Britain are saluting the tentative agreement reached on Sunday by the WGA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers to end the writers strike after nearly five months. They also called for a speedy resolution to the SAG-AFTRA strike. The UK industry has been hard hit by the labor unrest on the other side of the Atlantic.
Broadcasting union Bectu, which reps more than 30,000 staff, contract and freelance workers in creative industries, welcomed news of the deal whose framework was finalized between the WGA and the AMPTP yesterday when they were able to untangle their stalemate over AI and writing room staffing levels.
However, Bectu also urged the AMPTP to resolve the ongoing actors strike. In a statement today, Bectu’s chief Philippa Childs said, “It’s now critical that the AMPTP directs all its energies into...
Broadcasting union Bectu, which reps more than 30,000 staff, contract and freelance workers in creative industries, welcomed news of the deal whose framework was finalized between the WGA and the AMPTP yesterday when they were able to untangle their stalemate over AI and writing room staffing levels.
However, Bectu also urged the AMPTP to resolve the ongoing actors strike. In a statement today, Bectu’s chief Philippa Childs said, “It’s now critical that the AMPTP directs all its energies into...
- 9/25/2023
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Writers Guild of America has reached a tentative agreement with Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, but a ratification vote is still to take place.
The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (Wggb) has responded to the tentative agreement between the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and Hollywood companies on the 146th day of the strike, saying “Your solidarity has counted and your voice has been heard”, while UK creative industries’ union Bectu has added, ”this news will provide some hope after months of instability”.
Wggb informed its members back in May it should not work on US projects during the WGA strike,...
The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (Wggb) has responded to the tentative agreement between the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and Hollywood companies on the 146th day of the strike, saying “Your solidarity has counted and your voice has been heard”, while UK creative industries’ union Bectu has added, ”this news will provide some hope after months of instability”.
Wggb informed its members back in May it should not work on US projects during the WGA strike,...
- 9/25/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
With the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and representatives of Hollywood studios and streamers reaching a tentative deal on a new contract late Sunday, international reactions started pouring in Monday.
Among the groups chiming in on the development was the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (Wggb). “We send our congratulations to our sister union in the States on reaching a tentative agreement with the AMPTP,” Wggb chair Lisa Holdsworth said in a statement. “In the past 146 days we’ve seen an extraordinary show of solidarity from writers and their union siblings on both sides of the Atlantic, and indeed around the world. We’ve been overwhelmed by the response of our own membership in standing with their striking colleagues overseas — you have followed the WGA strike rules to the letter, turned out to the Wggb protest in London in the summer and sent a tsunami of support on social media.
Among the groups chiming in on the development was the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (Wggb). “We send our congratulations to our sister union in the States on reaching a tentative agreement with the AMPTP,” Wggb chair Lisa Holdsworth said in a statement. “In the past 146 days we’ve seen an extraordinary show of solidarity from writers and their union siblings on both sides of the Atlantic, and indeed around the world. We’ve been overwhelmed by the response of our own membership in standing with their striking colleagues overseas — you have followed the WGA strike rules to the letter, turned out to the Wggb protest in London in the summer and sent a tsunami of support on social media.
- 9/25/2023
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Writers Guild of America strike is putting the spotlight on key issues that are important to ensuring a future for writers, Succession creator Jesse Armstrong and colleagues told The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday in central London where they participated in a show of support for the WGA strike on a “Global Day of Solidarity” that used the moniker and hashtag Screenwriters Everywhere.
Armstrong discussed such core hot-button issues in the labor dispute as pay, writers rooms and AI.
“Writers rooms need lots of different perspectives,” he told THR. And if you can’t make a living as a writer, we won’t get young people joining the industry.”
AI affects every area of life these days. “Anyone who works right now is thinking how they could be replaced by AI,” Armstrong explains. “For writers, there’s a particular concern that work that previous writers have done, or [we have done] ourselves, could...
Armstrong discussed such core hot-button issues in the labor dispute as pay, writers rooms and AI.
“Writers rooms need lots of different perspectives,” he told THR. And if you can’t make a living as a writer, we won’t get young people joining the industry.”
AI affects every area of life these days. “Anyone who works right now is thinking how they could be replaced by AI,” Armstrong explains. “For writers, there’s a particular concern that work that previous writers have done, or [we have done] ourselves, could...
- 6/14/2023
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
From Argentina to New Zealand, support for the Writers Guild of America is officially going global.
Wednesday marks an International Day of Solidarity for the writers strike that is being branded “Screenwriters Everywhere,” with events taking place in major cities including Paris and London.
The Writers Guild of America has enlisted members from the International Affiliation of Writers Guilds, Federation of Screenwriters in Europe and Uni Global Union to demonstrate global support for the union’s strike against Hollywood’s largest producers. The unprecedented rallying behind the WGA is especially relevant during this strike given the globalization of content, and the fast-growing international outposts of many “struck” companies, such as Netflix and Prime Video.
The WGA’s strike against the major studios and streaming platforms, which are represented by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), began on May 2. The guild’s demands include higher wages for TV and film writers,...
Wednesday marks an International Day of Solidarity for the writers strike that is being branded “Screenwriters Everywhere,” with events taking place in major cities including Paris and London.
The Writers Guild of America has enlisted members from the International Affiliation of Writers Guilds, Federation of Screenwriters in Europe and Uni Global Union to demonstrate global support for the union’s strike against Hollywood’s largest producers. The unprecedented rallying behind the WGA is especially relevant during this strike given the globalization of content, and the fast-growing international outposts of many “struck” companies, such as Netflix and Prime Video.
The WGA’s strike against the major studios and streaming platforms, which are represented by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), began on May 2. The guild’s demands include higher wages for TV and film writers,...
- 6/14/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy, K.J. Yossman and Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
The demonstration took place at London’s Leicester Square as part of a Global Day of Solidarity for the WGA.
Members of the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (Wggb), including Jesse Armstrong, Dennis Kelly and Simon Beaufoy, protested in solidarity with the Writer’s Guild of America (WGA) in London’s Leicester Square today (June 14).
Around 200-300 people attended the event held as part of a Global Day of Solidarity called ‘Screenwriter’s Everywhere’ which has included similar protests today in 30 other countries including Australia, Canada, France and Germany.
Other notable writers in attendance included Russell T. Davies, Charlie Brooker,...
Members of the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (Wggb), including Jesse Armstrong, Dennis Kelly and Simon Beaufoy, protested in solidarity with the Writer’s Guild of America (WGA) in London’s Leicester Square today (June 14).
Around 200-300 people attended the event held as part of a Global Day of Solidarity called ‘Screenwriter’s Everywhere’ which has included similar protests today in 30 other countries including Australia, Canada, France and Germany.
Other notable writers in attendance included Russell T. Davies, Charlie Brooker,...
- 6/14/2023
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
British big-hitters Russell T. Davies, Jack Thorne and Dennis Kelly are preparing to stand with writers around the world today in support of striking scribes on a global day of solidarity and action.
Badged ‘Screenwriters Everywhere,’ writers and protestors from almost two-dozen countries will march later to show support for their American counterparts, who put their pens down on May 2.
Actions are taking place throughout the globe including at Netflix’s office in Seoul, South Korea, Apple and Amazon in Canada and the European Parliament in Brussels.
The Writers Guild of Great Britain (Wggb)-organized protest in the UK will be attended by the likes of Doctor Who Showrunner Davies, Help’s Thorne, The Full Monty writers Alice Nutter and Simon Beaufoy, and The Third Day’s Kelly. Wggb President Sandi Toksvig and Chair Lisa Holdsworth will make speeches around 1 p.m. GMT (5 a.m. Pt).
Toksvig said: “Everything starts with the writer,...
Badged ‘Screenwriters Everywhere,’ writers and protestors from almost two-dozen countries will march later to show support for their American counterparts, who put their pens down on May 2.
Actions are taking place throughout the globe including at Netflix’s office in Seoul, South Korea, Apple and Amazon in Canada and the European Parliament in Brussels.
The Writers Guild of Great Britain (Wggb)-organized protest in the UK will be attended by the likes of Doctor Who Showrunner Davies, Help’s Thorne, The Full Monty writers Alice Nutter and Simon Beaufoy, and The Third Day’s Kelly. Wggb President Sandi Toksvig and Chair Lisa Holdsworth will make speeches around 1 p.m. GMT (5 a.m. Pt).
Toksvig said: “Everything starts with the writer,...
- 6/14/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (Wggb) on Wednesday joined writers and other workers in the media and entertainment sectors around the world for “Screenwriters Everywhere,” a global day of solidarity with striking Hollywood writers. The goal of the protest organized in central London was to “stand in support of the 11,500 members of Writers Guild of America West and Writers Guild of America East” who have been on strike since May 2.
The Wggb trade union, representing writers for TV, film, theater, audio, books, poetry, comedy, animation and videogames, said its members would meet up at London’s Leicester Square from around 1 p.m. local time, with the meeting point being full of symbolism: a statue of William Shakespeare in the square. Wggb president Sandi Toksvig, known as a book author and former host of The Great British Bake Off, among others, and Wggb chair Lisa Holdsworth (A Discovery of Witches,...
The Wggb trade union, representing writers for TV, film, theater, audio, books, poetry, comedy, animation and videogames, said its members would meet up at London’s Leicester Square from around 1 p.m. local time, with the meeting point being full of symbolism: a statue of William Shakespeare in the square. Wggb president Sandi Toksvig, known as a book author and former host of The Great British Bake Off, among others, and Wggb chair Lisa Holdsworth (A Discovery of Witches,...
- 6/14/2023
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
U.K. writers haven’t kept quiet in their support of the Writers Guild of America strike, with many making enthusiastic shows of solidarity on social media. But behind the scenes, several writers have told Variety under the condition of anonymity that they’re frustrated about a gray area in strike rules that have left them in limbo.
These projects tend to be set up with the U.K. branches of “struck” companies like Disney or Netflix, but aren’t covered by WGA terms. As these multi-national businesses have grown their local productions in recent years, many British writers who are also WGA members fall into this camp, and are being pressured to walk away.
“International members haven’t had any say in the WGA strike and we’re not allowed to strike because our union hasn’t voted to strike,” says one up-and-coming writer. “But if we have a...
These projects tend to be set up with the U.K. branches of “struck” companies like Disney or Netflix, but aren’t covered by WGA terms. As these multi-national businesses have grown their local productions in recent years, many British writers who are also WGA members fall into this camp, and are being pressured to walk away.
“International members haven’t had any say in the WGA strike and we’re not allowed to strike because our union hasn’t voted to strike,” says one up-and-coming writer. “But if we have a...
- 5/3/2023
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
The impact of the momentous WGA strike is still being digested by the UK industry with professionals we’ve spoken to in the past 24 hours expressing a combination of solidarity, uncertainty, and the view that the strike will be less problematic than other macro issues affecting their businesses.
The Writers Guild of Great Britain was yesterday unequivocal in its support for the WGA strike, reminding members that they will be removed from the U.S. Guild if they take on work within a WGA jurisdiction during the strike. It published detailed guidelines and a Q&a. The WGA’s own rules during the strike are here.
“We continue to show our solidarity with our sister union and their members in the U.S. as they embark on industrial action to secure fair pay, decent working conditions and to gain their rightful share in the future financial successes of their work,...
The Writers Guild of Great Britain was yesterday unequivocal in its support for the WGA strike, reminding members that they will be removed from the U.S. Guild if they take on work within a WGA jurisdiction during the strike. It published detailed guidelines and a Q&a. The WGA’s own rules during the strike are here.
“We continue to show our solidarity with our sister union and their members in the U.S. as they embark on industrial action to secure fair pay, decent working conditions and to gain their rightful share in the future financial successes of their work,...
- 5/3/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman, Max Goldbart and Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Guild warns that WGA will ban writers who strikebreak.
The Writers Guild of Great Britain (Wggb) has warned its members not to work on US shows during the strike called by the Writers Guild of America (WGA).
The Guild advised its members and all UK writers that they may be barred by the WGA from future membership if they work on US shows.
Any screenwriter who works in the US has, in effect, to be a member of the WGA. As a result, the Wggb warned its members: “If you break the WGA strike by taking work in the US...
The Writers Guild of Great Britain (Wggb) has warned its members not to work on US shows during the strike called by the Writers Guild of America (WGA).
The Guild advised its members and all UK writers that they may be barred by the WGA from future membership if they work on US shows.
Any screenwriter who works in the US has, in effect, to be a member of the WGA. As a result, the Wggb warned its members: “If you break the WGA strike by taking work in the US...
- 5/2/2023
- by Tim Dams
- ScreenDaily
With the WGA strike now in effect in the U.S., the Guild across the Atlantic in the U.K. has reminded its members not to work on any U.S. shows.
Following a motion of solidarity it recently passed in support of the WGA, the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (Wggb) has now said that while it understands that these are “difficult times” and many writers are in “need of work,” it is advising its members “not to work on projects in the jurisdiction of the WGA for the duration of the strike.” Wggb members have already been advised that if they were to work on a U.S. project — effectively breaking the picket line — they would be removed from the Guild.
As part of its updated Guidance issued on Tuesday, the Wggb pointed to strike rules stating that the WGA “can and will bar a writer from future Guild membership,...
Following a motion of solidarity it recently passed in support of the WGA, the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (Wggb) has now said that while it understands that these are “difficult times” and many writers are in “need of work,” it is advising its members “not to work on projects in the jurisdiction of the WGA for the duration of the strike.” Wggb members have already been advised that if they were to work on a U.S. project — effectively breaking the picket line — they would be removed from the Guild.
As part of its updated Guidance issued on Tuesday, the Wggb pointed to strike rules stating that the WGA “can and will bar a writer from future Guild membership,...
- 5/2/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (Wggb) has sent out guidance to its members over the strike and reminded them not to work on U.S. shows for its duration.
The Guild has in the past few minutes issued guidance to members and a statement to the press outlining the situation with UK writers and expressing solidarity with the WGA. Wggb members have already been told that they will be removed from the WGA if they take on work within a WGA jurisdiction during the strike.
Related: UK Writers Guild Expresses Solidarity With WGA & Tells Members Not To Work On U.S. Projects For Strike Duration
In the guidance, the Wggb drew writers’ attention to the fact that the WGA “can and will bar a writer from future Guild membership” if they choose to break rank and work for the U.S. players during the strike, which was called this morning.
The Guild has in the past few minutes issued guidance to members and a statement to the press outlining the situation with UK writers and expressing solidarity with the WGA. Wggb members have already been told that they will be removed from the WGA if they take on work within a WGA jurisdiction during the strike.
Related: UK Writers Guild Expresses Solidarity With WGA & Tells Members Not To Work On U.S. Projects For Strike Duration
In the guidance, the Wggb drew writers’ attention to the fact that the WGA “can and will bar a writer from future Guild membership” if they choose to break rank and work for the U.S. players during the strike, which was called this morning.
- 5/2/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
As strike action is set to get underway in Los Angeles and New York, the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain has officially instructed its members to halt work on projects within the jurisdiction of the Writers’ Guild of America.
A statement released by the Wggb on Tuesday afternoon local time reads as follows: “We understand that these are difficult times and that many writers are in need of work but we are advising our members not to work on projects in the jurisdiction of the WGA for the duration of the strike following a motion of solidarity passed by our lay governing body, our Executive Council and in line with our affiliation agreement with the International Affiliation of Writers Guilds, of which we are a member.”
The Wggb said in April that it was ready to stand “shoulder to shoulder” with its U.S. counterpart if a strike goes ahead,...
A statement released by the Wggb on Tuesday afternoon local time reads as follows: “We understand that these are difficult times and that many writers are in need of work but we are advising our members not to work on projects in the jurisdiction of the WGA for the duration of the strike following a motion of solidarity passed by our lay governing body, our Executive Council and in line with our affiliation agreement with the International Affiliation of Writers Guilds, of which we are a member.”
The Wggb said in April that it was ready to stand “shoulder to shoulder” with its U.S. counterpart if a strike goes ahead,...
- 5/2/2023
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
“Many of their issues are our issues. Their fight is our fight,” said Wggb chair Lisa Holdsworth.
The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (Wggb) said it is “ready to stand shoulder to shoulder” with the Writers Guild of America (WGA), following a unanimous vote of yes to industrial action last night (April 17) as part of WGA’s ongoing contract negotiations for improved pay and conditions.
Wggb refused to comment when asked by Screen if a UK writers’ strike could possibly follow and said it would issue further briefings should a US strike go ahead.
“The WGA membership has spoken with one voice,...
The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (Wggb) said it is “ready to stand shoulder to shoulder” with the Writers Guild of America (WGA), following a unanimous vote of yes to industrial action last night (April 17) as part of WGA’s ongoing contract negotiations for improved pay and conditions.
Wggb refused to comment when asked by Screen if a UK writers’ strike could possibly follow and said it would issue further briefings should a US strike go ahead.
“The WGA membership has spoken with one voice,...
- 4/18/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
The Writers Guild of Great Britain (Wggb) has once again thrown its weight behind the WGA, with its chair saying the Wggb will “stand shoulder to shoulder with our sister union.”
The Wggb issued a statement this morning after the WGA voted overwhelmingly to take industrial action if a deal cannot be struck by the May 1 cut-off. Talks kick off with the AMPTP today.
Wggb Chair Lisa Holdsworth, a writer on Call the Midwife and A Discovery of Witches, said “many of [the WGA’s] issues are our issues.”
“Their fight is our fight,” she added.
Lisa Holdsworth: “Their fight is our fight.” Image: Kate Green/Getty Images
“We hope that the WGA reaches a deal but we are ready to stand shoulder to shoulder with our sister union and their members in support of every writer’s right to be paid a decent rate for their work, to be treated with respect...
The Wggb issued a statement this morning after the WGA voted overwhelmingly to take industrial action if a deal cannot be struck by the May 1 cut-off. Talks kick off with the AMPTP today.
Wggb Chair Lisa Holdsworth, a writer on Call the Midwife and A Discovery of Witches, said “many of [the WGA’s] issues are our issues.”
“Their fight is our fight,” she added.
Lisa Holdsworth: “Their fight is our fight.” Image: Kate Green/Getty Images
“We hope that the WGA reaches a deal but we are ready to stand shoulder to shoulder with our sister union and their members in support of every writer’s right to be paid a decent rate for their work, to be treated with respect...
- 4/18/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain says it’s ready to stand “shoulder to shoulder” with its U.S. counterpart if a strike goes ahead.
“Many of their issues are our issues,” said Wggb chair Lisa Holdsworth in a statement shared with Variety.
“Their fight is our fight. We hope that the WGA reaches a deal but we are ready to stand shoulder to shoulder with our sister union and their members in support of every writer’s right to be paid a decent rate for their work, to be treated with respect and to be financially rewarded for the success of their work – including subsequent use and sales.”
Members of the Writers Guild of America voted to take industrial action on Monday as part of its ongoing contract negotiations. The vote showed a record turnout for the union, with 97.85% of members voting “yes” to a strike. It effectively gives...
“Many of their issues are our issues,” said Wggb chair Lisa Holdsworth in a statement shared with Variety.
“Their fight is our fight. We hope that the WGA reaches a deal but we are ready to stand shoulder to shoulder with our sister union and their members in support of every writer’s right to be paid a decent rate for their work, to be treated with respect and to be financially rewarded for the success of their work – including subsequent use and sales.”
Members of the Writers Guild of America voted to take industrial action on Monday as part of its ongoing contract negotiations. The vote showed a record turnout for the union, with 97.85% of members voting “yes” to a strike. It effectively gives...
- 4/18/2023
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
As negotiations between the WGA and the studios and streamers gather steam, the reverberations are being felt well beyond the confines of Sherman Oaks where the sides are sitting down to wrangle over complicated issues at stake. Thousands of miles away, on the other side of the Atlantic, questions are already being asked about what impact a WGA strike may have in the U.K. – and whether British writers, who harbor many of the same concerns as their American counterparts, could ever stage a strike.
“The problems that U.K. writers and U.S. writers face are basically the same,” says Robert Taylor, a lawyer and screenwriter who also acts as a legal advisor to the Writers Guild of Great Britain (Wggb). “The things in the U.S. strike about not getting paid enough by the streaming services, the things about mini [writers’] rooms and the writers being expected to contribute...
“The problems that U.K. writers and U.S. writers face are basically the same,” says Robert Taylor, a lawyer and screenwriter who also acts as a legal advisor to the Writers Guild of Great Britain (Wggb). “The things in the U.S. strike about not getting paid enough by the streaming services, the things about mini [writers’] rooms and the writers being expected to contribute...
- 4/7/2023
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Rocks writer Theresa Ikoko is creating a Channel 4 coming-of-age drama with A Discovery of Witches scribe Lisa Holdsworth about an eclectic group of dance students.
Dance School (working title) will provide 10 industry training placements to individuals with no previous TV experience.
Produce by Channel 4 Growth Fund-backed indie Duck Soup Films and inspired by true stories from inner-city Leeds, the eight-part show will follow the students as they navigate the intense highs and lows of coming-of-age in today’s complex world. Teacher Jackie heads up the Saturday class and brings together the core friendship gang and dance ensemble: Puppy, Kobby, Liam, Tim, Francesca, Tash and Nohail.
Street casting and recruitment starts in the summer and the production will shoot in the Autumn in and around Leeds.
The show has shades of Ikoko and director Sarah Gavron’s approach to BAFTA-winning Rocks, which cast young non-actors in inner-city London in what was an extensive process.
Dance School (working title) will provide 10 industry training placements to individuals with no previous TV experience.
Produce by Channel 4 Growth Fund-backed indie Duck Soup Films and inspired by true stories from inner-city Leeds, the eight-part show will follow the students as they navigate the intense highs and lows of coming-of-age in today’s complex world. Teacher Jackie heads up the Saturday class and brings together the core friendship gang and dance ensemble: Puppy, Kobby, Liam, Tim, Francesca, Tash and Nohail.
Street casting and recruitment starts in the summer and the production will shoot in the Autumn in and around Leeds.
The show has shades of Ikoko and director Sarah Gavron’s approach to BAFTA-winning Rocks, which cast young non-actors in inner-city London in what was an extensive process.
- 6/9/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
The battle lines have been drawn between outspoken ITV host Piers Morgan and Adeel Amini, the chair of industry org Coalition for Change, after the latter revealed he had a negative experience working on Morgan’s show “Piers Morgan’s Life Stories.”
Hostilities flared on Thursday when Amini tweeted: “I’m gonna poke the beast here. TV freelancers: would you turn down a job based on a company’s previous output / who the presenter was / what message the show sends?”
“(Full disclosure: I worked on P*ers M*rgan’s Life Stories as a researcher but now I’d very much say no),” the tweet added. Amini has 4,030 followers on Twitter.
In response, Morgan, who is also the co-host of popular ITV breakfast show “Good Morning Britain,” responded: “Hi Adeel, you spent precisely two months working on Life Stories in 2010 & judging by your CV that was the pinnacle of your TV career.
Hostilities flared on Thursday when Amini tweeted: “I’m gonna poke the beast here. TV freelancers: would you turn down a job based on a company’s previous output / who the presenter was / what message the show sends?”
“(Full disclosure: I worked on P*ers M*rgan’s Life Stories as a researcher but now I’d very much say no),” the tweet added. Amini has 4,030 followers on Twitter.
In response, Morgan, who is also the co-host of popular ITV breakfast show “Good Morning Britain,” responded: “Hi Adeel, you spent precisely two months working on Life Stories in 2010 & judging by your CV that was the pinnacle of your TV career.
- 2/19/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
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June 15
–Disney and Lucasfilm have pulled the plug on the latest iteration of Star Wars Celebration, an annual gathering of “Star Wars” fans and creators that often serves as the introduction of scads of news about upcoming projects. The event will resume in 2022, August 18-21.
June 14
-The James Bond film “No Time to Die,” releasing from MGM and Universal, has been shifted once again.
The Coronavirus outbreak is disrupting entertainment events in Hollywood and around the world, from the theatrical releases of major studio tentpoles to the launch of film festivals and TV conferences. IndieWire will continue to update this page with the latest breaking news regarding production delays, festival cancellations, release date changes, and more entertainment disruptions caused by the coronavirus. The most recent updates will be posted at the top of the running list below.
June 15
–Disney and Lucasfilm have pulled the plug on the latest iteration of Star Wars Celebration, an annual gathering of “Star Wars” fans and creators that often serves as the introduction of scads of news about upcoming projects. The event will resume in 2022, August 18-21.
June 14
-The James Bond film “No Time to Die,” releasing from MGM and Universal, has been shifted once again.
- 5/20/2020
- by IndieWire Staff
- Thompson on Hollywood
The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain has decided to cancel its 2021 awards, as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The guild’s chair Lisa Holdsworth said the industries its members work within face an “existential threat,” and the guild needed to focus on protecting their rights.
The red-carpet, gala event was due to take place at London’s Royal College of Physicians in January in a special ceremony to mark their 60th anniversary.
Holdsworth said: “Our awards happen because of two things: the generous support of our loyal sponsors, and the same collective strength our union is founded on. Wggb members, all working writers, volunteer their time and energy to sit on juries, shortlist entries, and pull endless strings behind the scenes to make the event the glittering success it is every year.”
“This year, those same members are working tirelessly to protect writers’ rights in industries which are facing an unprecedented,...
The red-carpet, gala event was due to take place at London’s Royal College of Physicians in January in a special ceremony to mark their 60th anniversary.
Holdsworth said: “Our awards happen because of two things: the generous support of our loyal sponsors, and the same collective strength our union is founded on. Wggb members, all working writers, volunteer their time and energy to sit on juries, shortlist entries, and pull endless strings behind the scenes to make the event the glittering success it is every year.”
“This year, those same members are working tirelessly to protect writers’ rights in industries which are facing an unprecedented,...
- 5/20/2020
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
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