‘All Quiet’ Makes Noise At BAFTAs; Clarkson’s Bad Week; Italy Platforms Spacey; Fremantle’s $270M Bet; Netanyahu Targets Israeli Creatives
Insiders will be joining us for another look at the bustling world of television and film. Jesse Whittock, from the TV team, will take you into the weekend.
‘All Quiet’ Makes Noise At BAFTAs
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Record-tying tally:Zac Ntim, who was there as the host, is now in charge BAFTA Yesterday’s Film Awards nominations… Awards season is in full flow, and BAFTA unveiled an uncharacteristically fresh and forward-looking list of nominations for its 76th Film Awards on Thursday. Netflix’s German-language World War I drama All Quiet at the Western Frontleads the way There were 14 nominations for Best Film, Director, or Adapted Screenplay. All Quiet’s haul equals the previous record set by Ang Lee’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon For the most nominations in BAFTA history for non-English language films. All Quiet The film also received the most BAFTA nomins per individual since it was released in 2005 The King’s Speech The 2011 year saw 14. Martin McDonagh’s The Banshees of Inisherin and A24’s buzzy Everything at once trail with 10 noms each. Other leading films include Baz Luhrmann’s ElvisNine nominations were received by, Tár With five nodes
The Failmans The standout snub was Steven Spielberg’s latest, The FabelmansThe stateside awards momentum of Best Director and Best Picture Golden Globes winners was not sustained by, who only received one BAFTA nomination in Best Screenplay. Overall, past award heavyweights feature less. Iñárritu’s Bardo, for instance, is entirely absent after being longlisted for Best Film Not in the English Language, and James Cameron’s Avatar Only the sequel clocked two craft names. The first is a context. Avatar received eight noms. First-time nominees dominate the list, with 14 performance nominees getting their first BAFTA nominating. Diverse talent was also well represented in the acting categories. Viola Davis was nominated for Leading Actress. The Woman King alongside Danielle Deadwyler (Till) and Michelle Yeoh (Everything at once ). In the past, BAFTA’s acting noms have been the subject of controversy due to a lack of racial diversity, but BAFTA’s new CEO Jane Millichip said structural changes made to the Body’s voting rules have helped to promote “more diversity and breadth in the films” watched and nominated by BAFTA members. The full interview with Millichip is available here. Emma Baehr, Executive Director of BAFTA, can be found here. here.
Clarkson’s Bad Week
Amazon Preparing for disintegration: “Incandescent” was how Jeremy Clarkson described his employer Amazon’s reaction to his infamous Sun column professing his hatred for Meghan Markle, which is now Britain’s most complained-about newspaper article of all time. You’d assume so, too. Clarkson has had the streamer in business since 2015, but it has not publicly responded to the article. On Monday, however, it emerged Prime Video was likely going to end their relationship when the next seasons of The Grand Tour And Clarkson’s Farm air in 2024/25. The development came at almost exactly the same time Clarkson posted a lengthy “mea culpa with bells on” apology on Instagram for the article that some might feel came a little too late. “I really am sorry. All the way from my feet to my head. This is me putting my hands up,” he wrote. Clarkson claimed that he had sincerely apologized to Markle, her husband Prince Harry, over Christmas. However, this was denied by the Sussexes. Their spokesperson said the email was addressed only to Harry and claimed Clarkson should address “his long standing pattern of writing articles that spread hate, dangerous conspiracy theories and misogyny.”
In flux: Confusion still remains over Amazon Studios’ plans. Sources tell us that Clarkson and the streamer had planned to call time after the current contract expires, but this is not confirmed by our sources. Clarkson’s Farm The team performed so well that a rematch could have been in the works. The situation remains in flux – sources close to Clarkson And at Grand Tour and Clarkson’s Farm Expectations of the maker bemused According to the reports, his production has been canceled.
Big decision for ITV: The pressure is also ramping up for ITV to take action, as Clarkson has presented the broadcaster’s prime-time game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Since 2018. After the column published in December, ITV content chief Kevin Lygo called the article “awful” but had stopped short of taking any meaningful action. However, ITV is in a similar situation to Amazon, with Clarkson’s current contract set to expire after filming the upcoming 39th season. That has led to increased pressure for ITV to drop Clarkson and Deadline’s revelation of a letter sent by CEO Carolyn McCall to a British MP saying there “is no place” for his comments on her channel has only added to the urgency. Clarkson might not have been a major draw. But, it is unlikely that you would have seen such a public low-fi response. The Grand Tour, Clarkson’s Farm And Who Wants to Be a Millionaire His legions of fans have made Clarkson’s hits a huge success. The Clarkson Twittersphere, which is the latest battlefield in the never-ending, exhausting global culture wars, is extremely toxic. There will be more on this topic.
Italy Platforms Spacey
In the public eye again:Next, to Mel Goodfellow in Italy… Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey returned to the public eye this week for a special – and controversial – honorary event organized by Italy’s National Cinema Museum in the northern Italian city of Turin. The event marked the star’s biggest public appearance in five years, since a string of sexual misconduct accusations in 2017 derailed his career. It was just three days after his last public appearance. pleaded not guilty Video-link to seven more charges of sexual assault in a London courtroom He arrived in Turin along with Evan Lowenstein, his manager, and close friends and associates. He praised the museum for having “the balls” to invite him as he accepted its Stella della Mole life-achievement award and also heaped praise on Lowenstein for steering him through difficult times. The actor then participated in Q&A style masterclass, regaling the audience with anecdotes from career highlights such as The Usual Suspects, L.A. Confidential, Seven, American Beauty And House of Cards.
“The presumption of innocence”: Spacey’s celebration raised eyebrows in the U.S. and the UK but was largely viewed as a success in Italy. The event featured a special screening of Spacey’s film. American Beauty It was all sold out and there was little controversy over the politics of his Italian media visit. Museum director Domenico De Gaetano told Deadline for Spacey’s invitation was set after actor Anthony Rapp had found Spacey not responsible in a $40M civil case. “In Italy, we believe in the principle of the presumption of innocence. When the trial ended in New York and he was cleared, even if there were potentially other trials down the line, he was innocent,” he said. “I knew there might be some pushback and controversy, but this didn’t concern me. I was very interested in Spacey as an actor and cinema. His personal life, especially given the fact he had just been absolved, was not of interest to us.” Spacey is still facing a sexual assault trial in the UK on 12 separate counts.
Fremantle’s $270M Bet
“On a mad one”: Jake and I did a deep dive together American Idol maker Fremantle earlier this week, speaking to its top bosses and numerous sources about how the company fired up the M&A market by spending upwards of €250M ($270M) on 11 deals in less than two years. While some have been surprised by the strategy and the considerable financial outlay – “they’ve gone on a mad one,” was how one source put it – there’s a sense Fremantle might have made the right choices. The likes of Fremantle are getting grudgingly accepted by other rivals. Normal People maker Element Pictures The Elon Musk Show producer 72 Films mean it’s “buying good talent,” even if there’s a premium being paid. Fremantle’s parent RTL set the production giant a revenue target of €3B by 2025, an increase of €1B. It’s a lofty goal, but Fremantle CEO Jennifer Mullin says the company is on course to achieve it. The spending hasn’t yet stopped, with Latin America and India next in the crosshairs. But whatever the future holds, RTL and its parent Bertelsmann say there’s no chance of a company sale, amid ongoing speculation. This is just the beginning of a century-old distribution and production giant. read on.
Netanyahu Targets Israeli Creatives
“Worrying development”: Back to Mel for this report… Benjamin Netanyahu, an Israeli politician and veteran, was elected to the presidency last December. He is now head of a coalition government representing hard-right parties. It unites nationalist and religious parties. As Israel’s most right-wing government in the country’s near-75-year history, it has already started flexing its muscles in areas such as law and culture. Newly appointed Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar fired a first salvo this week against the country’s traditionally left-leaning film community when he threatened to remove clawback state funding from Israeli filmmaker David Wachsmann’s award-winning documentary Two Children a Day . The work probes the country’s detention of Palestinian children in the West Bank. Zohar claimed that the film portrayed Israeli soldiers in a negative light. He said that the state would not continue to fund documentaries that criticize Israel’s army or Israel. “It is permissible to make any films you want within the law, but we don’t have to finance them,” he said. Israel has a strong tradition in holding its government accountable for filmmakers. Yoav Roeh, a producer, said that this threat is a concern for Israel’s freedom of expression. “Filmmakers will be afraid to spend state funds on films if the government can take it back after they’re completed, which will result in self-censorship,” he said.
The Essentials
🌶️ Hot One HBO, The BBC and A24 are joining forces to adapt Yomi Adegoke’s The List Max for TV revealed.
🌶️ Another one: The Neverending Story scribe Michael Ende’s big-canvas novel Momo is getting the big-screen treatment. Andreas with this banger.
🌶️ Another one: Cristo Fernandez wrapped filming on a Mexican feature Sisters. Rosy Cordero had been the scoop You can also rent a trailer.
🌡️ Mercury rising: Amy Winehouse biopic is being filmed by cameras Black is back. Justin Kroll was the update first.
🥵 Even Hotter still: Netflix continues to air a documentary about the dramatic Euro 2020 final between England & Italy. Max scoop.
🔥 Fireball: More Netflix news — Geek Girl will be its next young adult drama series, as per Jake’s story.
👩🏻💼 New job: Agent Rosalie CiminoHe was the MD of Anonymous Federation.
🚪 Exit #1 Michael Porseryd departing SF Studios is a Nordic powerhouse.
🚪 Exit #2 Fatima Salaria, leaving After three years, Fremantle label Naked.
🚪 Exit #3 Antony Root is hanging his commissioning paperboard. retiring from Warner Bros Discovery’s European originals unit.
💸 It was well received Warner Bros Discovery UK and Ireland is giving lower paid staff a £1,000 ($1,200) payment to ease the cost of living crisis. I broke This is it.
😬 Sorry: BBC apologized For muted attempts at challenging the views of a vaccine skeptical it presented on a news program. Jake with this.
🇫🇷 Gallic style Deals got done following last week’s French TV Screenings.
🗣️ Interview: Liz Shackleton, Asia editor sat down to discuss the topic with Disney APAC content chief Carol Choi. exclusive chat.
👀 First look: France’s Déborah Lukumuena makes her English-language debut in Adura Onashile’s Sundance title Girl. Mel was first With it.
❌-rated: The BBC’s Wolves v Liverpool pre-match coverage was interrupted A sly prank that left everyone looking red.
And finally… A goodbye to Piers HaggardThe British director and campaigner for the industry, who died at the age of 83.
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