News | BBC Three’s ‘The Idris Takeover’ kicks off on 27 March
Reposted from BBC Media Centre The Idris Takeover is a unique and ground-breaking season of content created and curated for BBC Three by Idris
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Watch | Riz Ahmed calls for government intervention to tackle the lack of diversity in TV & film
Dan MacMedan/Getty Images. Reposted in part from The Stage and The Guardian: Actor Riz Ahmed has issued a rallying cry for diversity in the
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Diversity and Idris Elba’s Parliament Speech: One Year On
By SceneTV and Green Door Pictures Idris Elba speaking at Channel 4's 360 diversity event at Parliament in 2016 “Talent is everywhere, opportunity
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News | Luisa Omielan’s hit stand up show ‘What would Beyoncé Do?!’ is coming to BBC Three
The BBC has commissioned a fresh and feisty Valentine's Day special starring stand-up comedian Luisa Omielan, from King Bert productions. Luisa shot to
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News | Channel 4 & Triforce Creative Network announce ten new faces for Channel 4 Drama
A UK wide talent search through MonologueSlam UK saw 10 actors selected to be championed by Channel 4 Drama. The MonologueSlam UK showcase gives actors
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News | Award nominations round-up: See the homegrown talent making waves on the U.S. awards circuit
By Michelle Owusu. In 2016, it's undeniable that we have seen a trend of talent from U.K. and Ireland crossing the Atlantic and making huge
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News | Bafta changes rules to increase diversity in awards and membership
Reposted from The Guardian The British Film Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta) has announced a number of changes designed to boost
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News | Cynthia Erivo joins Viola Davis in Steve McQueen’s ‘Widows’
Reposted from Variety Cynthia Erivo, who won a Tony Award for her performance in The Color Purple on Broadway, has joined Viola Davis in
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News | Idris Elba to star alongside Georgina Campbell, Ben Tavassoli, Ruth Madeley & Sope Dirisu in BBC Three drama Five by Five
BBC Three’s Five by Five is a series of short films from new writers featuring new on-screen talent working alongside established on-screen talent.
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News | Idris Elba, Green Door Pictures & Lionsgate U.K. reveal winner of writing competition
Reposted from Variety Matthew Kirton has won the Write to Green Light competition run by Lionsgate UK and Idris Elba’s Green Door Pictures for his script Sin of God.
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