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‘Why do black actors like Idris Elba have to go to the US for success?’ – via The Guardian

January 27, 2014January 27, 2014scenetvblog Comment

Reposted from The Guardian, written by Hugh Muir Delicious rebellion on the Today programme as Simon Albury, the former chief executive of the Royal Television Society, [...]

Event| 2014 Screen Nation Film & Television Awards – Nominees Announced

January 27, 2014scenetvblog Comment

The Screen Nation Awards are the first & only industry related Film, TV & Digital Media Awards event celebrating the leading professionals of [...]

Nominations for 2014 Screen Nation Awards To Be Announced on Weds 22nd January

January 21, 2014scenetvblog Comment

The nominations for the 2014 Screen Nation Awards will be announced on Google+ Hangout live from Vox Africa Studios on Wednesday 22nd January [...]

News| 12 Years A Slave lands 9 Oscar Nominations

January 16, 2014January 16, 2014scenetvblog Comment

It looks like this year's Oscars will be a three-horse race with Gravity (10 noms), American Hustle (10 noms) and 12 Years A Slave (9 noms) leading [...]

Event| Screening of Fredi Nwaka’s ‘Some Things’ and ‘If Only’ at Bafta London

January 13, 2014scenetvblog Comment

Date: Saturday 1st February Time: 5pm – 9pm Venue: Bafta, 195 Piccadilly, London, W1J 9LN Award winning writer, director and actor Fredi 'KRUGA' [...]

Corrie’s First Muslim Family Joins the Street

January 13, 2014scenetvblog Comment

via Radio Times The family of Kal Nazir (Jimi Mistry) is to be introduced to ITV soap Coronation Street over the coming months [...]

Bafta Film Awards 2014: The Nominations

January 10, 2014January 28, 2014scenetvblog Comment

The 67th Bafta Film Awards will take place on February 16th at London's Royal Opera House. As expected, Gravity and 12 Years A [...]

BBC to develop Steve McQueen drama about the black experience in Britain

January 10, 2014scenetvblog Comment

via Broadcast The BBC has confirmed it is working on a “major drama” with 12 Years a Slave director Steve McQueen, which is [...]

Event| Masterclass with Brit Actor Colin Salmon

January 8, 2014scenetvblog Comment

Date: Tuesday 28th January Time: 2.30pm – 4.30pm Venue: Theatre Royal Haymarket, 18 Suffolk Street, SW1Y 4HT Star of the big and small screen, Colin [...]

2014 One to Watch| ‘Belle’ – A period film directed by Amma Asante

January 2, 2014November 14, 2016scenetvblog Comment

We're really looking forward to the release of the Amma Asante directed 'Belle' – a period film based on the true story of Dido [...]

News | Chelsea Kwakye & Ore Ogunbiyi’s ‘Taking Up Space’ from #Merky Books to be adapted for TV

News | Sky pilots TV version of Spotify’s The Receipts Podcast as it experiments with new voices

News | Weruche Opia, Aml Ameen & Paapa Essiedu join cast of Michaela Coel’s BBC drama ‘January 22nd’

News | Lupita Nyong’o & Channel 4 go in search of forgotten Warrior Women in new documentary film

Breaking Through The Lens: ten female filmmakers get ready to pitch their projects at Cannes Film Festival