Million Youth Media, the London-based organisation that offers training and development to the next generation of filmmakers and under-represented talent, has won the Production Guild of Great Britain’s (Pggb) second annual Film and TV Inclusion award.
The award, handed out at a London ceremony on February 8 by the royal patron of the Pggb, the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Edward, aims to spotlight people and organisations that foster and progress talent inclusion in the UK screen production workforce. The award is supported by Walt Disney Studios.
Million Youth Media and Mym Academy are the creations of youth-led media organisation Fully Focused Productions.
The award, handed out at a London ceremony on February 8 by the royal patron of the Pggb, the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Edward, aims to spotlight people and organisations that foster and progress talent inclusion in the UK screen production workforce. The award is supported by Walt Disney Studios.
Million Youth Media and Mym Academy are the creations of youth-led media organisation Fully Focused Productions.
- 2/9/2024
- ScreenDaily
Million Youth Media, a London-based organization that provides free training for young creatives to allow them access to careers in the creative industry and help develop the “next generation of filmmakers and under-represented talent,” has won the second annual Duke of Edinburgh Film & TV Inclusion Award. The honor was presented by Prince Edward at the Production Guild of Great Britain (Pggb)’s Talent Showcase, held Thursday evening at The Savoy Hotel in central London in association with Walt Disney Studios.
The organization was one of six nominees, which also included Access All Areas, Access: VFX, Georgette Turner, Resource Productions and Screen Alliance Wales. Prince Edward, The Duke of Edinburgh, formerly the Earl of Wessex, is the youngest sibling of King Charles III.
Million Youth Media (Mym) and its Mym Academy was founded by Fully Focused Productions, which describes itself as a “youth-driven production company.” Their operation is led by Nick Bedu,...
The organization was one of six nominees, which also included Access All Areas, Access: VFX, Georgette Turner, Resource Productions and Screen Alliance Wales. Prince Edward, The Duke of Edinburgh, formerly the Earl of Wessex, is the youngest sibling of King Charles III.
Million Youth Media (Mym) and its Mym Academy was founded by Fully Focused Productions, which describes itself as a “youth-driven production company.” Their operation is led by Nick Bedu,...
- 2/9/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
As a sector grows, it adds more specialist infrastructure. Taking place Oct. 20-21 and organised by the Feria de Valladolid and Spain Film Commission, Spain’s Shooting Locations Marketplace is a case in point and part of Spain’s drive to consolidate as one of the world’s foremost big shoot locales.
“The Spain Film Commission’s policy is to target specific industry segments, beginning with location managers,” Spain Film Commission president Carlos Rosado said at Valladolid.
The Marketplace is a case in point, coming as the value of locations has grown to become a basic consideration in a highly competitive new content scene. “There’s an exponential increase of productions that has raised the need to set each story in a unique location which meets both producers and directors criteria,” Rosado added. Following, seven takeaways:
A Unique Event
Few events on Europe’s big shoot scene are more specialist...
“The Spain Film Commission’s policy is to target specific industry segments, beginning with location managers,” Spain Film Commission president Carlos Rosado said at Valladolid.
The Marketplace is a case in point, coming as the value of locations has grown to become a basic consideration in a highly competitive new content scene. “There’s an exponential increase of productions that has raised the need to set each story in a unique location which meets both producers and directors criteria,” Rosado added. Following, seven takeaways:
A Unique Event
Few events on Europe’s big shoot scene are more specialist...
- 12/8/2022
- by Pablo Sandoval
- Variety Film + TV
Part of Spain’s drive to consolidate as one of the world’s foremost big shoot locales, Shooting Locations Marketplace has confirmed dates for its second edition which will run over Oct. 20-21, taking place once again at the Feria de Valladolid, an hour’s train ride north of Madrid.
The Marketplace looks set to repeat its original format which welcomes first and foremost location scouts, as well as producers, line producers and representatives of film commissions in and outside Spain.
Revolving around one-to-one meetings, where commissions and service companies present potential shoot destinations to location managers, the Marketplace also features panels and presentations analysing industry trends as well as success stories and factors that tip the balance when picking one destination over another.
Representatives of 60 destinations are expected, including members of the Spain Film Commission, and countries such as Portugal and Norway, which will attend for the first time.
The Marketplace looks set to repeat its original format which welcomes first and foremost location scouts, as well as producers, line producers and representatives of film commissions in and outside Spain.
Revolving around one-to-one meetings, where commissions and service companies present potential shoot destinations to location managers, the Marketplace also features panels and presentations analysing industry trends as well as success stories and factors that tip the balance when picking one destination over another.
Representatives of 60 destinations are expected, including members of the Spain Film Commission, and countries such as Portugal and Norway, which will attend for the first time.
- 6/22/2022
- by Pablo Sandoval and John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Restart conference panelists reflected on the challenges of Covid-safety protocols as well as a shortfall of available crew.
The strict Covid-safety protocols on Martin Scorsese’s Killers Of The Flower Moon have been revealed and includes a dedicated team of around 100 nurses and crew.
The shoot, which is taking place over several months in Oklahoma with stars including Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro, is taking place during the pandemic and the Apple Original Films production has employed rigorous measures to protect its cast and crew.
According to location manager Mike Fantasia, the production has employed “a Covid team of...
The strict Covid-safety protocols on Martin Scorsese’s Killers Of The Flower Moon have been revealed and includes a dedicated team of around 100 nurses and crew.
The shoot, which is taking place over several months in Oklahoma with stars including Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro, is taking place during the pandemic and the Apple Original Films production has employed rigorous measures to protect its cast and crew.
According to location manager Mike Fantasia, the production has employed “a Covid team of...
- 5/19/2021
- by Melissa Kasule
- ScreenDaily
Four production experts will discuss the prospects for the industry in the coming months.
The upcoming Restart Conference (May 18-20) will hear from four production experts about the potential for an international production boom as the industry continues to reopen.
Register here
Panelists at the event include location managers Mike Fantasia and Georgette Turner; line producer and unit production manager Sam Breckman; and Mike Day, CEO at Spanish production firm Palma Pictures.
In light of the challenges many have had to face in the last 12 months and the potential of the production floodgates likely to burst open as a backlog...
The upcoming Restart Conference (May 18-20) will hear from four production experts about the potential for an international production boom as the industry continues to reopen.
Register here
Panelists at the event include location managers Mike Fantasia and Georgette Turner; line producer and unit production manager Sam Breckman; and Mike Day, CEO at Spanish production firm Palma Pictures.
In light of the challenges many have had to face in the last 12 months and the potential of the production floodgates likely to burst open as a backlog...
- 5/13/2021
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
The Production Guild of Great Britain has revealed the winners of it 2020 Pggb Innovation Awards, in association with Warner Bros Studios Leavesden, which recognize production professionals who have navigated new ways of working to keep UK film and TV production moving forward during lockdown.
Four awards were presented last night during an online ceremony.
Producer and ScreenSkills Head of Film & Animation Gareth Ellis-Unwin, line producer Georgette Turner and production coordinator Marco Calabrese won the Pggb Innovation Award for a Production Team, sponsored by Warner Bros Studios Leavesden, for First Day: On Set.
Made with a stereoscopic 360 camera, ScreenSkills’ VR film showcases the variety of roles available on a film and TV set, designed to be experienced on Oculus Rift/Go VR headsets and free to watch on YouTube. Since launching on YouTube in June, it has had more than 25,000 views and has been a key outreach tool throughout the pandemic.
Four awards were presented last night during an online ceremony.
Producer and ScreenSkills Head of Film & Animation Gareth Ellis-Unwin, line producer Georgette Turner and production coordinator Marco Calabrese won the Pggb Innovation Award for a Production Team, sponsored by Warner Bros Studios Leavesden, for First Day: On Set.
Made with a stereoscopic 360 camera, ScreenSkills’ VR film showcases the variety of roles available on a film and TV set, designed to be experienced on Oculus Rift/Go VR headsets and free to watch on YouTube. Since launching on YouTube in June, it has had more than 25,000 views and has been a key outreach tool throughout the pandemic.
- 11/27/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Awards were launched in September to celebrate resilience and resourcefulness in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The UK production team on Jurassic World: Dominion and Gareth Ellis-Unwin, head of film and animation at ScreenSkills, are among the winners of the Production Guild of Great Britain’s 2020 Innovation Awards.
This is the inaugural edition of the awards; they were launched in September, designed to celebrate the achievements of Pggb members working in film and high-end television who have shown exceptional resilience and resourcefulness in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The awards were presented via an online ceremony.
Ellis-Unwin won...
The UK production team on Jurassic World: Dominion and Gareth Ellis-Unwin, head of film and animation at ScreenSkills, are among the winners of the Production Guild of Great Britain’s 2020 Innovation Awards.
This is the inaugural edition of the awards; they were launched in September, designed to celebrate the achievements of Pggb members working in film and high-end television who have shown exceptional resilience and resourcefulness in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The awards were presented via an online ceremony.
Ellis-Unwin won...
- 11/27/2020
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Winners include ‘Jurassic World: Dominion’, Gareth Ellis-Unwin.
The UK production team on Jurassic World: Dominion and Gareth Ellis-Unwin, head of film and animation at ScreenSkills are among the winners of the Production Guild of Great Britain’s 2020 Innovation Awards.
This is the inaugural edition of the awards; they were launched in September, designed to celebrate the achievements of Pggb members working in film and high-end television who have shown exceptional resilience and resourcefulness in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The awards were presented via an online ceremony.
Ellis-Unwin won the production team award alongside line producer Georgette Turner and production coordinator Marco Calabrese,...
The UK production team on Jurassic World: Dominion and Gareth Ellis-Unwin, head of film and animation at ScreenSkills are among the winners of the Production Guild of Great Britain’s 2020 Innovation Awards.
This is the inaugural edition of the awards; they were launched in September, designed to celebrate the achievements of Pggb members working in film and high-end television who have shown exceptional resilience and resourcefulness in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The awards were presented via an online ceremony.
Ellis-Unwin won the production team award alongside line producer Georgette Turner and production coordinator Marco Calabrese,...
- 11/27/2020
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
“Jurassic World: Dominion,” “War of the Worlds,” “First Day: On Set” and “The Pursuit of Love” were among the productions commended at the 2020 Production Guild of Great Britain (Pggb) Innovation Awards on Thursday.
Presented in association with Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, the awards recognize the achievements of Pggb members working in film and high-end TV who have displayed resilience and resourcefulness in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic since March.
“The Jurassic World: Dominion” U.K. production team won the Pggb Innovation Award for special contribution to the industry. The first major studio feature to get back underway in the U.K. after the government gave the greenlight to restart production, the team researched and devised a host of complex safety protocols, and filming recommenced with a 1,000-strong workforce.
A second unit also overcame restrictions to travel to Malta. The blockbuster wrapped filming Nov. 7 after a multinational shoot which required...
Presented in association with Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, the awards recognize the achievements of Pggb members working in film and high-end TV who have displayed resilience and resourcefulness in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic since March.
“The Jurassic World: Dominion” U.K. production team won the Pggb Innovation Award for special contribution to the industry. The first major studio feature to get back underway in the U.K. after the government gave the greenlight to restart production, the team researched and devised a host of complex safety protocols, and filming recommenced with a 1,000-strong workforce.
A second unit also overcame restrictions to travel to Malta. The blockbuster wrapped filming Nov. 7 after a multinational shoot which required...
- 11/27/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Leading experts discussed some key issues facing film and TV productions.
Kftv hosted its Covid production webinar last week (October 1) with leading industry figures currently working on film and TV productions discussing how to handle things like testing, insurance and travel issues.
The lively and informative debate, hosted by Chris Evans, Locations Editor for Kftv and World of Locations, came off the back of our comprehensive, special report Covid-19: Production Impact and Future-Proofing Report.
The Zoom webinar proved extremely useful and enlightening for the audience in attendance and is now available to watch in full below.
In a wide-ranging production chat,...
Kftv hosted its Covid production webinar last week (October 1) with leading industry figures currently working on film and TV productions discussing how to handle things like testing, insurance and travel issues.
The lively and informative debate, hosted by Chris Evans, Locations Editor for Kftv and World of Locations, came off the back of our comprehensive, special report Covid-19: Production Impact and Future-Proofing Report.
The Zoom webinar proved extremely useful and enlightening for the audience in attendance and is now available to watch in full below.
In a wide-ranging production chat,...
- 10/6/2020
- by Chris Evans
- ScreenDaily
The Zoom event will take place October 1,4pm UK time, covering key issues from our Covid production report.
Screen’s sister publication Kftv is hosting a Zoom webinar titled Covid Production: The Changing Landscape on October 1, 16.00 BST, which will explore and expand on the topics discussed in the Covid-19: Production impact and future-proofing report released last week in partnership with Broadcast, Screen International and The Knowledge.
Leading industry figures, including those currently working on productions, will provide useful insights, guidance and tips about how to ensure productions can continue safely in these difficult times.
Sign up to attend here
The speakers includes:
Georgette Turner,...
Screen’s sister publication Kftv is hosting a Zoom webinar titled Covid Production: The Changing Landscape on October 1, 16.00 BST, which will explore and expand on the topics discussed in the Covid-19: Production impact and future-proofing report released last week in partnership with Broadcast, Screen International and The Knowledge.
Leading industry figures, including those currently working on productions, will provide useful insights, guidance and tips about how to ensure productions can continue safely in these difficult times.
Sign up to attend here
The speakers includes:
Georgette Turner,...
- 9/29/2020
- ScreenDaily
The report offers in-depth analysis, case studies and comment on navigating the new industry landscape.
Screen and sister brands Kftv and Broadcast have published an in-depth report into how international producers can navigate through the new Covid-19 production landscape.
The report – titled Covid-19 Production: Impact and Future-Proofing Report – also explores the role and responsibilities of Covid-19 supervisors on set. It has been published by Kftv in collaboration with Screen International, Broadcast and The Knowledge.
Click here to read the full report
The report contains insight from Covid-19 training providers and film commissioners, as well as comment, insight and tips from...
Screen and sister brands Kftv and Broadcast have published an in-depth report into how international producers can navigate through the new Covid-19 production landscape.
The report – titled Covid-19 Production: Impact and Future-Proofing Report – also explores the role and responsibilities of Covid-19 supervisors on set. It has been published by Kftv in collaboration with Screen International, Broadcast and The Knowledge.
Click here to read the full report
The report contains insight from Covid-19 training providers and film commissioners, as well as comment, insight and tips from...
- 9/24/2020
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
A group of U.K. film workers have set up a ‘Film and TV Behind the Scenes Assistance Fund’ to help their co-workers in need.
The brainchild of location manager Vinnie Jassal (“Kingsman: The Golden Circle”) and co-owner of supply company Spotless H20 Georgette Turner (“Wonder Woman 1984”), the fund was originally set up to help junior members of location departments who became out of work because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Another location manager, Ben Ahmed (“Hanna”), came up with the idea of basing the fund on ‘Friday Fiver,’ a popular on-set game where crew put £5 ($6.25) into a pot and the name drawn out of a hat wins all.
The fund was created in March as productions began shutting down across the U.K. The ‘Friday Fiver’ scheme quickly became a success with up to 7,000 unemployed film and television industry workers playing each week. Around 80% of the pot goes to the winner,...
The brainchild of location manager Vinnie Jassal (“Kingsman: The Golden Circle”) and co-owner of supply company Spotless H20 Georgette Turner (“Wonder Woman 1984”), the fund was originally set up to help junior members of location departments who became out of work because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Another location manager, Ben Ahmed (“Hanna”), came up with the idea of basing the fund on ‘Friday Fiver,’ a popular on-set game where crew put £5 ($6.25) into a pot and the name drawn out of a hat wins all.
The fund was created in March as productions began shutting down across the U.K. The ‘Friday Fiver’ scheme quickly became a success with up to 7,000 unemployed film and television industry workers playing each week. Around 80% of the pot goes to the winner,...
- 6/26/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Speakers include producers Iain Smith and Rebecca O’Brien, locations manager Georgette Turner, Calgary film commissioner Luke Azevedo and environmental strategist Ronny Fritsche.
The latest edition of our ScreenDaily Talks webinar series is taking place on Thursday June 25 at 17.00 BST and will explore how international productions are responding to the global challenges of Covid-19, climate change and sustainability.
This episode of ScreenDaily Talks is sponsored by the Calgary Film Commision.
Click here to register
A panel comprising international producers, a leading location manager, a major film commissioner and an environmental strategist will reveal how they have battled the increasingly unpredictable elements...
The latest edition of our ScreenDaily Talks webinar series is taking place on Thursday June 25 at 17.00 BST and will explore how international productions are responding to the global challenges of Covid-19, climate change and sustainability.
This episode of ScreenDaily Talks is sponsored by the Calgary Film Commision.
Click here to register
A panel comprising international producers, a leading location manager, a major film commissioner and an environmental strategist will reveal how they have battled the increasingly unpredictable elements...
- 6/23/2020
- by 14¦Screen staff¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
Speakers include producers Iain Smith and Rebecca O’Brien, locations manager Georgette Turner, Calgary film commissioner Luke Azevedo and environmental strategist Ronny Fritsche.
The latest edition of our ScreenDaily Talks webinar series is taking place on Thursday June 25 at 17.00 BST and will explore how international productions are responding to the global challenges of climate change and sustainability in the Covid-19 era.
This episode of ScreenDaily Talks is sponsored by the Calgary Film Commision.
Click here to register
There is no place in the world where the weather and seasons can now be guaranteed. So how can international productions tackle these challenges?...
The latest edition of our ScreenDaily Talks webinar series is taking place on Thursday June 25 at 17.00 BST and will explore how international productions are responding to the global challenges of climate change and sustainability in the Covid-19 era.
This episode of ScreenDaily Talks is sponsored by the Calgary Film Commision.
Click here to register
There is no place in the world where the weather and seasons can now be guaranteed. So how can international productions tackle these challenges?...
- 6/22/2020
- by 14¦Screen staff¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
The Location Managers Guild International has announced its board of directors for the 2020-21 term.
Newly elected members of the board are Dan Connolly (UK), Jen Farris (Ga) and Eric Klein (NY). They will serve alongside returning Board members elected to new terms: Jennifer “JJ” Levine (CA), John Rakich, Ryan Schaetzle (Ga) and former Lmgi President and founding member, Lori Balton (CA).
Those continuing to serve their ongoing terms include founding member Mike Fantasia (CA), Ken Haber (CA), Jimmy Ayoub (NY), Mac Gordon (Ga), Wes Hagan (CA), Edward Mazurek (CA), Alison A. Taylor (CA) and Georgette Turner (UK).
“The vote count between those elected and runners up was miniscule,” said Edward Mazurek, Election Committee Chair. “Those running and those voting represented multiple states and multiple countries—a reflection of our growing international membership. We’re also grateful to our departing Board members, Les Fincher, Matt Chamberlin and Walter Roshetski...
Newly elected members of the board are Dan Connolly (UK), Jen Farris (Ga) and Eric Klein (NY). They will serve alongside returning Board members elected to new terms: Jennifer “JJ” Levine (CA), John Rakich, Ryan Schaetzle (Ga) and former Lmgi President and founding member, Lori Balton (CA).
Those continuing to serve their ongoing terms include founding member Mike Fantasia (CA), Ken Haber (CA), Jimmy Ayoub (NY), Mac Gordon (Ga), Wes Hagan (CA), Edward Mazurek (CA), Alison A. Taylor (CA) and Georgette Turner (UK).
“The vote count between those elected and runners up was miniscule,” said Edward Mazurek, Election Committee Chair. “Those running and those voting represented multiple states and multiple countries—a reflection of our growing international membership. We’re also grateful to our departing Board members, Les Fincher, Matt Chamberlin and Walter Roshetski...
- 6/8/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The Location Managers Guild International has its board of directors for 2019-20.
The newly elected members of the board are Ken Haber, Georgette Turner, Edward Mazurek and Walter Roshetski (read their biographies here). Haber and Turner serve as UK Regional Co-Chairs of the membership committee.
The returning board members re-elected to new terms are current Lmgi President Mike Fantasia, Alsam co-founder Jimmy Ayoub, Matt Chamberlin, Mac Gordon, Wes Hagan and Alison A. Taylor. Those continuing to serve their current terms are Lmgi 1st Vice President Jennifer “JJ” Levine, 2nd Vice President Lori Balton, Matt Palmer, John Rakich and Alsam co-founder Les Fincher.
“We have been working hard to ensure our board reflects the guild’s national and international growth,” Fantasia said. “With representatives from the UK, Canada, Georgia, New York and Los Angeles, I feel like we’ve hit that milestone.”
Added Levine: “With the proliferation of...
The newly elected members of the board are Ken Haber, Georgette Turner, Edward Mazurek and Walter Roshetski (read their biographies here). Haber and Turner serve as UK Regional Co-Chairs of the membership committee.
The returning board members re-elected to new terms are current Lmgi President Mike Fantasia, Alsam co-founder Jimmy Ayoub, Matt Chamberlin, Mac Gordon, Wes Hagan and Alison A. Taylor. Those continuing to serve their current terms are Lmgi 1st Vice President Jennifer “JJ” Levine, 2nd Vice President Lori Balton, Matt Palmer, John Rakich and Alsam co-founder Les Fincher.
“We have been working hard to ensure our board reflects the guild’s national and international growth,” Fantasia said. “With representatives from the UK, Canada, Georgia, New York and Los Angeles, I feel like we’ve hit that milestone.”
Added Levine: “With the proliferation of...
- 6/14/2019
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Among new members are Maren Ade, Hugh Grant and Hayley Squires.
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta) has revealed its 2018 intake of new members drawn from the film, TV and games industry.
Among the 386 new members are actors Hugh Grant, Willem Dafoe and Hayley Squires, directors Maren Ade (Toni Erdmann), Daniel Kokotajlo (Apostasy) and Michael Pearce (Beast), film execs Shana Eddy-Grouf (Studiocanal) and Katie Goodson-Thomas (Fox Searchlight), and La La Land producers Jordan Horowitz and Fred Berger.
Former UK and Ireland Screen Stars of Tomorrow in the new intake include producer Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly and actor Jessie Barden.
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta) has revealed its 2018 intake of new members drawn from the film, TV and games industry.
Among the 386 new members are actors Hugh Grant, Willem Dafoe and Hayley Squires, directors Maren Ade (Toni Erdmann), Daniel Kokotajlo (Apostasy) and Michael Pearce (Beast), film execs Shana Eddy-Grouf (Studiocanal) and Katie Goodson-Thomas (Fox Searchlight), and La La Land producers Jordan Horowitz and Fred Berger.
Former UK and Ireland Screen Stars of Tomorrow in the new intake include producer Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly and actor Jessie Barden.
- 12/12/2018
- by Orlando Parfitt
- ScreenDaily
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