Sky Studios Names Chairman of the UK Drama Committee
Sky Studios has appointed Katherine Butler, former creative director at Sky Studios night manager Producer of The Ink Factory as Director of Drama Commissioning in the UK and Ireland. Butler will take over the role in January, replacing Gabriel Silver, who left Sky Studios in September. It will focus on commissioning third-party producers, adding to a slate of Sky Studios assets that includes London gangs. Butler previously worked on Raw, where she produced American animalsand Film4, where she was Vice President of Film. Sky Studios has also hired Adrian Sturges, a Netflix series producer The bastard son and the devil himself, as the executive producer of the drama. Megan Livers, Director of Original Drama at Sky Studios, said: “Catherine and Adrian are respected and seasoned executives in the creative community, and together with our wider team, we can’t wait to bring you more Sky Originals films of outstanding scale and fame.”
Richard Sheppard to adapt the “bad girls” of the stadium
All creatures great and small Alex Marwood’s was picked up by Playground producer evil girls And the girls Director Richard Sheppard will write, direct and executive produce. The psychological thriller will be developed as a limited TV series, with no network connected yet. published a decade ago, evil girls It tells of a struggling journalist, Kirsty Lindsay, who reports on a series of attacks on young women tourists in a seaside holiday town. When her investigation leads her to meet carnival planner Amber Gordon, their lives are turned upside down. Colin Callender, Scott Huff and David Stern will oversee the development and executive production of Playground. They said: “Alex Marwood has written a novel full of complex female characters and intriguing pages of suspense. We’re hooked from page one by the story of Kirsty and Amber and how their past secrets unfold to form a wonderful relationship that turns their lives upside down.”
Singapore launches a $3.68 million virtual production fund; Partners with NFTS, Epic Games
The Media Development Authority of Singapore (IMDA) has launched a $3.68 million (S$5 million) Virtual Production Innovation Fund to support the local industry to adopt virtual production technology. In addition, IMDA has partnered with the National Film and Television School (NFTS) in the UK to design a Certificate in Virtual Production course to meet the needs of the industry in Singapore. It is also partnering with Epic Games, creator of the advanced real-time 3D creation tool Unreal Engine, in an “industry challenge” to experiment with the technology, starting in the first quarter of 2023. The virtual production uses LED screens to display realistic background environments, powered by video game engines , so that cameras can capture actors and visual effects in real time. IMDA said the technology “presents a unique opportunity for Singapore to overcome our physical limitations such as limited locations for on-location shooting and space to build extensive sets”. The fund was announced by Singapore’s Minister of State for Communications and Information, Tan Kyat Howe, at the opening of the Asia Television Forum (ATF), which also features speakers from leading virtual productions, including XON Studios and ROE Creative Display and Disguise.