Smithsonian Channel programming boss David Royle is set to step down from his post at the ViacomCBS network at the end of the year, TheWrap has confirmed.
The news comes days after former “PBS NewsHour” producer James F. Blue III was appointed as the new head of the network.
A veteran Smithsonian executive over more nearly 15 years, Royle most recently served as executive vice president, programming and production. He oversaw the commissioning, acquiring and co-producing of series, specials and features for the network.
His exit follows that of former Smithsonian Networks president Tom Hayden, who stepped down earlier this year amid layoffs of other high-level executives as a result of the ViacomCBS merger. Blue will take oversight of content creation and all related experiential and event programming, reporting jointly to Nina L. Diaz and Chris McCarthy, Chief Creative Officer and President of MTV Entertainment Group, respectively.
Prior to joining Smithsonian Networks,...
The news comes days after former “PBS NewsHour” producer James F. Blue III was appointed as the new head of the network.
A veteran Smithsonian executive over more nearly 15 years, Royle most recently served as executive vice president, programming and production. He oversaw the commissioning, acquiring and co-producing of series, specials and features for the network.
His exit follows that of former Smithsonian Networks president Tom Hayden, who stepped down earlier this year amid layoffs of other high-level executives as a result of the ViacomCBS merger. Blue will take oversight of content creation and all related experiential and event programming, reporting jointly to Nina L. Diaz and Chris McCarthy, Chief Creative Officer and President of MTV Entertainment Group, respectively.
Prior to joining Smithsonian Networks,...
- 12/21/2020
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Founding member of the Smithsonian Channel and executive vice president of programming and production David Royle is departing the ViacomCBS-owned company in the new year.
Royle, who led the network’s team for 14 years, is “leaving to pursue new ventures,” according to a source familiar with the matter. He created and commissioned franchises including “Aerial America,” “America in Color,” “Cher’s Elephant Airlift,” as well as a number of programs commemorating Black history, including “Green Book: Guide to Freedom.” He also initiated the “living history” format with “Ultimate Viking.”
During Royle’s tenure, the Smithsonian Channel earned six Emmys, 31 Emmy nominations, Television Academy honors, a BAFTA and Peabody.
Deadline first reported news of his exit.
The move comes amid a broader restructuring at ViacomCBS and months after Smithsonian Network Tom Hayden left his post at the end of May. Smithsonian was one of the entities that experienced layoffs earlier...
Royle, who led the network’s team for 14 years, is “leaving to pursue new ventures,” according to a source familiar with the matter. He created and commissioned franchises including “Aerial America,” “America in Color,” “Cher’s Elephant Airlift,” as well as a number of programs commemorating Black history, including “Green Book: Guide to Freedom.” He also initiated the “living history” format with “Ultimate Viking.”
During Royle’s tenure, the Smithsonian Channel earned six Emmys, 31 Emmy nominations, Television Academy honors, a BAFTA and Peabody.
Deadline first reported news of his exit.
The move comes amid a broader restructuring at ViacomCBS and months after Smithsonian Network Tom Hayden left his post at the end of May. Smithsonian was one of the entities that experienced layoffs earlier...
- 12/21/2020
- by Elaine Low
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: There’s more change at the top of the Smithsonian Networks.
David Royle, Executive Vice President, Programming and Production, is leaving the company after 14 years.
Deadline understands that Royle, a well-known figure in the international factual world, will be leaving in the new year. He is set to pursue new ventures.
It is the latest change at the factual cable network. Tom Hayden, former President of Smithsonian Networks, exited in May amid the ViacomCBS integration of its entertainment and youth groups. Last week, MTV Entertainment Group named PBS NewsHour and former Nightline producer James F. Blue III as SVP, Head of Smithsonian Channel. Blue is also overseeing News and Factual Unscripted content for MTV Entertainment’s portfolio of brands across streaming, linear and digital, dual-reporting to Chris McCarthy, President, MTV Entertainment Group and Nina L. Diaz, President of Content and Chief Creative Officer.
Royle, who was part of the team that launched Smithsonian Channel,...
David Royle, Executive Vice President, Programming and Production, is leaving the company after 14 years.
Deadline understands that Royle, a well-known figure in the international factual world, will be leaving in the new year. He is set to pursue new ventures.
It is the latest change at the factual cable network. Tom Hayden, former President of Smithsonian Networks, exited in May amid the ViacomCBS integration of its entertainment and youth groups. Last week, MTV Entertainment Group named PBS NewsHour and former Nightline producer James F. Blue III as SVP, Head of Smithsonian Channel. Blue is also overseeing News and Factual Unscripted content for MTV Entertainment’s portfolio of brands across streaming, linear and digital, dual-reporting to Chris McCarthy, President, MTV Entertainment Group and Nina L. Diaz, President of Content and Chief Creative Officer.
Royle, who was part of the team that launched Smithsonian Channel,...
- 12/21/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Long-time Smithsonian Channel programming chief David Royle is leaving the ViacomCBS network.
Royle, executive vp programming and production, is stepping down to pursue other ventures. His departure comes on the heels of ViacomCBS naming PBS NewsHour veteran James F. Blue III as head of the nonfiction network, a joint venture between Showtime and the Smithsonian Institute.
Royle has been with Smithsonian Networks since its launch in 2007. He’s in charge of commissioning and acquiring series, specials and feature films for the network; some of Smithsonian Channel’s recent offerings include Aerial America, The Pacific War in Color, America’s Hidden ...
Royle, executive vp programming and production, is stepping down to pursue other ventures. His departure comes on the heels of ViacomCBS naming PBS NewsHour veteran James F. Blue III as head of the nonfiction network, a joint venture between Showtime and the Smithsonian Institute.
Royle has been with Smithsonian Networks since its launch in 2007. He’s in charge of commissioning and acquiring series, specials and feature films for the network; some of Smithsonian Channel’s recent offerings include Aerial America, The Pacific War in Color, America’s Hidden ...
- 12/21/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Long-time Smithsonian Channel programming chief David Royle is leaving the ViacomCBS network.
Royle, executive vp programming and production, is stepping down to pursue other ventures. His departure comes on the heels of ViacomCBS naming PBS NewsHour veteran James F. Blue III as head of the nonfiction network, a joint venture between Showtime and the Smithsonian Institute.
Royle has been with Smithsonian Networks since its launch in 2007. He’s in charge of commissioning and acquiring series, specials and feature films for the network; some of Smithsonian Channel’s recent offerings include Aerial America, The Pacific War in Color, America’s Hidden ...
Royle, executive vp programming and production, is stepping down to pursue other ventures. His departure comes on the heels of ViacomCBS naming PBS NewsHour veteran James F. Blue III as head of the nonfiction network, a joint venture between Showtime and the Smithsonian Institute.
Royle has been with Smithsonian Networks since its launch in 2007. He’s in charge of commissioning and acquiring series, specials and feature films for the network; some of Smithsonian Channel’s recent offerings include Aerial America, The Pacific War in Color, America’s Hidden ...
- 12/21/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
ViacomCBS’s Smithsonian Channel has picked up Game Of Thrones star Kristofer Hivju’s living history series Ultimate Viking (working title). Production has begun on the show in the UK and Norway, and it is slated to air in 2021.
The eight-part project was first unveiled at Mipcom last year and is a co-production between two British production companies: I Wanna Marry Harry producer Zig Zag Productions and The 1900 Island producer Wildflame. Hivju’s Tindefilm is also producing.
Cameras will follow ordinary people as they live in a custom built Viking settlement on the Norwegian coast and take part in extraordinary expeditions under harsh Nordic conditions. The clans will compete against each other in a series of authentic and often extreme Viking survival expeditions, challenges, and tasks based on historical facts, literature, and archaeological evidence.
Participants must master axes and swords, learn to forage and fish in Norway’s snow-capped mountains...
The eight-part project was first unveiled at Mipcom last year and is a co-production between two British production companies: I Wanna Marry Harry producer Zig Zag Productions and The 1900 Island producer Wildflame. Hivju’s Tindefilm is also producing.
Cameras will follow ordinary people as they live in a custom built Viking settlement on the Norwegian coast and take part in extraordinary expeditions under harsh Nordic conditions. The clans will compete against each other in a series of authentic and often extreme Viking survival expeditions, challenges, and tasks based on historical facts, literature, and archaeological evidence.
Participants must master axes and swords, learn to forage and fish in Norway’s snow-capped mountains...
- 11/17/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Tormund From ‘Game of Thrones’ Is Hosting a TV Competition About Becoming a Real-Life Viking (Video)
Kristofer Hivju, a.k.a. Tormund Giantsbane from “Game of Thrones,” is hosting a Smithsonian Channel competition about becoming a real-life Viking. The hour-long format, working-titled “Ultimate Viking,” has an 8-episode order and Hivju’s wife Gry Molvær Hivju aboard as co-host.
Filming has already begun on the production, which is set in both the UK and Norway. The latter “Ultimate Viking” coastal location comes complete with a “custom Viking settlement being constructed,” according to Smithsonian. The show is set to debut in 2021.
“This ingenious adventure series will feature a diverse cast of modern-day, highly skilled men and women who will be pushed to the extreme as they find out if they have what it takes to live as true Vikings,” the show’s not-too-modest logline reads.
Watch Tormund’s casting call via the video above.
Find more details about the series below.
Each episode is rooted in authentic Viking...
Filming has already begun on the production, which is set in both the UK and Norway. The latter “Ultimate Viking” coastal location comes complete with a “custom Viking settlement being constructed,” according to Smithsonian. The show is set to debut in 2021.
“This ingenious adventure series will feature a diverse cast of modern-day, highly skilled men and women who will be pushed to the extreme as they find out if they have what it takes to live as true Vikings,” the show’s not-too-modest logline reads.
Watch Tormund’s casting call via the video above.
Find more details about the series below.
Each episode is rooted in authentic Viking...
- 11/17/2020
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Ewan McGregor, former “Star Wars” lead actor and a Golden Globe winner for series “Fargo,” will narrate “Stormborn,” an upcoming natural history series filmed in the actor’s native Scotland as well as Norway and Iceland. A trailer for the show has just been released.
The series, comprising three 50-minute episodes, features a cast of charismatic, tenacious animals trying to survive climate change and thriving in the remote, northern edges of the Atlantic Ocean over a year. It was commissioned by speciality channel Love Nature, and will have its world broadcast premiere on the service in November, after a theatrical screening at the Jackson Wild festival in the fall.
“Stormborn” is produced by Scotland-based Maramedia, in association with Smithsonian Channel, Arte France, BBC Scotland and Screen Scotland. Blue Ant International is overseeing licensing for the series, which will be available at Mipcom.
Jackie Savery and Nigel Pope serve as executive...
The series, comprising three 50-minute episodes, features a cast of charismatic, tenacious animals trying to survive climate change and thriving in the remote, northern edges of the Atlantic Ocean over a year. It was commissioned by speciality channel Love Nature, and will have its world broadcast premiere on the service in November, after a theatrical screening at the Jackson Wild festival in the fall.
“Stormborn” is produced by Scotland-based Maramedia, in association with Smithsonian Channel, Arte France, BBC Scotland and Screen Scotland. Blue Ant International is overseeing licensing for the series, which will be available at Mipcom.
Jackie Savery and Nigel Pope serve as executive...
- 8/17/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
ViacomCBS’s Smithsonian Channel is to take an intimate look at lockdown life in China in a documentary co-produced by former Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham’s Wonderhood Studios.
Wonderhood has teamed up with advertising creatives Yu Kung and Crystal Liu, who run Campfire Productions and found themselves confined to their apartment block in Shanghai at the epicenter of the Covid-19 outbreak.
The pair decided to film their experiences and those of their neighbors for one-hour documentary Covid: Our Lockdown In Shanghai, which will premiere on Smithsonian in the U.S. and UK on May 25.
Stories include those of Tiffany D. White, whose wedding plans were thrown into question by the pandemic, and Jasmine, a doctor working grueling 24-hour shifts.
Covid: Our Lockdown In Shanghai is produced and directed by Yu Kung and Crystal Liu. Executive producers for Wonderhood Studios are Rebecca Templar and Samantha Anstiss, while Luke Korzun Martin...
Wonderhood has teamed up with advertising creatives Yu Kung and Crystal Liu, who run Campfire Productions and found themselves confined to their apartment block in Shanghai at the epicenter of the Covid-19 outbreak.
The pair decided to film their experiences and those of their neighbors for one-hour documentary Covid: Our Lockdown In Shanghai, which will premiere on Smithsonian in the U.S. and UK on May 25.
Stories include those of Tiffany D. White, whose wedding plans were thrown into question by the pandemic, and Jasmine, a doctor working grueling 24-hour shifts.
Covid: Our Lockdown In Shanghai is produced and directed by Yu Kung and Crystal Liu. Executive producers for Wonderhood Studios are Rebecca Templar and Samantha Anstiss, while Luke Korzun Martin...
- 5/15/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Smithsonian Channel takes Us rights to ‘Tower of London’ docuseries
The Smithsonian Channel has acquired North American rights to docuseries “Inside the Tower of London” from All3Media International
The hybrid history and behind-the-scenes series is produced by All3Media group’s Lion Television.
The 8 x 60-minute “Inside the Tower of London” explores 1,000 years of history as well as modern life at one of Britain’s oldest landmarks, from its royal connections to its iconic Beefeaters.
David Royle, Evp and chief programming officer at Smithsonian Networks, said: “Inside the Tower of London presents a definitive look inside this historic royal fortress, combining compelling stories of its haunting past with a fascinating look at how it operates today.”
Maria Ishak, Svp of sales, North America at All3Media International, commented: “This series brings a unique perspective and fresh approach that today’s international broadcasters – and viewers – are looking for in factual programming.”
Travel Channel...
The Smithsonian Channel has acquired North American rights to docuseries “Inside the Tower of London” from All3Media International
The hybrid history and behind-the-scenes series is produced by All3Media group’s Lion Television.
The 8 x 60-minute “Inside the Tower of London” explores 1,000 years of history as well as modern life at one of Britain’s oldest landmarks, from its royal connections to its iconic Beefeaters.
David Royle, Evp and chief programming officer at Smithsonian Networks, said: “Inside the Tower of London presents a definitive look inside this historic royal fortress, combining compelling stories of its haunting past with a fascinating look at how it operates today.”
Maria Ishak, Svp of sales, North America at All3Media International, commented: “This series brings a unique perspective and fresh approach that today’s international broadcasters – and viewers – are looking for in factual programming.”
Travel Channel...
- 1/29/2020
- by Tim Dams
- Variety Film + TV
Smithsonian Channel is to explore the Tower of London after acquiring an eight-part series from All3Media International.
The U.S. cable network, which is a joint venture between ViacomCBS’ Domestic Media Networks division and the Smithsonian Institution, has bought Inside the Tower of London.
The series, which airs on ViacomCBS’ Channel 5 in the UK, is produced by All3Media’s Lion Television. The documentary series goes behind the scenes at the Tower, combining modern day stories with history.
Inside the Tower of London explores 1,000 years of history at one of Britain’s oldest landmarks, from its royal connections to its iconic Beefeaters. Highlights include the first baby ravens born inside the Tower in thirty years, the rediscovery of the last remaining dress belonging to Elizabeth I, and the excavation of skeletons buried in the heart of the Tower. The series also reveals how the Tower commemorated the end of the...
The U.S. cable network, which is a joint venture between ViacomCBS’ Domestic Media Networks division and the Smithsonian Institution, has bought Inside the Tower of London.
The series, which airs on ViacomCBS’ Channel 5 in the UK, is produced by All3Media’s Lion Television. The documentary series goes behind the scenes at the Tower, combining modern day stories with history.
Inside the Tower of London explores 1,000 years of history at one of Britain’s oldest landmarks, from its royal connections to its iconic Beefeaters. Highlights include the first baby ravens born inside the Tower in thirty years, the rediscovery of the last remaining dress belonging to Elizabeth I, and the excavation of skeletons buried in the heart of the Tower. The series also reveals how the Tower commemorated the end of the...
- 1/29/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Smithsonian Channel has signed on for a second season of Tcb Media Rights and Woodcut Media’s “Combat Ships.”
Smithsonian has handed an 8 x 60’ episode order for season two, set to air on its U.S. and U.K. channels. Filming has already commenced, with a summer air date in the works.
The second season of the show is deficit financed and distributed internationally by Tcb Media Rights, a London-based factual distributor that has played a trailblazing role in commissioning and funding programs outside the traditional broadcaster-led system.
Season two – which sits within a ‘Combat’ franchise that includes “Combat Trains” and “Combat Machines” – takes an in-depth look at some of the most influential military sea vessels in history and their strategic roles, such as the Viking Longships and the Japanese warship Yamato.
The show features a number of interviews with prominent historians, re-enactments, archive footage and 3D graphics.
Exec producers...
Smithsonian has handed an 8 x 60’ episode order for season two, set to air on its U.S. and U.K. channels. Filming has already commenced, with a summer air date in the works.
The second season of the show is deficit financed and distributed internationally by Tcb Media Rights, a London-based factual distributor that has played a trailblazing role in commissioning and funding programs outside the traditional broadcaster-led system.
Season two – which sits within a ‘Combat’ franchise that includes “Combat Trains” and “Combat Machines” – takes an in-depth look at some of the most influential military sea vessels in history and their strategic roles, such as the Viking Longships and the Japanese warship Yamato.
The show features a number of interviews with prominent historians, re-enactments, archive footage and 3D graphics.
Exec producers...
- 1/15/2020
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Smithsonian Channel has boarded Ancient Egyptian docu-drama “Secrets of the Pyramid Builders” and will launch the series in the U.S.
The channel has signed on as a co-producer on the six-parter from Vivendi production and distribution arm Vivendi Entertainment and Pernel Media. The 4K documentary series was commissioned by Canal Plus in France, where it will be on its C8 and Planete channels.
The series will take viewers into the heart of the construction of the pyramids and the Great Sphinx of Giza. Shot in Morocco and Egypt, it will have drama and CGI reconstruction elements, as well as interviews with historians and experts.
There will also be a focus on the less-known story of the women and men who lived and worked in the shadow of the pyramid.
“Smithsonian Channel prides itself on bringing ambitious programs to its audience,” said David Royle, the channel’s executive vice president and chief programming officer.
The channel has signed on as a co-producer on the six-parter from Vivendi production and distribution arm Vivendi Entertainment and Pernel Media. The 4K documentary series was commissioned by Canal Plus in France, where it will be on its C8 and Planete channels.
The series will take viewers into the heart of the construction of the pyramids and the Great Sphinx of Giza. Shot in Morocco and Egypt, it will have drama and CGI reconstruction elements, as well as interviews with historians and experts.
There will also be a focus on the less-known story of the women and men who lived and worked in the shadow of the pyramid.
“Smithsonian Channel prides itself on bringing ambitious programs to its audience,” said David Royle, the channel’s executive vice president and chief programming officer.
- 11/29/2019
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
Smithsonian Channel is set to launch in the UK – marking the European debut of the non-fiction channel.
The network will launch with a mix of U.S. series and local UK commissions. The latter includes When Tariq Ali Met Malcolm X, Mystic Britain, hosted by Clive Anderson and Hidden History author Mary-Ann Ochota, as well as a series with the American-born Julie Montague, Viscountess Hinchingbrooke.
David Royle, Chief Programming Officer, Smithsonian Networks, which is a joint venture between the Smithsonian Institute and Showtime, told Deadline that it would have a “modest but meaningful” UK commissioning strategy.
U.S. titles will include American In Colour, The Lost Tapes, The Green Book: Guide to Freedom and Aerial America.
The launch follows roll outs in markets including Canada, Singapore and Latin America.
“Smithsonian Channel has already resonated powerfully with audiences in Canada, Singapore and Latin America, so we can’t wait to bring our award-winning,...
The network will launch with a mix of U.S. series and local UK commissions. The latter includes When Tariq Ali Met Malcolm X, Mystic Britain, hosted by Clive Anderson and Hidden History author Mary-Ann Ochota, as well as a series with the American-born Julie Montague, Viscountess Hinchingbrooke.
David Royle, Chief Programming Officer, Smithsonian Networks, which is a joint venture between the Smithsonian Institute and Showtime, told Deadline that it would have a “modest but meaningful” UK commissioning strategy.
U.S. titles will include American In Colour, The Lost Tapes, The Green Book: Guide to Freedom and Aerial America.
The launch follows roll outs in markets including Canada, Singapore and Latin America.
“Smithsonian Channel has already resonated powerfully with audiences in Canada, Singapore and Latin America, so we can’t wait to bring our award-winning,...
- 2/7/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The Smithsonian Channel is launching in the U.K. as a free-to-air service that will reach 19 million homes. It will carry shows from the U.S. such as “America in Color” and a slate of local originals including a documentary about Tariq Ali and Malcom X and a factual series fronted by Clive Anderson.
Smithsonian Channel is owned by Smithsonian Networks, which is a joint venture between Showtime and the Smithsonian Institution. The U.K. launch on Feb. 12 will be the most significant international move yet for the channel after earlier rollouts in Canada and Latin America.
“We know that internationally people respond to our programming and once we had some of those moves under our belt and saw we were getting a good reception, the U.K. was the big challenge,” David Royle, chief programming officer, Smithsonian Networks told Variety. “We’re already collaborating with a lot with U.
Smithsonian Channel is owned by Smithsonian Networks, which is a joint venture between Showtime and the Smithsonian Institution. The U.K. launch on Feb. 12 will be the most significant international move yet for the channel after earlier rollouts in Canada and Latin America.
“We know that internationally people respond to our programming and once we had some of those moves under our belt and saw we were getting a good reception, the U.K. was the big challenge,” David Royle, chief programming officer, Smithsonian Networks told Variety. “We’re already collaborating with a lot with U.
- 2/7/2019
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety 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
Hugh Grant, Jodie Whittaker and Letitia Wright are among 386 new BAFTA members. The 2018 intake span the film, games and TV industries across eleven countries. Scroll down for the full list of new members.
Among new members are BAFTA-winner Grant, Doctor Who star Whittaker, BAFTA-nominee Willem Dafoe, Black Panther star Letitia Wright, La La Land producers Jordan Horowitz and Fred Berger, Mad Max: Fury Road costume designer Jenny Beavan, Toni Erdmann director Maren Ade, and UK broadcasters Sandi Toksvig and Simon Mayo.
BAFTA comprises around 8,000 members worldwide. The UK org tweaked its membership requirements in 2016 in a bid to improve diversity of intake.
Amanda Berry, Chief Executive of BAFTA, said, “We’re delighted to welcome our new members to BAFTA. Our members represent the breadth of the ever-evolving film, games and television industries. They sit at the heart of everything BAFTA does, from mentoring emerging talent, voting in the Awards, sharing...
Among new members are BAFTA-winner Grant, Doctor Who star Whittaker, BAFTA-nominee Willem Dafoe, Black Panther star Letitia Wright, La La Land producers Jordan Horowitz and Fred Berger, Mad Max: Fury Road costume designer Jenny Beavan, Toni Erdmann director Maren Ade, and UK broadcasters Sandi Toksvig and Simon Mayo.
BAFTA comprises around 8,000 members worldwide. The UK org tweaked its membership requirements in 2016 in a bid to improve diversity of intake.
Amanda Berry, Chief Executive of BAFTA, said, “We’re delighted to welcome our new members to BAFTA. Our members represent the breadth of the ever-evolving film, games and television industries. They sit at the heart of everything BAFTA does, from mentoring emerging talent, voting in the Awards, sharing...
- 12/12/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Queen Elizabeth is doing something she has rarely done throughout her extraordinary six-decade reign: speaking candidly on camera.
The Queen, 91, makes a surprise appearance in a new documentary, The Coronation, in which she discusses her historic 1953 coronation and the dazzling crown used on that day. Along with her memories of the ceremony, which took place at Westminster Abbey on June 2, 1953, she also looks back on the 1937 coronation of her father, King George VI.
“I’ve seen one coronation, and been the recipient in the other, which is pretty remarkable,” says the royal great-grandmother, who is currently staying at Sandringham House for her winter break.
The Queen, 91, makes a surprise appearance in a new documentary, The Coronation, in which she discusses her historic 1953 coronation and the dazzling crown used on that day. Along with her memories of the ceremony, which took place at Westminster Abbey on June 2, 1953, she also looks back on the 1937 coronation of her father, King George VI.
“I’ve seen one coronation, and been the recipient in the other, which is pretty remarkable,” says the royal great-grandmother, who is currently staying at Sandringham House for her winter break.
- 1/3/2018
- by Simon Perry
- PEOPLE.com
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