Exclusive: BAFTA Los Angeles has unveiled the participants for the latest edition of its Newcomers Program, which provides support to emerging international artists and industry professionals.
In 2018 the initiative was opened up to talents beyond the UK, and this year’s crop hail from countries including Australia, China, France, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Nigeria, Poland, South Africa and Turkey. Scroll down for the full list.
Since launching in 2007, the initiative has spotlighted the legacy of UK talents moving to the U.S. to expand their knowledge, develop their skills, and expand their network of peers. It includes professional networking opportunities, peer matching with others who have recently moved to the U.S., curated educational programming including BAFTA Briefing sessions, and access to BAFTA’s wider professional development event schedule including the BAFTA Insights series.
There are 25 new participants this year, taking the overall number on the four-year program to 71.
The...
In 2018 the initiative was opened up to talents beyond the UK, and this year’s crop hail from countries including Australia, China, France, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Nigeria, Poland, South Africa and Turkey. Scroll down for the full list.
Since launching in 2007, the initiative has spotlighted the legacy of UK talents moving to the U.S. to expand their knowledge, develop their skills, and expand their network of peers. It includes professional networking opportunities, peer matching with others who have recently moved to the U.S., curated educational programming including BAFTA Briefing sessions, and access to BAFTA’s wider professional development event schedule including the BAFTA Insights series.
There are 25 new participants this year, taking the overall number on the four-year program to 71.
The...
- 11/8/2019
- by Tom Grater and Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
BAFTA La is expanding its longstanding Newcomers Program for Brit arrivals in the city to include talent and industry professionals from international territories.
In its first year of expansion the support program will welcome professionals from Poland, South Africa, Australia, Israel, Korea, France, Turkey and Hong Kong. A full list of participants can be found below.
Each participant receives access to BAFTA membership events and initiatives aimed at supporting career development and the transition to living and working in the U.S.
This year’s 55 participants include 19 actors, 15 directors, nine producers, three screenwriters, two art directors, two executives, two composers, one cinematographer, one production designer, one agent and one publicist.
“As BAFTA extends its helping hand globally, we are thrilled that after 10 successful years supporting British talent in Los Angeles, the Newcomers Program now expands to include international talent,” said New Talent Committee Chairs, Sandro Monetti and Peter Morris.
“As our industry becomes increasingly global,...
In its first year of expansion the support program will welcome professionals from Poland, South Africa, Australia, Israel, Korea, France, Turkey and Hong Kong. A full list of participants can be found below.
Each participant receives access to BAFTA membership events and initiatives aimed at supporting career development and the transition to living and working in the U.S.
This year’s 55 participants include 19 actors, 15 directors, nine producers, three screenwriters, two art directors, two executives, two composers, one cinematographer, one production designer, one agent and one publicist.
“As BAFTA extends its helping hand globally, we are thrilled that after 10 successful years supporting British talent in Los Angeles, the Newcomers Program now expands to include international talent,” said New Talent Committee Chairs, Sandro Monetti and Peter Morris.
“As our industry becomes increasingly global,...
- 7/24/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Telemundo is promoting its chief operating officer, Don Browne, to president of the Spanish-language television programmer. Browne is replacing president and CEO James McNamara, who is leaving Telemundo to pursue opportunities in production outside the company. McNamara led Telemundo, which was purchased by NBC Universal in 2002, for the past six years. "It's been a fantastic run", McNamara said. "I'm proud of everything we accomplished here and confident in the future of the company." "Jim did a remarkable job leading Telemundo through a period of impressive growth," said Randy Falco, president of the NBC Uni Television Networks Group. "We wish Jim all the best and hope to find ways to partner with Jim on some of his new ventures." Browne, who reports to Falco, will oversee the entire Telemundo Networks, which includes broadcast, cable and studio businesses. He has been rising through the ranks at NBC since 1979, when he was named bureau chief of the network's news division in Miami. He later was president of NBC O&O station WTVJ in Miami. The CEO position will be phased out, according to a Telemundo spokesman, and Browne's chief operating officer post might be eliminated as well.
After nearly six years at the helm of Telemundo Communications, James McNamara is said to be preparing to exit his post as president and CEO of the NBC Universal-owned Spanish-language broadcast network. Sources said McNamara will be succeeded by Don Browne, a veteran NBC executive who has served as Telemundo's chief operating officer since May 2003. Reps for Hialeah, Fla.-based Telemundo could not be reached for comment late Tuesday; an NBC Uni spokesman declined comment on the executive shuffle. Sources said the change at the top of Telemundo was sparked at least in part by the fact that McNamara's most recent employment contract with the network will expire soon.
To achieve diversity in television, the networks should employ more minorities not only onscreen but also behind the camera and in executive positions. But the hiring of minorities should not come at the expense of other groups being pushed out of the industry. That was the consensus of a panel on diversity in television participating in the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' "Television's Challenges in Black, White and Multi-Color," a daylong forum held Saturday at ATAS' Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre in North Hollywood. During the discussion, moderator Charles Ogletree, professor of law at Harvard Law School, asked the panelists to envision the state of television diversity in the year 2015. "I believe that the most critical area where you can make a difference is in getting (minorities) into the executive ranks so that there is a presence ultimately around the writing table, in the casting process, in the overall promotion and marketing of the shows," Telemundo president and CEO James McNamara said.
- 10/24/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NBC-owned Spanish-language network Telemundo is going all original in primetime next season. The network's entire primetime slate will consist of programs produced specifically for Telemundo and the U.S. Hispanic audience, Telemundo president and CEO James McNamara said Tuesday during a conference call with reporters in advance of Telemundo's upfront presentation to advertisers in New York. McNamara said that Telemundo and its parent company NBC have invested heavily during the past year in beefing up the network's production facilities in Miami, Mexico City and Bogota, Colombia. The increase in the volume of original telenovela programming has paid off in the form of higher primetime ratings during the past 12 months.
- 5/19/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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