INDUSTRY BRIEFINGS
New appointments at Atlantic Productions A tlantic Productions has appointed Ailsa Orr as the newly created director of television and Alastair Cotterill as director of immersive. Orr and Cotterill join Atlantic from MGM and Meta respectively, suggesting a revolution in the organisation’s approach to cross-platform storytelling.
Motion Impossible selects sales head M otion Impossible has appointed Mark Bird as its new head of sales. Coming from RT Motion, Bird has vast experience with acquisitions, development and strategy execution. At Motion Impossible, he will continue his efforts, opening up opportunities for the company, particularly in the filmmaking and broadcast sectors.
BIFA IS A CHAMPION OF independent cinema AND IS WORKING TOWARDS A more inclusive industry ”
HPA Awards announce winners O ppenheimer topped this year’s HPA Awards, which recognise excellence in colour grading, editing, sound, visual effects and restoration. FotoKem colourists Kostas Theodosiou and Kristen Zimmerman took the award for outstanding colour grading for a live-action theatrical feature, while Jennifer Lame, ACE, triumphed in outstanding editing for a theatrical feature. Other winners include Natasha Leonnet for Spider- Man: Across the Spider-Verse (colour grading), Walter Volpatto for Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (colour grading), Ali Greer for Barry (editing) and John M Valerio, ACE for The White Lotus (editing).
BIFA celebrates British indies T he British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) announced its 2023 winners on
performance categories. Mia McKenna- Bruce ( How to Have Sex ) took best lead performance, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett and George MacKay ( Femme ) best joint lead, Shaun Thomas ( How to Have Sex ) best supporting role and Vivian Oparah ( Rye Lane ) breakthrough performance. Femme swept costume, make-up and hair design, while The Kitchen topped production design and effects. BIFA champions independent cinema, identifying talent and working towards a more inclusive film industry.
Sunday 3 December. All of Us Strangers led with seven titles, including best British independent film, best screenplay, best director and best cinematography. The film – starring Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Claire Foy and Jamie Bell – will hit UK cinemas on 26 January. How to Have Sex, Femme , Rye Lane and The Kitchen – all first-time efforts from their respective directors – also claimed several awards, primarily in the
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