Yes, this could easily be for the "directing" lounge, but the last say of any production is always with the PRODUCER (which is why they get the Oscar for Best Picture). So, for my Boss-Ass Producers out there, I caught a couple of articles in the trades today:
From DEADLINE, we're learning that BBC Studios is considering "winding down its content production biz in India... amid industry-wide consolidation and shrinking content budgets":
https://deadline.com/2025/01/bbc-studios-india-considers-exit-production...
*** This is particularly interesting because this is an issue in L.A. as well - content can be created cheaper than traditional narrative films or television, but how far does it shrink that the BBC would want to pull out?
How Brazilian Telenovelas Broach Issues of Racism and Sexism in Family-Friendly TV: 'It's All About the Tone': https://variety.com/2025/tv/global/shes-the-one-globo-content-americas-1...
*** As a producer, this is particularly challenging because a showrunner is responsible for the tone and messaging of a series. Honoring that is part of what makes a series successful.
From Producer Issa Rae, 'One of Them Days' Team Hopes the Film Opens Doors for More Black Stories in Hollywood:
https://www.thewrap.com/one-of-them-days-black-storytelling-hollywood-ch...
*** As a producer, this is worth investigating because we have to give audiences a reason to go to the cinema.
What are your big takeaways? Anything else in the trades (about the film/TV/media industry) that caught your attention and you'd like to unpack? SHARE IN THE COMMENTS!
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This is interesting Karen "Kay" Ross . You would think the partnership with India would be more lucrative for the BBC to stay. It seems to me that India would be a huge market.