Essential Afghan Documentaries – War boosters & critics:
- 15 key documentaries about Afghanistan, From ‘Taxi to the Dark Side’ to ‘Hell and Back Again‘ // Variety
- ‘Pat Tillman‘ and other films both critical and supportive of the war // Washington Post
- Art Workers in France Mobilize to Help Afghan Creators // Artnet
- Women journalists fear brutal Taliban // Vice
- Director’s escape from Kabul // DW
- Filmmakers share warzone memories // Documentary.org
- Australia’s ‘shocking’ Afghan war crimes investigated // 60 Minutes – YouTube
- Afghanistan Ignored: Coverage in by U.S. News networks // Responsible Statecraft
Program Snapshots
- Meet Jackson Wild’s 2021 Media Awards Finalists // Jackson Wild
- Olusoga’s ‘1000 Years of Slavery’ produced by Bassett Vance // Realscreen
- Jason Momoa producing a new rock climbing series for HBO Max // Realscreen
- The Last Dance: Michael Jordan & Luc Longley quell rumors of friction // The Age
- Boat Rocker, author Ibram X. Kendi sign a multi-genre development deal // Realscreen
- Unethical?! A.I. mimics voice in posthumous Anthony Bordain doc // NY Times
- Making international copro’s greener and sustainable // CineEuropa
- Spike Lee completes NYC Epicenters docuseries // Deadline
Diversity;Taking Action
- Nat Geo expands its Field Ready mentoring program for rising creators // Realscreen
- The Black to Front initiative by UK’s Channel 4 // Variety
- New diversity requirements for producers set for PBS // Realscreen
- Cecilia Loving is PBS’s new SVP of Diversity Equity & Inclusion // Indiewire
- Trevor Noah explores recent cultural events in ‘The Tipping Point‘ // Realscreen
- Telemundo is bringing 50+ projects to Peacock with new division // Hollywood Reporter
- BBC’s Charlotte Moore talks diversity and streamers // Realscreen
Streamers & Platforms: The End of Pay TV
- How Pay TV Ends: a pretty long and slow death spiral // NEXT TV
- Disney+ hits 116 million subscribers // Realscreen
- YouTube booms: Q2 ad revenue up 84% vs 2020 COVID-affected #’s // VideoNuze
- Picture-in-picture ads may replace ad breaks, say sports streamers // Ad Exchanger
- The Olympics drew viewers for Discovery, quelling fears of a COVID flop // RapidTV
- After beating Netflix in Asia, Richard Li’s Viu Looks to Next Battle // Bloomberg
- The Streaming Wars Are Coming to The Office // Protocol
- Netflix: Streaming space tourism is the new reality TV // Vox
People & the Business
- “If you die, you die!” Jeremy Clarkson slams COVID scientists, draws controversy // Guardian
- Philippa Kowarsky (right) is new BBC Storyville commissioning editor // C21
- Discovery ups TLC’s Jason Sarlanis as Crime-themed ID veterans Schleiff, Bennett exit // C21
- Discovery+’s Lisa Holme talks unscripted wishlist at Edinburgh // Realscreen
- Off the Fence’s Bo Stehmeier sets New Strategy as Market Evolves // Worldscreen
Worth Reading!
- Hollywood shifts in how talent is valued:
- Disney attacks Scarlett Johansson;
- $900 million deal for Reese Witherspoon // Doner Law & VideoNuze
- Therapy: the new production necessity? Or another added cost? // New York Times
- What People See on Facebook: A new transparency?? // Facebook
