Ralph Lee, BBC Studios Productions’ CEO, will be leaving the BBC’s commercial arm in April after almost six years to pursue a new challenge outside the organization.
Since being appointed director of content in 2018, “Lee has guided BBC Studios Productions to unrivaled creative recognition – winning 111 awards and 400 nominations in the ’22/’23 financial year alone – and becoming the most awarded production group at the BAFTA and Rts Awards,” BBC Studios said on Thursday.
BBC Studios has initiated a search for Lee’s successor.
“Ralph’s leadership has been a game-changer for our production business, taking BBC Studios to creative and award-winning heights in every genre, both domestically and internationally,” said BBC Studios CEO Tom Fussell. “His calm stewardship through and out of the Covid pandemic was invaluable, and he’s attracted outstanding talent like Kate Ward, Rich Knight and Cecilia Persson to our organization, whilst overseeing global expansion and growth among our production units,...
Since being appointed director of content in 2018, “Lee has guided BBC Studios Productions to unrivaled creative recognition – winning 111 awards and 400 nominations in the ’22/’23 financial year alone – and becoming the most awarded production group at the BAFTA and Rts Awards,” BBC Studios said on Thursday.
BBC Studios has initiated a search for Lee’s successor.
“Ralph’s leadership has been a game-changer for our production business, taking BBC Studios to creative and award-winning heights in every genre, both domestically and internationally,” said BBC Studios CEO Tom Fussell. “His calm stewardship through and out of the Covid pandemic was invaluable, and he’s attracted outstanding talent like Kate Ward, Rich Knight and Cecilia Persson to our organization, whilst overseeing global expansion and growth among our production units,...
- 2/8/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Shaunak Sen’s All That Breathes took home the best cinema documentary prize
Shaunak Sen’s All That Breathes won the best cinema documentary prize at The Grierson Trust’s 2023 British Documentary Awards last night (November 9) in London.
The film about two brothers who rescue and care for thousands of New Delhi’s black kite birds premiered at Sundance last year. All That Breathes, which is produced by Rise Films, Kiterabbit Films and Tangled Bank Studios, also won the best single documentary – international at the Griersons, the prestigious UK documentary awards.
The film is sold internationally by Submarine Entertainment and...
Shaunak Sen’s All That Breathes won the best cinema documentary prize at The Grierson Trust’s 2023 British Documentary Awards last night (November 9) in London.
The film about two brothers who rescue and care for thousands of New Delhi’s black kite birds premiered at Sundance last year. All That Breathes, which is produced by Rise Films, Kiterabbit Films and Tangled Bank Studios, also won the best single documentary – international at the Griersons, the prestigious UK documentary awards.
The film is sold internationally by Submarine Entertainment and...
- 11/10/2023
- by Tim Dams
- ScreenDaily
Spotlighting diversity in the international television market, eight projects took home awards at Mipcom’s Diversify TV Awards.
Presented at the Cannes Palais des Festivals’ Grand Auditorium, the winners were selected from 165 countries submitted by 27 countries for the 7th edition of the event.
BBC Studios documentary “Inside Our Autistic Minds” won in the representation of disability, non-scripted category. The series takes us inside the minds of autistic people. Co-produced in partnership with The Open University, in the production Chris Packham explores the lives of autistic people across the U.K. and brings their experience to life in short films.
In another high-profile win, the Fremantle-sold “Little Bird” from Canada won in the representation of race and ethnicity – scripted category. The story follows an Indigenous woman looking for her birth family and the truth about her past. The production companies are Rezolution Pictures, and Op Little Bird.
Spain’s “Nights...
Presented at the Cannes Palais des Festivals’ Grand Auditorium, the winners were selected from 165 countries submitted by 27 countries for the 7th edition of the event.
BBC Studios documentary “Inside Our Autistic Minds” won in the representation of disability, non-scripted category. The series takes us inside the minds of autistic people. Co-produced in partnership with The Open University, in the production Chris Packham explores the lives of autistic people across the U.K. and brings their experience to life in short films.
In another high-profile win, the Fremantle-sold “Little Bird” from Canada won in the representation of race and ethnicity – scripted category. The story follows an Indigenous woman looking for her birth family and the truth about her past. The production companies are Rezolution Pictures, and Op Little Bird.
Spain’s “Nights...
- 10/22/2023
- by Liza Foreman
- Variety Film + TV
Television market MIPCOM in Cannes on Tuesday unveiled the winners for the Diversify TV Awards, which honor international programming promoting diversity and inclusion.
The nominees were picked from 165 submissions from more than 27 countries. To be eligible, programs were required to provide a fair and balanced representation of race and ethnicity, the Lgbtqia+ and disabled communities; to show a positive impact; to stand out in originality and excellence in terms of storytelling, casting and production values; to challenge stereotypes and to have aired tin the past year. The awards honor both fiction and non-fiction shows.
British broadcaster and activist Femi Oke hosted the 2023 awards, held at the Grand Auditorium in the Cannes Palais on Tuesday.
One of the most emotional speeches came from Canadian producer Sylvain Parent-Bédard, accepting the trophy for About Antoine, which won in the Representation of Disability – Scripted category. The Quebecois series is based on Parent-Bédard’s own,...
The nominees were picked from 165 submissions from more than 27 countries. To be eligible, programs were required to provide a fair and balanced representation of race and ethnicity, the Lgbtqia+ and disabled communities; to show a positive impact; to stand out in originality and excellence in terms of storytelling, casting and production values; to challenge stereotypes and to have aired tin the past year. The awards honor both fiction and non-fiction shows.
British broadcaster and activist Femi Oke hosted the 2023 awards, held at the Grand Auditorium in the Cannes Palais on Tuesday.
One of the most emotional speeches came from Canadian producer Sylvain Parent-Bédard, accepting the trophy for About Antoine, which won in the Representation of Disability – Scripted category. The Quebecois series is based on Parent-Bédard’s own,...
- 10/17/2023
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
International television market Mipcom Cannes on Thursday unveiled this year’s nominees for the Diversify TV Awards, which honor international programming promoting diversity and inclusion.
The nominees were picked from some 165 submissions from more than 27 countries. To be eligible, programs were required to provide a fair and balanced representation of race and ethnicity, the Lgbtqia+ and disabled communities; to show a positive impact; to stand out in originality and excellence in terms of storytelling, casting and production values; to challenge stereotypes and to have aired tin the past year. The awards honor both fiction and non-fiction shows.
Among the nominees for scripted representation of race and ethnicity are the British Amazon/ITV series Riches, the German Disney+ show Sam – A Saxon and Canadian drama Little Bird, which aired on Crave and Aptn lumi. In the representation of disability category, nominees include Canadian drama About Antoine from Club illico and...
The nominees were picked from some 165 submissions from more than 27 countries. To be eligible, programs were required to provide a fair and balanced representation of race and ethnicity, the Lgbtqia+ and disabled communities; to show a positive impact; to stand out in originality and excellence in terms of storytelling, casting and production values; to challenge stereotypes and to have aired tin the past year. The awards honor both fiction and non-fiction shows.
Among the nominees for scripted representation of race and ethnicity are the British Amazon/ITV series Riches, the German Disney+ show Sam – A Saxon and Canadian drama Little Bird, which aired on Crave and Aptn lumi. In the representation of disability category, nominees include Canadian drama About Antoine from Club illico and...
- 9/21/2023
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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