In the Summer of 2017 Ellis Short, chairman of newly relegated Sunderland football club, agreed to allow production company Fulwell 73 (named in homage to the club via the road next to its former Roker Park ground) extensive behind the scenes access to the team’s push for promotion straight back into the Premier League. Short …
The North East’s burgeoning film and television industry was out in force at the weekend to toast its successes. More than 400 people packed into the Hilton in Gateshead to enjoy an evening of celebrating achievements on screens of all sizes, compered by comedian, writer and director, Jason Cook. And while much of the current …
The Handmaid’s Tale is based on the famous dystopian novel of the same name by the celebrated Canadian author Margaret Atwood. It tells the story of an America where the government has been overthrown by a totalitarian movement that hides behind religious dogma and is hellbent on removing women’s reproductive rights. Apparently in 1985, this …
Before we get into this week’s column I feel I should address the jelly-encased elephant in the room. Yes, this is the American remake of the classic and groundbreaking British comedy of the same name, which took the form of a documentary about the staff of a Slough paper sales office. The 2001 show changed …
The driving forces behind hit Netflix show Sunderland ‘Til I Die have renewed calls for the investment the North East requires to become an international movie hub. Plans were submitted in November to develop state-of-the-art film studios on the site of the Crown Works, in Pallion, on the banks of the Wear. And Fulwell 73, …
One of my favourite paragraphs in last week’s QT was in the interview I did with Alison Gwynn. North East Screen’s chief exec was remembering her teenage years at The Tube. A 15-year-old Alison was a regular down at Studio Five on Friday teatimes in the early 80s when Tyne Tees Television on Newcastle’s City …
Night Country is the fourth season of True Detective, with each telling a separate, self-contained and usually disturbing story. The enduring success and popularity of the series is largely down to two things; the consistently high quality of the casting and the spectacular virtuosity of the first series, which saw Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson …
The whiteboard in Alison Gwynn’s office offers a pretty straightforward message. As far as the chief executive of North East Screen is concerned, film and TV production equals jobs and investment for the region, at the kind of levels which are not to be sniffed at. And while I’m not going to betray the kindness …
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