Sabina Smitham has joined Graham Broadbent and Pete Czernin’s Blueprint Pictures, the producer of “Banshees of Inisherin,” as head of development.
Reporting to head of film, Ben Knight, the new role will see Smitham manage the company’s development team and take the lead on expanding the company’s development slate.
Smitham, an alumnus of the U.K.’s prestigious National Film and Television School’s master in producing program, joins from Disney+, where she oversaw the development of a range of projects for the Europe, Middle East and Africa Original Productions team. Prior to Disney she was a development producer at Faye Ward’s Fable Pictures.
To support the expansion of the slate, development executive Martha Hood has been promoted to senior development executive with immediate effect.
Blueprint’s upcoming releases include “Strangers” for Searchlight Pictures, written and directed by Andrew Haigh, and starring Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal,...
Reporting to head of film, Ben Knight, the new role will see Smitham manage the company’s development team and take the lead on expanding the company’s development slate.
Smitham, an alumnus of the U.K.’s prestigious National Film and Television School’s master in producing program, joins from Disney+, where she oversaw the development of a range of projects for the Europe, Middle East and Africa Original Productions team. Prior to Disney she was a development producer at Faye Ward’s Fable Pictures.
To support the expansion of the slate, development executive Martha Hood has been promoted to senior development executive with immediate effect.
Blueprint’s upcoming releases include “Strangers” for Searchlight Pictures, written and directed by Andrew Haigh, and starring Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal,...
- 5/17/2023
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
must Line-up include sessions on casting, ethical documentary filmmaking and Spain focus.
The industry programme for this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff, June 19-30) has been revealed.
The highlights include a session titled ‘Casting Light on Casting Directors’, featuring members of the Casting Society of America’s European chapter.
‘Minding Non-Fiction’, co-hosted by the Scottish Documentary Institute, will look at ethical documentary filmmaking and best practices for the mental health and wellbeing of both filmmaker and subject.
In the animation section, ‘Women In Animation: The State of the Art’ will feature women working in the sector, looking at...
The industry programme for this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff, June 19-30) has been revealed.
The highlights include a session titled ‘Casting Light on Casting Directors’, featuring members of the Casting Society of America’s European chapter.
‘Minding Non-Fiction’, co-hosted by the Scottish Documentary Institute, will look at ethical documentary filmmaking and best practices for the mental health and wellbeing of both filmmaker and subject.
In the animation section, ‘Women In Animation: The State of the Art’ will feature women working in the sector, looking at...
- 6/5/2019
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Graduation Showcase held at London’s Picturehouse Central.
The 2018 National Film and Television School (Nfts) has revealed the winners of its 2018 prizes for graduating students.
The Graduation Showcase, which took place at Picturehouse Central between February 27-28, celebrated the last 12 months of graduate productions from Nfts students.
Key industry partners - Amd Studios, Avid, Christie, Iosh, Panalux and Sargent Disc – each presented individual awards to students who have demonstrated high levels of achievement for production.
Mdhamiri Nkemi, an Nfts graduating Editor, was awarded the Christie prize for ‘Most Promising Nfts student’ by Christie Partnership Manager Cindy Symons.
Nfts Head of...
The 2018 National Film and Television School (Nfts) has revealed the winners of its 2018 prizes for graduating students.
The Graduation Showcase, which took place at Picturehouse Central between February 27-28, celebrated the last 12 months of graduate productions from Nfts students.
Key industry partners - Amd Studios, Avid, Christie, Iosh, Panalux and Sargent Disc – each presented individual awards to students who have demonstrated high levels of achievement for production.
Mdhamiri Nkemi, an Nfts graduating Editor, was awarded the Christie prize for ‘Most Promising Nfts student’ by Christie Partnership Manager Cindy Symons.
Nfts Head of...
- 3/1/2018
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
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