https://www.screendaily.com/news/ffilm-cymru-unveils-incoming-ceo-exclusive/5186953.article Ffilm Cymru, the development agency for Welsh film, has named Lee Walters as its incoming CEO, taking up the position from November. Walters joins from Media Cymru, an organisation set up to drive economic growth in the Welsh media sector, where he was a senior producer and funding…

https://www.bfi.org.uk/interviews/let-bodies-speak-themselves-interview-with-creature-producer-uzma-hasan Producer Uzma Hasan talks to us about the magic of ballet, the power of non-narrative storytelling in a post-pandemic world and subverting notions of ’diversity’. 24 February 2023 By Joseph Wallace Creature (2022) With a mission to bring “subversive stories to global audiences”, producer Uzma Hasan is proving herself…

https://deadline.com/2024/01/uk-government-blocks-channel-4-board-hire-rozina-breen-1235699130/ EXCLUSIVE: The British government has blocked a woman of color from being appointed to Channel 4‘s board for a third time, raising further questions about ministers meddling in media appointments. TV regulator Ofcom recruits Channel 4 board members, but preferred candidates must be signed off by culture secretary Lucy Frazer. Rozina…

https://deadline.com/2022/11/women-in-film-leadership-evolution-mallorca-international-film-festival-1235167517/ The influence of streaming companies was a central topic of the Women in Leadership panel at the Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival this past weekend. The lengthy and wide-ranging session was hosted by journalist and Deadline critic Anna Smith of the Girls On Film Podcast with executives Kirsten Niehuus (Medienboard…

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/apr/14/ministers-veto-reappointment-of-two-women-to-channel-4-board The government has vetoed the reappointment of two women to Channel 4’s board of directors, including one of only two women of colour, in a sign ministers are continuing to assert their authority over senior media appointments. The decision not to renew the boardroom positions of Uzma Hasan…

https://www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/faces/new-chair-bush-theatres-board-trustees   The Bush Theatre has announced UZMA HASAN as the new Chair of its Board of Trustees. She will replace SIMON JOHNSON from the start of August. Hasan is an independent film and TV producer, non-executive director on the board of Channel 4, and a trustee of Bird’s Eye View. She also…

https://deadline.com/2021/12/asim-chaudhry-host-bifas-andy-serkis-red-sea-fest-female-spotlight-nft-studios-funding-1234882698/   BAFTA Rising Star Jury This year’s BAFTA Rising Star jury will feature Andy Serkis, Sadie Frost and Downton Abbey star Michelle Dockery. Overseen by BAFTA Chair Krishnendu Majumdar, the jury also features casting directors Lucy Bevan and Leo Davis, producer Uzma Hasan, and talent agent Ikki El-Amriti. The shortlist…

The jury will choose five nominees for the accolade, which will be voted for by the public. Game Of Thrones star Gemma Whelan and The Crown’s Vanessa Kirby have been announced as jury members for the EE Bafta Rising Star Award. Joining them to choose the five-strong shortlist of…