Channel
5, the UK commercial terrestrial broadcaster
owned by RTL and United Business Information
has issued its "promise of performance" for
the year ahead and offers a new commitment to
documentaries. It also promises to spend at
least 10% of its production budgets outside
of London.
The statement, which must be made by all broadcasters
under the regulatoru remit of the Independent
Television Commission (ITC), replaces the annual
review. Planned docs include series on the serial
killers behind the Moors murders and the Fred
West killings and there is also a series on
Brooklyn's murder squad. Other plans include
a two-parter on Atlantis.There will also be
a popular, biographical arts strand.
Galloway Challenge 2001
The
second Galloway Video Challenge will take place
in South West Scotland in September 2001. The
event is an innovative video making competition
with participants having only a maximum of 24
hours to shoot and edit a video which can be
no more than five minutes in length.
The Challenge is open to established film/video-makers,
students and amateur video-makers from all over
the world. You should have an idea for a short
video in any genre, but have not yet had the
opportunity to actually make it. Galloway invites
all video-makers as individuals or as teams
to come to South West Scotland and put their
imagination and skills to the test.
The Challenge is intended as a showcase for
new and innovative video production.
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