Film and TV Briefing: Friday 3 October 2025
Welcome to this week’s round-up of news, commentary and industry announcements that you may have missed from the past week.
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In the news
Hollywood Stars outraged over Tilly Norwood, the AI actor (BBC)
ScreenSkills welcomes its new Trustees to its Board (ScreenSkills)
The Simpsons return to the theatres with a new film in 2027 (IndieWire)
The Los Angeles Festival of Movies parts way with MUBI (IndieWire)
Battle continues as 'One Battle After Another' receives mixed feedback (IndieWire)
ITV hires TikTok and Sky execs during its hiring spree (Broadcast)
The culture secretary has expressed his concerns over STV's job-cut (BBC)
Nexstar and Sinclair return Jimmy Kimmel Live! to air (IndieWire)
Taylor Swift's Showgirl Movie boosts box office with unexpected success (Variety)
Saudi Arabia increases its private investment in state-backed film production (Hollywood Reporter)
A documentary about the life of Ozzy Osbourne is in the making (BBC)
SAG-AFTRA condemns AI studio Xicoia and their AI actor Tilly Norwood (IndieWire)
Features and commentary
Creative industry workers report widespread tolerance of misconduct, Bectu survey finds (Bectu)
AI actress sparks concern over performance rights and consent (Equity)
James Cameron discusses why AI is never going to replace humans (Variety)
Film executives discuss navigating a charged political climate (ScreenDaily)
Industry announcements
BFI London Film Festival line-up announced (BFI)
Take part in the Money Matters Survey 2025, assessing financial resilience in the UK screen industry (Film,TV, Charity)
Government invests £25 million in six mayoral regions to grow their creative industries (Gov.UK)
Legal updates
Trump threatens to impose 100% Tariff on any and all movies made outside of the US (IndieWire)
Disney sends Cease-and-Desist Letter to Character.AI (Variety)
