Variety awarded David Harewood with their Outstanding Achievement Award at the Edinburgh TV Festival. As part of the inteview accepting the award, Harewood touches on roles for People of Colour, mental health and black British actors moving to the US
Derren Lawford Interview
Derren Lawford, Creative Director of Woodcut Media, is interviewed on the PACT website. Derren talks about his inspirations and career path including working as BBC’s Global IPlayer’s Head of Programming, Head of Content for youth media agency Livity and being
Angela Ferreira Interview
Angela Ferreira, Managing Director of Douglas Road Productions, the British production company setup by Lenny Henry, is interviewed on the PACT website. Angela has had a varied career working across Entertainment, Children’s, News, Drama and Documentaries and worked as a
Matthew A. Cherry profile
The oscar winning filmaker Matthew A. Cherry is interviewed in a WorldScreen article, where he talks about his path from being a professional football player to move in to producing content. He tells the story of how Hair Love, an
Issa Rae Indepth Interview
The Hollywood Reporter includes a meaty piece on Issa Rae following her recent Emmy nominations. Issa reveals a lot about her future projects and aspirations
Interview with David Steward II
David Steward II is the founder of Lion Forge Animation, the only African American-owned animation studio in the U.S. They won this years oscar for animated short with Hairl Love, a touching tale about an black father struggling to style
Lenny Henry Profile
Lenny Henry is a British comedian, actor, writer and television presenter. He got his break in 1975, when aged just 17, he won the TV talent show New Faces with an impersonation of Stevie Wonder. Whilst still a teenager he went