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C4 lights a spark for emerging comedy talent with new brief for social media

Sparks will champion bold, experimental short-form ideas and provide a platform for exciting and distinctive voices to shine through Up to 4 creative partners from across the UK to deliver 30 pieces of content for Channel 4’s social channels Annual budget for scripted comedy Blaps doubled

15 Mar 19 News Release

Former Ferrari boss joins C4 F1 team for Australian Formula 1 GP

Former Ferrari Team Principal Stefano Domenicali will join Channel 4 for its coverage of the opening Formula 1® Grand Prix of the 2019 season from Melbourne. Stefano will be providing his expert insight alongside former F1 drivers David Coulthard and Mark Webber for Channel 4’s opening Formula 1

15 Mar 19 News Release

C4 and Love Productions sign new Bake Off Deal; Junior Bake Off commissioned

Channel 4 and Love Productions have today confirmed a new two series agreement for The Great British Bake Off – extending the successful creative partnership until 2021. The tenth series of Bake Off will be broadcast on Channel 4 later this year, with a further two series now confirmed to follow. It

14 Mar 19 News Release

Channel 4 and PBS Frontline's "FOR SAMA" wins Top Documentary Award at SXSW Film Festival

Documentary feature grand jury prize went to “For Sama” directed by Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts “FOR SAMA” won the Documentary Feature Competition at the South by Southwest Film Festival Awards in the US on Tuesday night. Directed by Emmy award-winning Channel 4 News filmmaker , Waad al-Kateab

14 Mar 19 News Release

Viva LLas Vegas! Johnny Vegas hits the camping trail in a new series for C4

Channel 4 has commissioned Llas Vegas (w/t) a 4 x 60’ series from Plum Pictures following the glamping adventures of actor and comedian Johnny Vegas and his long-suffering assistant Bev, as they set about establishing a holiday home camping site in North Wales. Johnny and Bev need to source and

14 Mar 19 News Release

Dream Horse, starring Toni Collette and Damien Lewis, gears up for spring shoot

Film4, Ingenious Media, Ffilm Cymru Wales present a RAW production; Warner Bros to distribute in the UK and Cornerstone Films will handle international sales and distribution . DREAM HORSE is the true story of one woman’s extraordinary dream to breed and raise a champion racehorse on the allotment

12 Mar 19 Interview, News Release

Interview with four of the Mums [who] Make Porn

Before doing this documentary, had you discussed porn with your children? Emma: My daughters and I have a really good open relationship but porn is something you don’t discuss. You talk about losing your virginity, the morning after pill and all those bits and pieces but you don’t talk about porn

12 Mar 19 News Release

Five mums get behind the camera in bold new series, Mums Make Porn

More and more young people are learning about sex for the first time via easily accessible hard-core pornography. Children and teenagers across the UK are viewing uncensored material through their devices, to the great concern of many parents. Mums Make Porn is a bold and unique three-part series

11 Mar 19 News Release

Channel 4 commissions The Dog House (w/t)

Channel 4 has commissioned Five Mile Films to produce The Dog House (w/t), a 8 x 60 minute series lifting the lid on the dog home – a world in which the courtship between abandoned or unloved dogs and open hearted humans plays out. The stories take place in an arena into which humans bring their