DirectorsDigest:4June2026

This week, research spotlights how the “silence gap” on British TV productions costs crews, the BFI lobbies ministers to exclude screen industries from US trade deals, and industry looks at how online gen Z directors have stormed Hollywood.

HEADLINES

• Amazon announces a GenAI Creators Fund that will offer filmmakers, digital creators and startups funding and access to its AI tools in order to create “high-quality cinematic entertainment.” (The Hollywood Reporter)
• Real-time research spotlights how the “silence gap” on British TV productions costs crews: “the fear of being ‘cancelled’ or blacklisted from the industry is often more powerful than their fear of remaining in an abusive environment.” (Deadline)
• The BFI lobbies ministers to request that the screen industries are not included in any US trade deals, as this may prevent the UK from “discriminating in favour” of British companies on tax breaks and subsidy schemes in the future. (Deadline)
• Culture secretary Lisa Nandy admits the UK government “got it wrong” in its approach to AI and copyright for the creative industries. (Screen Daily)

DIRECTOR’S TAKE

• Martin Scorsese defends investment in and use of AI-generated storyboards, saying the immediacy of communicating his vision to cast and crew is “creatively freeing”. (The Guardian)
• Roberto dos Santos on making the first straight-to-VHS movie in 20 years: “I’m asking people to do a lot, but that’s what it means to be a human”. (The Guardian)

INDUSTRY VOICES

• To YouTube and beyond: how online gen Z directors stormed Hollywood. (The Guardian)