Female directors on decline in Hollywood, study shows

The number of female directors working in Hollywood has fallen, according to a new study.

In 2016, just 7% of the top 250 films were directed by women, a fall of 2% from the year before. The annual report from the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film found that the number was also behind the figure achieved in 1998.

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Here at ELAM we are fully committed to reversing this trend and actively encourage women to get involved in the film industry and starting their journey to become directors by joining our new Film and Television Production course.

Nintendo Switch Launch Date Announced

Japanese gaming company Nintendo has unveiled its new Nintendo Switch console at a presentation in Tokyo.

The device, a hybrid that can be used both hand-held and with a TV when in a dock, will go on sale on 3 March priced $299.99 in the US and £279.99 in the UK. 

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Sony Sells 6.2 million PS4s over Christmas

According to their sales figures, it looks like Sony had a good Christmas, with Uncharted 4 sales closing in on the 9 million mark.

At the beginning of December Sony announced worldwide PlayStation 4 sales had hit a whopping 50 million, and thanks to Christmas that’s already jumped to 53.4 million.

Sales between November 20 and January 1 totalled a whopping 6.2 million. During that same ‘holiday’ season more than 50.4 million PlayStation 4 games were sold, at both retail and digitally.

The most successful PlayStation 4 exclusive by far has been Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, which was first released in May and has now sold more than 8.7 million copies worldwide.

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BAFTA Awards Nominations Announced!

The BAFTAs have announced their 2017 nominations and La La Land leads the way with 11 nominations. There were also nods for Ken Loach's northern social realist drama I, Daniel Blake and fashion designer Tom Ford's film Nocturnal Animals. The ceremony will take place on February 12th hosted by Stephen Fry.

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La La Land Breaks Golden Globes

La La Land became the most successful film of all time at the Golden Globes last night after picking up seven awards. 

"Its a huge haul for this richly lovable film about the love affair between a would-be movie star and a tough, sardonic jazz musician: best film and acting awards for Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling in the musical/comedy category, together with best director, screenplay, score and song"

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The 42 Most Anticipated Video Games of 2017

The Guardian have revealed their list of 42 most anticipated Games of 2017, which features some new installments of well-known franchise titles like Mass Effect, God of War, The Legend of Zelda and Uncharted as well sequels to Destiny and long awaited sequels to Shenmue and Red Dead Redemption, but it also has a good spread of original titles and indie games.

What do you think is missing off the list?