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#TheScreenlatelyShow #WillPacker #BeastMovie #BaltasarKormakur To kick-off season 2 of the film show co-hosted by Emmanuel & Clare Anyiam-Osigwe and to co-incide with its UK release c/o Universal Pictures, Executive producer Will Packer ("Night School", 'Girls Trip") and director Baltasar Kormakur ("Everest") sat down to speak with Emmanuel Anyiam-Osigwe in London about the movie "Beast" which stars Idris Elba. Will also talks about his deep respect for Idris Elba as an actor and gives his take on the business of film and black representation on screen and off screen. Baltasar also spoke with Emmanuel and explains how he and Will got working together on "Beast" and why his native Iceland and South Africa (where "Beast is shot entirely) have so much in common.    #TheScreenlatelyShow #WillPacker #BeastMovie #BaltasarKormakur      Subscribe to Screenlately: https://www.youtube.com/screenlately  Get the latest from Screenlately: https://screenlately.com    The Screenlately Show serves film and TV fans with big interviews, film reviews, and TV talk. Each week, Emmanuel & Clare Anyiam-Osigwe are joined by guests leading the conversation and making waves in film and television. Subscribe to our channel for the latest clips and highlights from the show!     Visit Screenlately: https://www.screenlately.com  Follow Screenlately on Twitter: https://twitter.com/screenlately  Follow Screenlately on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/screenlately

Ahead of the UK release of Disney Pixar’s “Lightyear”, the Emmy award winning actress Keke Palmer speaks with Clare Anyiam-Osigwe this Thursday on The Screenlately show – the weekly film and TV talk show hosted by husband and wife team Emmanuel & Clare Anyiam-Osigwe. “Lightyear” features the voices of Chris Evans as Buzz Lightyear and Uzo Aduba as his commander and best friend, Alisha Hawthorne, with Keke Palmer lending her voice as Izzy Hawthorne who, as leader of the Junior Zap Patrol, has dreams of becoming a Space Ranger like her grandmother Alisha. “Keke is just a burst of energy—as a performer and as a person,” says director Angus MacLane. “She’s a really creative force of nature.” According to Palmer, she’s not the only one. “Angus’ imagination is amazing,” she says. “He’s brilliant in his ability to create an amazing world with action-packed energy—all in a very heartwarming story. It’s not just a bunch of gags and special effects. It also has a lot of really deep messages.” “Keke quickly helped define the character,” MacLane says. “Izzy represents an opportunity for Buzz to reconnect with Alisha after losing so much time with his best friend through his own hubris. This is his chance to get it right.” Screenlately co-host Clare Anyiam-Osigwe was one of several broadcasters including Vanessa Feltz and Claudia-Liza Vanderpuije who attended a “Lightyear” pre-release screening held at Odeon Leicester Square. Anyiam-Osigwe said “It was great to take my 2 girls to the cinema for the first time in their lives and see black girls and black women represented”. Thursday’s Screenlately show will also feature musician and entrepreneur Krept, one half of hip-hop duo Krept & Konan, talking about the release of new skincare line Nala’s Baby and entrepreneurship and actor Femi Oyeniran, award-winning filmmaker and host of the British Urban Film Festival awards. #ChoiceFMUK #TheScreenlatelyShow #KekePalmer Subscribe to Screenlately: https://www.youtube.com/screenlately Listen to The Screenlately Show every Thursday 4pm-6pm: https://choicefmuk.co.uk/shows/the-screenlately-show/ Get the latest from Screenlately: https://screenlately.com The Screenlately Show serves film and TV fans with big interviews, film reviews, TV talk and music inspired by the movies. Each week, Emmanuel & Clare Anyiam-Osigwe are joined by guests leading the conversation and making waves in film and television. The show has also teamed up with UK streaming platform Bohemia Euphoria to present a weekly round-up of film reviews and interviews. Subscribe to our channel for the latest clips and highlights from the show! Visit Screenlately: https://www.screenlately.com Follow Screenlately on Twitter: https://twitter.com/screenlately Follow Screenlately on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/screenlately

Afro-Queer Artist Topher Campbell's 20+ year output spans broadcasting, theatre, performance, writing, experimental film and site-specific work. His work focuses on sexuality, masculinity, race, human rights, memoir and climate change. Alumni of the Regional Theatre Young Directors Scheme In 2005 he was awarded the Jerwood Directors Award and was nominated for the 2011 what’s On Stage Theatre Event of the Year Award. In 2017 he was Longlisted for the inaugural Spread the Word Life Writing Prize for his forthcoming memoir Battyman. In 2000 he co-founded rukus! Federation a Black Queer arts collective with photographer Ajamu X. This culminated in the internationally recognised rukus! Archive currently held in the London Metropolitan Archives. The rukus! Archive won the 2008 Landmark Archive Award. His films have appeared in festivals worldwide including his first film The Homecoming a meditation on art masculinity and sexuality, featuring commentary by Stuart Hall. His film FETISH, a collaboration with 2014 Mercury Music Prize Winners. Young Fathers, is shot on the streets of New York. It was premiered at the Barbican Centre, London, Official Selection for the 2018 Aesthetica Short Film Festival and 2018 Scottish Queer International Film Festival and 2021 Sheffield DocFEST. Topher is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a Patron of Switchboard and in 2017 and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Sussex for his work in the Black LGBTQ+ community. His latest film, is a documentary about UK Black Queer history and culture for B.E.T. and will be broadcast globally in June 2022. British born Afro-Caribbean Actor, Director, Writer Stephan Pierre Mitchell trained at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama(BA) / Masters Degree at Drama Centre London (MA Screen). Stephan's directorial debut short documentary film Deleted has accrued multiple industry nominations and awards: Best Short Documentary Award Winner 2021 - North East International Film Festival (Newcastle upon Tyne UK) Best Documentary Award Winner 2020 - The British Urban Film Festival (UK) Best International Documentary Winner 2020 - Jozi Film Festival (Johannesburg South Africa) Best Documentary Award Winner 2020 - SouthportFilmFest (UK) Best Short Documentary Award Winner 2019 - Winchester Film Festival (UK) Best Documentary /Runner Up - Sunderland Short Film Festival 2019 (UK) Deleted has also had premiere screenings in Toronto, Canada and three screenings in the United States. Deleted garnered global distribution and is now available on all major platforms including: AppleTV / iTunes / Amazon Prime video/ Samsung TV He is in post production for his star studded short film Reshaped, set for a winter release. Joanna Abeyie MBE is an award-winning, agenda-setting diversity and inclusion campaigner, entrepreneur, and broadcast journalist. ‍ Driven by her passion to see real and lasting change in the working world, she has made it her mission to help place more people from diverse backgrounds in permanent and freelance jobs in the creative industries. The BBC hired media diversity specialist Joanna Abeyie on a short-term contract, a day after it emerged the corporation’s diversity chief June Sarpong is to depart later this year. Abeyie will take on a six-month Interim Head of Creative Diversity role, working closely with the outgoing Director of Creative Diversity Sarpong and BBC Chief Content Officer Charlotte Moore. In effect, Abeyie is replacing the BBC’s well-regarded Head of Creative Diversity Miranda Wayland, who last month was poached to become Head of Europe DEI for Amazon Studios and Prime Video but remains in post for the time being. 

Rain Pryor, daughter of the legendary American actor and comedian Richard Pryor spoke to The Screenlately show about her father's legacy, her initiation as an Ifa priestess in Nigeria and her latest projects as a writer/director for the stage and screen. #ChoiceFMUK #TheScreenlatelyShow #RainPryor Subscribe to Screenlately: https://www.youtube.com/screenlately Listen to The Screenlately Show every Thursday 4pm-6pm: https://choicefmuk.co.uk/shows/the-screenlately-show/ Get the latest from Screenlately: https://screenlately.com The Screenlately Show serves film and TV fans with big interviews, film reviews, TV talk and music inspired by the movies. Each week, Emmanuel & Clare Anyiam-Osigwe are joined by guests leading the conversation and making waves in film and television. The show has also teamed up with UK streaming platform Bohemia Euphoria to present a weekly round-up of film reviews and interviews. Subscribe to our channel for the latest clips and highlights from the show! Visit Screenlately: https://www.screenlately.com Follow Screenlately on Twitter: https://twitter.com/screenlately Follow Screenlately on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/screenlately

‘IT’S NOT every day you get the opportunity to interview Morgan Freeman,’ said Emmanuel Anyiam-Osigwe, speaking to the Voice ahead of his interview with the acting legend. Freeman, in his capacity as an executive producer and co-founder of Revelations Entertainment, is set to give the rare UK interview this Thursday on The Screenlately show – a new film and TV talk show hosted by husband and wife team Emmanuel and Clare Anyiam-Osigwe. Freeman will not be the only big Hollywood name on Thursday’s show, as actor and producer Edi Gathegi and executive producer Lori McCreary will be joining Morgan to talk about the UK release of U.S family drama Princess of The Row which stars Gathegi, Tayler Buck and Martin Sheen. Speaking on the scoop, Emmanuel said: “For months we’ve been working behind the scenes to make this interview happen as it’s not every day you get the opportunity to interview Morgan Freeman the producer. “Listeners are in for a real treat as they’ll get the opportunity to hear that unmistakable voice which movie audiences around the world have grown to know and love for over 5 decades”. Though the station is based in South London, it is not affiliated to the original Choice FM which was bought out by Global and has since rebranded as Capital Xtra.The Screenlately Show airs on Thursday, 4-6pm on Choice FM UK Radio (www.choicefm.uk).

Nathan Bryon Interview: Writer, actor & author Nathan Bryon chats to Emmanuel Anyiam-Osigwe about his creative journey from “Bossman” to “Benidorm” to a BAFTA nomination. Writer, actor & author Nathan Bryon was recently nominated for an RTS and BAFTA award for his scripted comedy ‘Bloods’ which airs on Sky. He spoke with Emmanuel Anyiam-Osigwe about his creative journey which came to prominence with web-series ‘Reality’ and the award-winning short film ‘Leroy’ which co-stars ‘Hamilton’ actor and friend, Karl Queensborough. He also talks about his time on ITV series ‘Benidorm’ and his burgeoning career as an author of children’s books such as ‘Look Up’. Cathy Tyson Exclusive: BAFTA winning actress Cathy Tyson gives her first interview to The Screenlately show since winning a BAFTA for her performance in Channel 4 drama “Help”. Days after receiving the British Academy television award for best supporting actress in Channel 4 drama “Help”, Cathy Tyson spoke with Emmanuel & Clare Anyiam-Osigwe about what the victory means to her. In a wide-ranging interview the actress, brought up in Liverpool, recalls how the Toxteth riots affected her, the teachers she grew up with, the prominence of Black actresses and her blossoming career as a director. #ChoiceFMUK #TheScreenlatelyShow #NathanBryon » Subscribe to Screenlately: https://www.youtube.com/screenlately » Listen to The Screenlately Show every Thursday 4pm-6pm: https://choicefmuk.co.uk/shows/the-screenlately-show/ » Get the latest from Screenlately: https://screenlately.com The Screenlately Show serves film and TV fans with big interviews, film reviews, TV talk and music inspired by the movies. Each week, Emmanuel & Clare Anyiam-Osigwe are joined by guests leading the conversation and making waves in film and television. The show has also teamed up with UK streaming platform Bohemia Euphoria to present a weekly round-up of film reviews and interviews. Subscribe to our channel for the latest clips and highlights from the show! Visit Screenlately: https://www.screenlately.com Follow Screenlately on Twitter: https://twitter.com/screenlately Follow Screenlately on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/screenlately

Marcus Ryder is the Head of External Consultancies at the Sir Lenny Henry Centre for Media Diversity - How does the 2022 local election results affect sale of Channel 4? One week on from the government formally starting the process of privatising Channel 4 – despite widespread opposition from the British media industry, the broadcaster’s current management, and a large number of Conservative MPs - Media diversity champion Marcus Ryder talks to Emmanuel Anyiam-Osigwe on the day that voters go to the polls to deliver their mid-term assessment on the UK’s political parties. Actress Karen Bryson, who plays surgeon Leonora Hale in BBC 1 drama series ‘The Split’ spoke with Clare Anyiam-Osigwe about what life has been like since the start of the covid-19 outbreak, the murder of George Floyd and how her life growing up provided for the inspiration for her latest project as a writer/director, ‘Monochromatic’. #ChoiceFMUK #TheScreenlatelyShow #KarenBryson » Subscribe to Screenlately: https://www.youtube.com/screenlately » Listen to The Screenlately Show every Thursday 4pm-6pm: https://choicefmuk.co.uk/shows/the-screenlately-show/ » Get the latest from Screenlately: https://screenlately.com The Screenlately Show serves film and TV fans with big interviews, film reviews, TV talk and music inspired by the movies. Each week, Emmanuel & Clare Anyiam-Osigwe are joined by guests leading the conversation and making waves in film and television. The show has also teamed up with UK streaming platform Bohemia Euphoria to present a weekly round-up of film reviews and interviews. Subscribe to our channel for the latest clips and highlights from the show! Visit Screenlately: https://www.screenlately.com Follow Screenlately on Twitter: https://twitter.com/screenlately Follow Screenlately on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/screenlately

Released on 15 January, MLK / FBI is the first film to uncover the  extent of the FBI's surveillance and harassment of Dr. Martin Luther  King, Jr.  The documentary is based on newly discovered and declassified  files, exploring the government's history of targeting Black activists.  Directed by Emmy® Award-winner and Oscar®-nominee Sam Pollard, MLK / FBI  tells this astonishing and tragic story with searing relevance to the current moment.    Impact Producer for MLK:FBI - Kenneth Alexander Campbell - was in  conversation with Emmanuel Anyiam-Osigwe MBE to talk about some of those  current moments and other takeaways from the film in the company of  writer - Barrington Salmon, senior entertainment reporter at Metro -  Alicia Adejobi & film critic Latoya Austin.

How to Stop a Recurring Dream Edward Morris  Exploring themes of separation and loss this dreamy trip takes place over a weekend in the lives of two sisters. An imminent family separation forces the oldest daughter to kidnap her sister in an attempt to reconnect before they part. Avril E.Rusell: All On A Summers Day : Based on true events, a girl fights for her life on the Road - Tears Of Souls - chased by a gang of slave traffickers. Solitary Luke Armstrong : SOLITARY' is a contained sci-fi film about a man who wakes up inside a room to discover he's a prisoner sent into space to form Earth's first colony, and worse - his cell mate Alana is hell bent on destroying everything. The Tale of the Fatherless Stefan Davis, Misha Nadine : Following the death of his father, Tyrell Jackson struggles to navigate life.

 The Vlogger Rishi Vaja  An Indian beauty vlogger reveals a dark secret during her latest Youtube tutorials.                     Under the Full Moon Ziyang Liu  A chef is struggling to keep his life together following the death of his daughter. On his way home, the phone containing all his memories of her is stolen. He catches the thief and starts his redemption, but doesn't realize he's leading himself to another tragedy.                     Where Are You From Lawrence Essex  A personal look at questions of identity, at a time where migration, political isolation and reclaiming history are hot topics. Is it important to look to your own past in order to better respond to wider issues present today?                      Winter Coat Werner Vivier  While out on a day of errands, an act of petty crime provides a glimpse into the unique bond between Nathalie and Wayne, revealing the subtle intricacies of motherhood and family bonds.