Tina Fey and Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker have joined the lineup of audio system at this yr’s Edinburgh TV Competition.
Helmed by artistic director Rowan Woods and this yr’s advisory chair, Unhealthy Wolf CEO Jane Tranter, the line-up for the fiftieth version of the fest contains masterclasses, “In Dialog” classes and keynote speeches, together with the distinguished James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture.
U.S. comic, actress and producer Fey will convey her distinct appeal to a vigorous dialog with beloved broadcaster Graham Norton on Friday, Aug. 22, whereas Brooker — lauded because the creator of one of many U.Okay.’s most impactful tv within the final 10 years — may also have his personal In Dialog session, masking all the things from comedy and AI to evil manufacturing design and the TV reveals that made him.
The different MacTaggart will likely be given by satirist, comic, author and actor Munya Chawawa.
Amongst different classes will likely be deep-dive explorations of the success of Adolescence, Rivals and Final One Laughing, in addition to occasions with Shonda Rhimes, who will likely be receiving the inaugural Edinburgh Fellowship, Lenny Henry, receiving the Excellent Achievement Award and Michael Sheen, who will likely be in dialog with Tranter.
Woods and Tranter mentioned concerning the annual Scottish TV occasion, working Aug. 19-22 this yr and offered by Display screen Scotland, “This yr’s program accommodates all of the attributes and tonal variations of nice TV: it’s inspiring, thought-provoking, entertaining, attitudinal, glamorous, inclusive and actively related to our present difficult panorama.”
They concluded: “The fiftieth anniversary is a second to look again and have fun how far we’ve come, and the many individuals who’ve contributed to this exceptional legacy; nevertheless it’s additionally a possibility to look ahead and ask what the way forward for British tv appears to be like like, how we outline it, defend it and evolve it to fulfill the challenges forward. We will’t wait to see you in Edinburgh in August.”