None of the six selected projects will now be greenlit through the scheme.Netflix UK is reshaping the Breakout scheme for emerging filmmakers it is running with Creative UK, with none of the films being greenlit for production, but three of the six projects receiving £100,000 awards for further development.Netflix executives contacted each of the six filmmaking teams individually on May 31 to confirm it would not be progressing their projects to production through Breakout.Earlier that day, the teams received an email that Screen understands came from Paul Ashton, head of film & TV at Creative UK.
The email that Screen…
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