STAN & OLLIE 
I, DANIEL BLAKE 
JUDY 
Eva Yates has been promoted to the high profile role of director of BBC Film, a position previously held by Rose Garnett, who has moved on to indie studio A24. Yates, who is currently acting director of BBC Film, will be responsible for the development and production of the 12-15 films the company produces every year. She will also oversee Storyville, the BBC’s flagship feature documentary strand, under the new leadership of Philippa Kowarsky.Yates joined the BBC in 2017. As...
A24
Rose
Garnett
International Film & TV Executive
Before joining A24 in 2022, Garnett took charge of BBC Film in 2017 and set out to reinvigorate the organization and its slate with a commitment to diversity and new voices from outside the mainstream. Whether she accomplished that goal is open to debate, but she did indeed score some big critical hits, including 2019’s “Judy,” which earned Renée Zellweger a best actress Oscar for her riveting portrayal of Judy Garland, and Eliza Hittman’s 2020 abortion drama “Never Rarely Sometimes Always.” In December 2020, the BBC followed Hollywood’s lead and realigned its executive structure so that Garnett and her fellow division heads reported to chief content officer Charlotte Moore to better serve its new focus on the iPlayer streaming platform.
