‘Broadchurch’ takes 3

The British detective drama Broadchurch led the field at the British Academy Television Awards on Sunday — winning three categories, including best drama and best actress.

The show follows two detectives (Olivia Colman and David Tennant) as they unravel a murder in a coastal town.

Fox commissioned a remake, Gracepoint, scheduled for release in the United States this year.

Colman won for actress and David Bradley, for supporting actor.

The U.S. series Breaking Bad won in the international category.

Grant to cover concerts

Nine area arts groups will receive $250,000 through the PNC Arts Alive Initiative for projects in 2014.

The largest grant — $40,000 — will go to the Columbus Symphony for a series of free after-work concerts designed to attract newcomers and young professionals.

Shadowbox Live will receive $35,000 for a collaboration with Hiromi Sakamoto, a choreographer and professor at Osaka (Japan) University of Arts, to create an original multimedia production.

The King Arts Complex will get $30,000 to present two music events.

The ProMusica Chamber Orchestra and the Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens will also receive $30,000 for a threeconcert summer series in 2015.

Other grants: the Carpe Diem String Quartet ($25,000), the Central Ohio Symphony ($25,000), the Dublin Arts Council ($25,000), Opera Columbus ($20,000) and the Westerville Symphony at Otterbein University ($20,000).

Series focuses on movies

The organization that hands out the Oscars is making movies of its own.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is offering a series of documentary-style digital shorts exploring various aspects of filmmaking.

The first three short films premiered online yesterday. A new episode is expected each week.

The inaugural shorts cover distinct themes: how blind people enjoy movies, a visit to the academy archives and how one screenwriter approaches the creative process.

To find a link to the films, visit www.oscars.org.