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NewsBFI London Film Festival sets 2020 dates, records 2019 audience rise
The 2019 event saw 178,789 admissions in London.
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Transatlantic feature doc ‘The Rower’ starts shooting in the UK (exclusive)
Filming underway in Scotland and Northumberland.
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‘Joker’ tops UK box office again after outstanding second weekend
Todd Phillips’ supervillain origin story took £9.7m.
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Martin Scorsese talks “theme park films”, Netflix trade-off, de-ageing concerns
Legendary director delivers Bafta David Lean lecture in London.
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Robert De Niro: comic book, tech-heavy films "another type of entertainment" to cinema
Actor regales BFI London Film Festival Screen Talk session with views on Trump, career highlights.
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Sales agents warn distributors “need to pre-buy” to compete with SVoD platforms
A discussion on the sales industry took place at the BFI London Film Festival.
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UK box office preview: new openers ‘Abominable’, ‘Gemini Man’ will struggle to topple ‘Joker’
Further new openers include Lionsgate’s ‘Farming’, eOne’s ‘The Day Shall Come’.
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Felicity Jones, Shailene Woodley, Joe Alwyn, Nabhaan Rizwan, Ncuti Gatwa set for Blueprint, Studiocanal’s ‘Last Letter From Your Lover’
‘Euphoria’ director Augustine Frizzell to direct.
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‘The Crown’ producer Andy Harries admits SVoD concerns
Harries also discussed Peter Morgan’s reported Netflix deal.
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‘Animals’ producer Sarah Brocklehurst options two new books (exclusive)
‘Super Gran’ and ‘The Outrun’ will be adapted through Sarah Brocklehurst Productions.
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In profile: the 93 international feature Oscar 2020 contenders
Which film will follow on from ‘ROMA’ in winning the prize?
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Bafta reveals 21 actors from under-represented backgrounds for Elevate initiative
Credits from those selected include ‘Bodyguard’, ‘The Personal History Of David Copperfield’.
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‘Joker’ scores huge £12.6m debut at UK box office
‘Judy’ hits a high note, ranking second with £2.1m.
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UK box office preview: ‘Joker’ takes on ‘Judy’
Two disparate pop culture icons battle it out for supremacy.
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Picturehouse Entertainment acquires Venice Competition title ‘Babyteeth’ for UK (exclusive)
Shannon Murphy’s debut feature has its UK launch at London Film Festival.
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Film London’s Production Finance Market reveals four projects ‘to watch’, keynote speaker
The event will also host a masterclass for delegates.
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Emma Mackey, French & Saunders join ‘Death On The Nile’ as shooting starts at UK’s Longcross Studios
Production underway on Disney/Fox title.
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Together Films takes UK rights to climate change documentary ‘2040’
The film depicts a potential future If climate solutions are adopted.
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Warner Bros names former Disney exec as new senior vice president, marketing EMEA
Charlie Coleman starts in his role this week.
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Studiocanal extends international partnership with UK’s Hammer Films
It takes rights to the 200+ titles in the Hammer catalogue.
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