All articles by Ben Dalton – Page 73
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News‘Barbenheimer’ electrifies UK-Ireland box office as ‘Barbie’ debuts with £18.5m, ‘Oppenheimer’ hits £10.9m
Biggest box office weekend since 2019 as total takings top £30m.
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NewsDavid Oyelowo, Naomie Harris, Brian Cox speak out at UK actors rally: “This is a crisis for performers”
UK entertainment union Equity held rallies on Friday, July 21 in support of its striking US sister union SAG-AFTRA.
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NewsUK actors union Equity is “strike-ready”, says general secretary Paul Fleming at SAG-AFTRA rally
Actors present included Rob Delaney, Brian Cox, Hayley Atwell, Simon Pegg, David Oyelowo, Tobias Menzies, Sheila Atim, Imelda Stauntion, Jim Carter, Andy Serkis, Rakie Ayola and Penelope Wilton.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock’ takes on ‘Barbie’, ‘Oppenheimer’
Total box office could break £20m for first time this year.
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FeaturesHow 'Barbenheimer' effect is selling out UK cinemas ahead of bumper opening weekend
Cinema operators report advance bookings are ahead of ‘No Time To Die’.
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News‘Ama Gloria’, ‘Safe Place’ lead 40th Jerusalem Film Festival winners
Lila Aviles received best director in the international competition.
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NewsSarajevo Film Festival unveils competition programme with 10 world premieres including ‘Europa’
Submissions to the competition sections up 23% for this year’s festival.
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NewsIsraeli refugee comedy ‘Running On Sand’ secures international sales representation (exclusive)
The film follows an African refugee to Israel who finds himself part of a struggling football team.
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NewsUK arts union Equity to hold SAG-AFTRA solidarity rallies on Friday
The performing arts and entertainment trade union will hold rallies in London and Manchester.
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NewsEdinburgh, Thessaloniki among festivals joining The Future of Film Festivals Forum in Poland (exclusive)
The forum will lay the groundwork for the International Film Festival Network.
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NewsItalian family drama ‘Children Of The Monkey’ wins top prize at Jerusalem Industry Days
$120,000 of prizes were handed out at the ceremony at the new Sam Spiegel building.
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News‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One’ drives to UK-Ireland box office summit with franchise record £6.3m
The film’s opening including previews is also a record, at £10.4m.
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NewsKarlovy Vary Proxima opener ‘The Lost Children’ scores world sales representation (exclusive)
The fantasy title follows a group of siblings stuck in an isolated house in a forest.
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NewsVictor Erice’s Cannes Premiere title ‘Close Your Eyes’ scores UK-Ireland distribution deal (exclusive)
Erice did not attend the Cannes launch in protest at a lack of “dialogue and consultation” over its Competition omission.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One’ kicks off blockbuster spree
Annecy animation ‘The Tunnel To Summer…’ has 100+ location release.
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NewsPro-democracy chants mark Jerusalem Film Festival 40th edition opening ceremony
Israeli president Isaac Herzog was greeted by chants of “democracy” from the audience.
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News“We need a Barbie Golda Meir,” says Helen Mirren at Jerusalem Film Festival
Guy Nattiv’s ‘Golda’, about the former Israeli prime minister’, opens the festival this evening.
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NewsRealness screenwriters residency participants include Cannes, Sundance filmmakers (exclusive)
Five screenwriters will take part in the six-week programme.
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NewsFive major European film festivals unite on industry network Launchpad
Locarno, Thessaloniki, Tallinn, IFFR and Karlovy Vary are collaborating on the initiative.
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FeaturesWhere does BFI Distribution fit into the UK arthouse landscape?
Stuart Brown explains how BFI Distribution works with international sales companies and other UK distributors.