All articles by Ben Dalton – Page 76
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      NewsBlack Bear International hires former Protagonist, Focus exec in production & acquisitions role
Luane Gauer will be SVP, international production & acquisitions.
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      NewsNetflix to shoot Prince Andrew BBC interview film ‘Scoop’; Rufus Sewell, Gillian Anderson to star
Cast also includes Keeley Hawes, Billie Piper.
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      News‘Puss In Boots: The Last Wish’ tops UK-Ireland box office with £5m to end ‘Avatar: The Way Of Water’ seven-week reign
’Pathaan’ becomes highest-grossing Indian title ever in UK-Ireland.
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      NewsCercamon boards world sales on Berlinale Panorama title ‘Green Night’ (exclusive)
Director Han Shuai previously won the Generation KPlus Grand Prix for ‘Summer Blur’.
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      NewsAsif Kapadia, Maite Alberdi among CPH:Conference 2023 speakers
2023 conference has the theme ‘Future At Our Fingertips’.
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      News'Tár', 'The Banshees Of Inisherin' dominate London Critics’ Circle awards
‘Tár’ takes film of the year; ‘Banshees’ wins most prizes with five.
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      NewsCostume designer Sandy Powell to be awarded Bafta Fellowship
Powell’s credits in her 40-year career include ‘The Favourite’, ‘Shakespeare In Love’.
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      NewsIranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi “temporarily” released from prison
Panahi was on the third day of a hunger strike in protest at his detention.
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      NewsSony Pictures Classics acquires Sundance winner ‘The Persian Version’ for North America
Sony Pictures Releasing International to release the film internationally.
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      NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Puss In Boots: The Last Wish’ sharpens its claws
Independent titles include ‘The Whale’, ‘EO’, ‘Saint Omer’.
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      NewsBafta Rocliffe selects three winners for new writing competition (exclusive)
Scripts to be showcased to industry guests on February 23.
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      NewsUK film and high-end TV production spend hits £6.3bn record in 2022, but indie film spend down 31%
Inward investment on film and HETV production up 5.7% to £5.4bn.
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      NewsEllie Bamber to play supermodel Kate Moss in ‘Moss & Freud’ for GFC Films, Cornerstone
Derek Jacobi will play British artist Lucian Freud.
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      NewsUK home entertainment sector up 14.3% in value across 2022, led by SVoD growth
Total UK screen industry value increases 12% to £11bn.
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      NewsUK producer Daisy Allsop joins WestEnd Films as head of acquisitions & development
Archface Films producer Allsop will oversee WestEnd’s film and TV slate.
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      News‘Pathaan’ opens second at UK-Ireland box office; ‘Avatar: The Way Of Water’ top for seven weekends
‘Plane’ pips ‘The Fabelmans’ into third place.
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      NewsOdeon Cinemas Group UK-Ireland managing director departs amid leadership changes
Chris Bates promoted to commercial director.
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      NewsMetFilm Sales acquires Telluride documentary ‘Bitterbrush’ (exclusive)
The film follows two range riders who spend one final summer herding cattle in Idaho.
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      NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘The Fabelmans’, ‘Plane’ take flight in cinemas
‘Pathaan’ makes fast start; Venice winner ‘All The Beauty…’ launches.
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      NewsApple buys buzzy Sundance title ‘Flora and Son’ starring Eve Hewson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Film premiered at Sundance on Sunday.
 








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