All Coronavirus articles – Page 37
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NewsMubi launches UK Cinema Fund to support exhibitors during lockdown (exclusive)
Fundraising campaign will contribute to the BFI’s FAN Covid-19 Resilience Fund.
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NewsAcademy allows Oscar contenders to launch on streaming or digital platforms during pandemic
Oscar show keeps February 2021 date as top brass “recognise the importance of work being seen and also celebrated when audiences appreciate movies more than ever.”
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NewsBleecker Street to release ‘Military Wives’ on digital platforms in US
Distributor partnering with groups through expanded ’Community Cinema’ programme.
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News‘Trolls World Tour’ numbers signal long-term shift, NBCUniversal head says
”As soon as theatres reopen, we expect to release movies on both formats.”
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NewsHFPA extends Golden Globes eligibility rule change amid pandemic
Ruling continues ”until a date to be determined by HFPA when cinemas in the Los Angeles area have generally reopened.”
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FeaturesOutgoing Directors UK CEO: we must avoid “reproducing the fault lines of the past”
Chowns steps down after 10 years as CEO on Thursday 30 April.
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NewsHaifa Film Festival determined to host 2020 edition
The 36th edition is set to run October 1-10.
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NewsBafta supports Film and TV Charity fundraising drive, continues awards diversity review
Support will come from donations and existing hardship funds.
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NewsMajor film festivals partner with YouTube on free online event (exclusive)
We Are One: A Global Film Festival is produced and organised by Tribeca Enterprises and is set to run from May 29-June 7.
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NewsUniversal moves Judd Apatow comedy from theatrical summer schedule to premium VOD
Comedy had been set to open theatrically on June 19.
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FeaturesMy Working From Home Life: Head Gear Films’ Phil Hunt
“Cash is always king. It you haven’t protected cashflow, you’re in for a bumpy ride.”
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NewsUK creative sector calls for government help after alarming survey
Stephen Fry, Grayson Perry, Lionsgate chief executive Zygi Kamasa among names highlighting risk of ’cultural wasteland’ as cash reserves run dry.
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FeaturesHow the ‘Calm With Horses’ team pivoted to an online release
”It was very weird telling people not to go and see it.”
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NewsScreen Talks: “Virtual cinema” could be viable new model after Covid-19
Kino Lorber’s Richard Lorber, Modern Films’ Eve Gabereau and Film Movement’s Michael Rosenberg were the panellists.
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NewsTV sales professionals talk lessons learned from virtual markets
“It’s not enough to simply put the shows online.”
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FeaturesMy Working From Home Life: The Ink Factory’s Katherine Butler
“We’ve found access to writers and directors easier as everyone is at home.”
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NewsMubi, Music Box partner on US preview of Pablo Larraín’s ‘Ema’ (exclusive)
Film will not receive UK theatrical release due to pandemic.
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NewsUrgent appeal after the UK’s Covid-19 relief fund falls £2m short
Nearly 3,000 people from the film and television industries have applied for financial aid.
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FeaturesMy Working From Home Life: UK ScreenSkills’ Gareth Ellis-Unwin
”It’s important as a leader to role-model good behaviour.”
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NewsUK anthology film ‘The Uncertain Kingdom’ switches to online release (exclusive)
The project will play as two feature-length volumes.