All articles by Ellie Calnan – Page 17
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NewsBFI London Film Festival reveals 2024 dates
The 68th edition will be the second under the aegis of Kristy Matheson.
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NewsGreat Point Media founder Jim Reeve dies, aged 64
Reeve founded UK finance and sales outfit Great Point Media in 2013.
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NewsLizzie Francke to take over from Tricia Tuttle as head of fiction at the NFTS (exclusive)
The former BFI executive will take over from Tuttle when she begins her new role as Berlinale director.
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NewsMuslim, Jewish and Arab film and TV workers in the UK report decline in mental health since October 2023
94% of respondents experienced a decline in mental health following October 7 attack.
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NewsUK’s Bectu calls for “urgent” government summit to address freelancer crisis
Bectu head Philippa Childs was writing to culture secretary Lucy Frazer
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NewsFormer Molinare CEO Steve Milne joins Cinelab as vice-chairman
Milne worked at Molinare until 2018
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News‘For Sama’ director Waad Al-Kateab among Manchester Film Festival industry speakers (exclusive)
Al-Kateab was Oscar-nominated for her 2019 documentary For Sama
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NewsUK’s National Film and Television School names 2024 student winners
Awards were given out in categories including cinematography, editing, composing.
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FeaturesFrom frozen corpses to “plumper” polar bears: the VFX that shaped ‘True Detective: Night Country’
VFX supervisor Barney Curnow breaks down the most gruesome and snowiest scenes.
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News‘The Devil’s Bath’ takes joint lead on Screen’s 2024 Berlin jury grid
‘Pepe’, ‘Gloria’ and ‘Black Tea’ were also scored by the critics.
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NewsBerlin title ‘My Favourite Cake’ secures UK-Ireland deal (exclusive)
Curzon Film has picked up the Iranian tragicomedy from Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeh.
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NewsGlobal Production Awards deadline for entries closes soon
Early bird entries closes February 23, while the normal deadline is March 8.
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NewsGender equity in UK film another 60 years away - but it could be sooner in Germany
The Gender Equity Policy (GEP) Analysis project looked at who holds key creative positions in the UK, German and Canadian industries.
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NewsLukas Dhont to head Queer Palm jury at Cannes
Dhont’s debut feature ‘Girl’ won the LGBTQ+ award in 2015.
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NewsMartin Scorsese updates on Jesus project: “I want to make something unique and different”
The director joked that once he “gets some sleep” he will hopefully have a fresh idea for it.
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News‘A Traveler’s Needs’, ‘Dahomey’, ‘Dying’ land with strong scores on Screen’s Berlin jury grid
’The Empire’, ‘Architecton’ and ’Langue Entrangere’ also scored by critics.
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News‘Bob Marley: One Love’ tops UK-Ire box office with £4.2m; ‘Madame Web’ opens third
’Madame Web’ debuted on £1.3m.
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NewsBaftas 2024 speeches: UK film investment, ongoing conflicts and “Oppenhomies”
Bafta fellowship recipient Samantha Morton said the government is “foolish” to not invest more in UK film
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FeaturesRose Glass talks ‘Love Lies Bleeding’, casting Kristen Stewart and working with a much bigger budget
UK filmmaker Rose Glass tells Screen why her queer crime thriller Love Lies Bleeding had to be set in America.
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FeaturesBafta honouree June Givanni on her pan-African cinema archive, extensive four-decade career
The recipient of this year’s Bafta award for outstanding contribution to British cinema talks to Screen about the June Givanni PanAfrican Cinema Archive and why the films of this movement are still regarded as “other”