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NewsWong Kar Wai confirms ‘Blossoms Shanghai’ as first TV series
Hu Ge to star in adaptation of Jin Yucheng’s award-winning novel.
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NewsRiz Ahmed, Octavia Spencer board Amazon-backed thriller ‘Invasion’ from ‘Beast’ director
The project is produced by Amazon alongside Film4, who developed it with Raw.
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NewsFilms Boutique boards Venice-bound ‘And Tomorrow The Entire World’ (exclusive)
Julia von Heinz’s feature is the first made under her new Seven Elephants banner.
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NewsDetails revealed of UK’s £500m production insurance fund
A £500m government scheme is aimed at kickstarting film and TV productions, which have struggled to secure insurance for Covid-related costs.
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NewsTaiwan’s TAICCA, Catchplay launch joint venture to create international content
First project from the new venture, Screenworks Asia, is a sequel to hit Chinese-language drama series The Making Of An Ordinary Woman.
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NewsUK government reveals £500m insurance fund to kickstart indie production
The BFI and Pact have both welcomed the news.
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NewsHurricane Films series among 15 projects backed by Liverpool Film Office
Regional fund established in response to Covid-19 crisis.
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NewsBrazil’s filmmakers face double challenge as Covid compounds funding crisis
”Before the pandemic started it was easy to find international coproduction companies… Now we are on hold.”
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NewsNEC to offer Birmingham arenas for film and TV shoots
Guy Dunstan, managing director, arenas, for the NEC Group, explains why the facilities are being offered.
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NewsInternational shoots turn to Ireland as European production slowly restarts
The country has received interest from territories including the US.
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NewsNetflix boards Richard Linklater’s animated ‘Apollo 10 1/2’
Live-action shoot for innovative project to be followed by animation work in Texas, Netherlands.
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NewsKarim Aïnouz to direct Catherine Parr drama ‘Queen’s Gambit’ (exclusive)
‘Queen’s Gambit’ is being produced by Gabriele Tana’s Magnolia Mae Films.
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NewsGuy Ritchie, Creative Access launch paid intern initiative for UK talent
Set Access consists of a rolling internship programme, and a development programme.
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NewsVinnie Jones launches 4G Vision production outfit with $100m backing (exclusive)
Debut feature from the production company is crime drama ‘The Big Ugly’.
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NewsNew novel from ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ author goes to Sony, SK Global
Kevin Kwan’s Sex And Vanity gets big screen deal a week after publication.
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NewsHBO Max commits to series spin-off from Matt Reeves’ ‘The Batman’
The streaming series will examine corruption in Reeves’ version of Gotham City.
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NewsKarlovy Vary 2020 reveals industry programme winners
Father-daughter drama ‘Wild Roots’ won the top prize at the Eastern Promises industry showcase.
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NewsSky’s major UK film and TV studio at Elstree gets the green light
It will host film productions from Sky Studios, Universal Pictures, Focus Features and Working Title.
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News‘And Then We Danced’ director Levan Akin reveals details for new film ‘Passage’ (exclusive)
Project will be partially shot in Turkey, with production to start in September 2021.
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NewsJonathan Glazer’s ‘Strasbourg 1518’ to debut on BBC
Dance film part of a BBC initiative to bring the arts into homes during lockdown.