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NewsBFC, Pinewood, UK Screen Alliance heads on UK’s future relationship with Hollywood, spring budget impact
Adrian Wootton, Andrew Smith and Neil Hatton gave oral evidence to the UK parliament inquiry into British film and high-end TV.
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NewsCraig Roberts to direct ‘The Scurry’ for True Brit; Rhys Ifans, Mia Mckenna-Bruce, Paapa Essiedu lead cast
Shooting starts on April 2, making use of the recently announced Independent Film Tax Credit.
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NewsPalestinian activists stage Series Mania protest
Festival becomes latest European event to experience protest since the start of the Israel-Hamas war
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NewsSundance announces 2025 festival dates
Next edition to run January 23-February 2, 2025, in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah.
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NewsFormer Paramount exec to join film and TV royalties firm MPLC
Roger Pollock’s previous roles include evp of distribution and operation at Paramount Pictures International.
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NewsFrance’s Rezo Films to close distribution arm
Rezo helped to launch the careers of Abdellatif Kechiche, Catherine Corsini, Xavier Dolan, Gaspar Noé, Stéphane Brizé and Jeremy Clapin.
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NewsFrench composer Philippe Rombi to be honoured at World Soundtrack Awards (exclusive)
Rombi is best known for his collaborations with François Ozon.
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NewsMatthias Glasner’s family drama ’Dying’ leads the nominees for German Film Awards
The nominees for best feature, doc and children’s film have received €2.1m in total from the State Ministry for Culture and Media.
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NewsNetflix EMEA head talks European investment, “restrictive” local quotas
Streamer’s vice president of EMEA Content, Larry Tanz, says Netflix has 40 shows in production in Europe in March.
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NewsGeorge Lucas backs Disney, CEO Bob Iger in proxy fight: “Creating magic is not for amateurs”
‘Star Wars’ creator believed to be largest individual shareholder.
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NewsVisions du Réel unveils 2024 line-up with 88 world premieres
The international competition includes films from Sofie Benoot, Adrián Orr and Nicole Vögele.
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NewsBad Wolf’s Jane Tranter calls for tiered tax relief for TV akin to Independent Film Tax Credit
Tranter was giving evidence to the cross-party UK parliament Culture, Media and Sport (CMS) Committee investigation into British film and high-end TV.
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NewsNFTS Leeds creates pioneering intimacy coordination for film and TV course
The six-month intensive scheme begins in May of this year.
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NewsUK’s BBFC to apply higher age ratings for on-screen violence and sex
Scenes involving cannabis and solvent misuse will now face fewer restrictions.
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NewsLatido Films scores sales for ‘Re-creation’ with Vicky Krieps, Gerardo Herrero’s ‘Raqqa’ (exclusive)
Krieps stars in Jim Sheridan and David Merriman’s true crime courtroom docu-drama ’Re-creation’.
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NewsBerlinale doc ‘hold on to her’ sells to Germany, adds sales agent (exclusive)
The documentary traces a recent case of police and state violence in Belgium.
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NewsDev Patel’s ‘Monkey Man’, ‘Bob Trevino Likes It’ among SXSW audience award winners
Austin festival ran March 8-16.
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NewsProduction begins in Japan on Brendan Fraser comedy drama ‘Rental Family’ for Searchlight
Beef and Tokyo Vice director Hikari helms comedic drama.
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NewsRaoul Peck in production on Haiti doc ‘The Hands That Held The Knives’
AC Independent, Double Agent, Range Media Partners represent worldwide sales rights.
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NewsEgypt’s Al-Ahram studio destroyed by fire
The facility recently housed producion of Ramadan TV series El-Moallem starring Mustafa Shaban.