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News‘Joker’ leads UK home entertainment boost of 26% to £3.3bn in 2020
Other high-performing titles included ‘Frozen 2’ and ‘1917’.
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NewsGlasgow Film Festival to move entirely online for 2021 edition (exclusive)
Ongoing Covid-19 restrictions end plans for hybrid event and UK cinema partnerships.
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NewsAll UK-Ireland cinemas closed in tough start to 2021
Only three sites on the Channel Islands and Isle of Man remain open.
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NewsUK and European Union agree Brexit trade deal
Boris Johnson said: “We have taken back control of our laws and our destiny.”
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NewsFurther tier moves to affect over 60 English cinemas from Boxing Day
Bristol, Gloucestershire and Somerset among areas entering tier three.
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NewsLionsgate acquires UK rights to Oliver Hermanus’ ‘Living’ starring Bill Nighy
Oliver Hermanus to direct drama, with production set to begin in spring 2021.
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News‘Wonder Woman 1984’ opens top as UK-Ireland box office holds firm amid closures
Signature’s ‘Come Away’ opens fourth.
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NewsLGBTQ+ drama ‘Cicada’ acquired for UK-Ireland distribution
Queer drama received its UK premiere at the London Film Festival.
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NewsBIFAs reveals 2020 juries including ‘Wild Rose’ director Tom Harper (exclusive)
Jury members include ‘Animals’ producer Sarah Brocklehurst.
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NewsUK’s £500m Covid production insurance fund extended to April
Cover will also be available for cast and crew aged over 70, while an additional £14m in grants has been made available to independent cinemas.
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NewsWarner Bros to release ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ early on PVoD in the UK and Ireland
Tentpole will be available for 48-hour rental period from January 13, 2021.
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NewsBritish Urban Film Festival launches official selection on Apple TV
A total of 70 titles made available to audiences.
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NewsPaulo Branco, Alfama lose bid for damages over Terry Gilliam’s Don Quixote film
Portuguese producer and Alfama Film Productions sought almost €1m in damages.
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NewsEnglish cinemas left disappointed as more regions put into highest Covid tier
Large parts of east and south-east of England will move into tier 3.
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News‘Saint Maud’, ‘David Copperfield’ among UK Casting Directors’ Guild nominations
TV nominations include ‘Normal People’ and ‘Ted Lasso’.
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NewsUK’s Arts Alliance to open Garden Studios hub in 2021
London facility to include four sound stages.
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NewsCharlie Mackesy and Cara Speller form production company
First project will be an animated short based on the author’s The Boy, The Mole, The Fox And The Horse.
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NewsNetflix launches UK documentary talent fund
Initiative is part of the streaming giant’s pandemic hardship fund, which aims to support film and TV creatives.
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News16 Days 16 Films winners revealed, raising awareness of gender-based violence
International filmmaking competition crowns winning shorts.
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NewsDisabled UK directors among 12 John Brabourne awardees
Rising UK talent awarded £60,000 to support their careers.