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NewsScreen Talks: BFI CEO Ben Roberts reveals plans to restart production and retain the UK’s competitive edge
Roberts conducts first major interview since taking the role in mid-February.
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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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NewsOliver Hermanus’ ‘Moffie’ leads Curzon streaming chart
‘Portrait Of A Lady On Fire’, ‘And Then We Danced’ lead MUBI, BFI Player charts.
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NewsPlayground, wiip to adapt BIFA winner Emma Jane Unsworth’s ‘Adults’
Story centres on woman in her thirties forced to reevaluate her life.
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NewsEndeavor Content, Motive Pictures to adapt Terry Pratchett’s ‘Discworld’ novels for TV
The series will be produced by Narrativia, the company originally launched by Terry Prachett.
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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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NewsThe Ink Factory cements funding pipeline, appoints COO
Rod Henwood has been promoted to chief operating officer.
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NewsDirectors UK CEO Andrew Chowns to retire this week
Chowns has headed the organisation for 10 years.
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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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NewsScreen Talks: BFI CEO Ben Roberts to speak on UK industry support in live Q&A
Ben Roberts will be in conversation with editor Matt Mueller in this episode of Screen Talks on Tuesday April 28 at 16.30 BST.
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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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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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NewsSundance horror ‘Scare Me’ lands at MPI Media Group for international sales (exclusive)
Cabin-in-the-woods story Josh Ruben, Aya Cash, Chris Redd.
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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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NewsWest Midlands creative sector secures £2m investment
The industry body has been awarded £1million in National Lottery money through the BFI’s National Cluster Growth Fund.
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NewsUK anthology film ‘The Uncertain Kingdom’ switches to online release (exclusive)
The project will play as two feature-length volumes.
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NewsEdinburgh International Film Festival development programme moves online with six projects (exclusive)
Story editor Kate Leys will head up the programme.
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News£250m UK film and TV studio development in Kent given greenlight
The site is set to launch early 2022, with Amazon and Netflix showing an interest in the studios.
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NewsWaZabi Films takes sales rights to “anti” rom-com 'Spinster' (exclusive)
Vertical Entertainment to release in US and UK, Game Theory in Canada.
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NewsBFI Vision Awards: ‘Lady Macbeth’, ‘God’s Own Country’ producers among recipients
20 producers/producer teams will receive £2m across two years.