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NewsThe Light cinema chain acquired by hospitality entrepreneur Luke Johnson
The deal gives the UK circuit £15m to invest over the next couple of years.
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NewsUK industry reacts to Labour’s Employment Rights Bill: “The devil will be in the detail”
”It is critical that freelancers are not left out in the cold”
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NewsRungano Nyoni’s ‘On Becoming A Guinea Fowl’ scores UK-Ireland deal, release date (exclusive)
Nyoni’s second feature launched in Un Certain Regard at Cannes.
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NewsPalestinian thriller ‘To A Land Unknown’ scores UK-Ireland deal ahead of LFF premiere (exclusive)
Mahdi Fleifel’s fiction feature debut follows two refugees who pose as smugglers.
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NewsLisa Nandy, UK culture secretary, pledges to plug skills gap and re-look at plans for Marlow Film Studios
The government aims to fill 25,000 job vacancies in the creative industries and overhaul the apprenticeship levy.
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NewsUK standards authority CIISA names first board ahead of early 2025 launch
CIISA aims to address poor workplace behaviour across the UK creative industries.
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NewsBen Roberts, Tim Bevan laud UK tax credit lift at BFI London Film Festival opening night
“This tax credit is specifically about telling British stories,” suggested Bevan.
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NewsSteve McQueen talks on-set behaviour: “Being a director is not about being an arsehole”
The filmmaker gave a Screen Talk ahead of opening the BFI London Film Festival with ‘Blitz’.
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NewsDaniel Kaluuya says there is “less hierarchy” on UK productions than in the US
The Oscar-winning actor also spoke about working with the late Chadwick Boseman.
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NewsPinewood to open hub for indie filmmaking at Buckinghamshire studios
The hub is being launched in conjunction with the Independent Film Tax Credit (IFTC).
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NewsDuncan Heath-backed Isle of Wight studios receives planning permission
Under current plans, two stages, one office and two workshops will be ready to use for productions in 2025.
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NewsIndependent Film Tax Credit gets official greenlight from UK government
The BFI certification unit will begin accepting applications on October 30.
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NewsIndie tax credit could make UK “a home for horror”, enthuses Production Finance Market keynote
John Graydon, senior partner at UK law firm Saffery, said the IFTC would attract more US indies to shoot in the UK.
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News‘September Says’, ‘Unicorns’ among winners at Dinard Festival Of British & Irish Film
‘That They May Face The Rising Sun’ and ’Paul And Paulette Take A Bath’ also took home prizes.
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NewsRuth Wilson, Vicky McClure among speakers of The Writers Lab inaugural Summit
The Writers Lab offers programs to women and non-binary writers over 40.
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NewsGlasgow Film Festival selects nine projects for inaugural Funny Features comedy lab (exclusive)
BFI-backed lab includes projects from Screen Stars of Tomorrow and Rising Stars Scotland.
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News‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ tops UK-Ireland box office with £5.7m opening, down over 50% on first film
Warner Bros blockbuster is tracking on a similar level to ‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’.
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NewsKiyoshi Kurosawa’s ‘Cloud’ headed to UK-Ire, Germany, Asia (exclusive)
The director picked up an honorary award in Busan and the film is Japan’s selection for the Oscars.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office up year-on-year in September; Q4 slate gives cause for optimism
While still down 10% on 2023, the current year improved from -15% at the start of August.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ dances into 725 cinemas
Sebastian Stan comedy ‘A Different Man’ also opens.