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NewsPrime Video UK director Chris Bird departs Amazon after 14 years
Streamer will “shortly begin the search for his successor.”
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News‘Bridget Jones 4’ tops £35m at UK-Ireland box office; ‘The Last Showgirl’ in top five
Holdovers dominate the chart; awards titles perform well.
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NewsSky director of original film Julia Stuart to depart
The role will not be replaced, with Stuart’s team now set to report into Meghan Lyvers.
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NewsUK talents in Oscar wins for ‘The Brutalist’, ‘Conclave’ and ‘Dune 2’
James Bond producers receive tribute during Oscar ceremony.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘The Last Showgirl’ parades into 277 cinemas
It is Picturehouse Entertainment’s widest opening ever.
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NewsImelda Staunton, Sally El Hosaini, Nainita Desai join Cinesisters’ International Women’s Day
Cinesisters is hosting its Women’s Day Film Festival in London on March 8.
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News“I am gobsmacked”: UK industry reacts to collapse of film visual effects giant MPC
The sense of shock at the sudden demise of MPC – part of the Technicolor Group – is palpable within the tightknit VFX industry, but few are surprised.
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NewsUK standards authority CIISA outlines its first behavioural framework
The aim is to have a unified set of standards across the creative industries to support the workforce.
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NewsUK parliamentary committees call for respect for copyright law in AI debate
The UK government is proposing a change to allow tech companies to train their AI models on creative works.
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NewsBFI Filmmaking Fund, Film4 and Doc Society execs join BFI Flare industry line-up
Industry sessions run from March 21-23 at BFI Southbank.
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NewsFilm industry figures among 450+ signatories of letter supporting BBC Gaza doc
Actors Riz Ahmed and Ruth Negga and directors Ken Loach and Mike Leigh among those calling for it to be returned to iPlayer.
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News“We support strengthening the copyright framework”: BFI outlines its position on AI and creative works
The UK government’s consultation with the creative industries on AI and copyright closed yesterday (February 25).
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NewsIsabella Rossellini joins Joan Collins in ‘The Bitter End’
Rosselini will play French lawyer Suzanne Blum, a confidante of Collins’s Wallis Simpson.
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NewsEdward Berger to deliver keynote at UKCA conference
The UKCA conference takes place March 18 and 19.
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NewsLeading film industry figures hit back at UK government AI proposals
Producer Pippa Harris, Eon’s Barbara Broccoli and directors Paul King and Martin McDonagh have signed a letter to The Times.
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NewsUK cinema executive Roy Gower dies aged 65
Gower worked at ABC Cinemas, Cineworld Cinemas and Everyman.
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NewsTechnicolor UK appoints administrators as majority of 440 employees made redundant
Administrator blames rising labour costs and impact of the 2023 writers’ strike.
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NewsJames Bond casting director Debbie McWilliams retires from casting (exclusive)
”I am sad to see the end of this era but totally understand why it has happened,” says McWilliams.
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News‘Bridget Jones 4’ reaches £27m at UK-Ireland box office; ‘The Monkey’ climbs into top five
‘Captain America: Brave New World’ passes £13m mark; ‘I’m Still Here’ starts well.