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NewsScreen Scotland purchases the rights to Edinburgh International Film Festival
Kristy Matheson, creative director of the 2022 edition, is leading an appraisal of the viability of a 2023 festival.
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NewsAmrou Al-Kadhi’s queer love story ‘Layla’ wraps UK shoot for Film4, BFI; first-look revealed (exclusive)
The film is described as a contemporary Romeo & Juliet story, set in London’s LGBTQ+ community.
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NewsPulse Films hires creative director from Archery Pictures
Judy Counihan joins as scripted creative director.
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NewsBBC Studios acquires minority stake in Andrew Eaton and Tracey Scoffield’s Turbine Studios
Production company’s credits include Steve McQueen’s Small Axe and Netflix’s The Edge of War.
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News‘A Spy Among Friends’, starring Damian Lewis and Anna Maxwell Martin, sells briskly for Sony Pictures Television
Guy Pearce also stars in the Cold War thriller based on double agent Kim Philby.
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NewsUniversal International Studios signs first-look TV deal with UK production duo Home Team
Dominic Buchanan and Bennett McGhee founded Home Team in 2020.
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NewsUK’s Warp Films boosts TV team with head of development
The London and Sheffield-based production outfit has snapped up a BBC exec.
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NewsBifa 2022 jury includes Hayley Atwell and Daniel Kaluuya
Other jury members include Jenna Coleman, Philip Barantini, Kosar Ali and Sadie Frost.
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NewsStudiocanal partners with Frank Miller for series adaptation of comic book ‘Corto Maltese’
Miller will create, write and executive producer the project.
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News‘Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical’ off to sparkling start atop UK-Ireland box office
‘She Said’, ’Strange World’ and ’Bones And All’ also debuted this weekend.
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NewsEaling Studios receives planning permission for major expansion
Recent films to shoot at the studio include Darkest Hour, Downton Abbey and One Night In Soho.
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NewsUK international Oscar entry ‘Winners’ scoops UK-Ireland deal (exclusive)
A release is set for early 2023.
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NewsUK’s Network Distributing founder Tim Beddows dies aged 59
Beddows founded the company in 1997.
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NewsFilm4, BBC and Amazon execs join board of the UK’s National Film and Television School
The Film4, BBC and Amazon Studios executives will help to shape skills strategy.
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NewsScreen Scotland appoints new head of Screen Commission
The incoming head takes over from Brodie Pringle.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical’ leads a bustling weekend
’She Said’, ‘Strange World’, ‘Bones and All’ and ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’ all debut.
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News16 Days 16 Films initiative unveils 2022 line-up of short films discussing violence against women
Launched by the UK’s Modern Films, in partnership with UK Says No More.
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NewsSamantha Morton to receive Bifa 2022 honorary award
Previous winners include Riz Ahmed, Kristin Scott Thomas, Chiwetel Ejiofor.
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NewsFremantle acquires majority stake in Israeli documentary firm Silvio Productions
Israeli company is behind documentaries including ‘Shadow Of Truth’ and Emmy-nominated ‘Buried’.
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NewsHot Lithuanian comedy ’Tasty’ wraps in Vilnius (exclusive)
Egle Vertelytė’s culinary comedy won the Screen International Best Pitch Award at the 2020 Baltic Event co-production market.