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NewsBBC Studios signs development deal with EbonyLife Media CEO Mo Abudu
An action-adventure series written by Rowan Athale is in development.
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NewsRiz Ahmed to receive honorary Bifa award
The London-born actor will receive the Richard Harris award.
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NewsSnow leopard doc ‘The Velvet Queen’ secures UK-Ireland deal (exclusive)
It follows photographer and explorer Munier and writer Sylvain Tesson as they attempt to track down elusive snow leopards in the heart of the Tibetan highlands.
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NewsNetflix, See-Saw execs join 2021 BFI Network/Bafta Crew mentoring scheme (exclusive)
‘Sex Education’ creator Laurie Nunn and ‘Babyteeth’ director Shannon Murphy are also mentors.
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NewsWildcard lands UK-Ireland rights to small-town GAA drama ‘Lakelands’ (exclusive)
It is the debut feature from Robert Higgins and Patrick McGivney, whose short film Drifting starring Paul Mescal premiered in Galway last year.
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NewsAutlook boards buzzy IDFA Forum project ‘Motherboard’ (exclusive)
The feature documentary is by UK filmmaker Victoria Mapplebeck
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘House Of Gucci’, ‘Pirates’ lead new titles
Also opening: Disney’s ‘Encanto’, ‘Bad Luck Banging’.
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NewsSteve McQueen to present ‘Sunshine State’ installation at Rotterdam
The installation will be open to the public and run for over two weeks.
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NewsHot Docs entry ‘Love And Fury’ lands North America, UK, Australia distributor
Director Sterlin Harjo co-created FX comedy Reservation Dogs with Taika Waititi.
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NewsLee Magiday’s Sleeper Films unveils refreshed slate of film and TV projects
These include a supernatural thriller series titled ’Corballymore House’.
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NewsRising Palestine-UK director developing ‘Soon We Will All Be History Here’ with Jordanian Film Fund
Saeed Taji Farouky’s doc feature ’A Thousand Fiires’ set in Myanmar, is screening in the international competition of IDFA.
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NewsFemale-focused Brit List 2021 of unproduced screenplays topped by London-set fantasy series
This year’s list is 65% female.
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News‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ dominates UK-Ireland box office with £3.7m opening weekend
The amount was more than the rest of the top five combined.
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News‘Navy’, ‘Unintentionhell’ lead UK’s Buff 2021 nominations
Duaine Carma Roberts’ ‘Navy’ and Balbeer Bahi‘s ‘Unintentionhell’ have the most nominations.
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NewsM-Appeal closes key deals for Tallinn competition title ‘No Looking Back’ (exclusive)
Has also sold to German-speaking Europe.
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NewsBen Sharrock’s ‘Limbo’ wins big at Bafta Scotland awards
The film won in the actor film, writer film/television, director fiction and feature film categories.
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NewsUK’s Good Chaos teams with eight international companies for Fremantle-backed label The Creatives
The nine companies come from eight countries, include Mike Goodridge’s Good Chaos.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ faces up to ‘King Richard’
Also opening: Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s ‘Drive My Car’.
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News‘Boiling Point’, ‘The Souvenir Part II’ head Bifa 2021 craft winners
Three wins each for Philip Barantini and Joanna Hogg’s films.