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NewsSony closes European offices due to coronavirus fears
No cases detected but European sites keep doors shut this week as a precaution.
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NewsPicturehouse Entertainment picks up Berlin Panorama thriller ‘Wildland’ for UK (exclusive)
Jeanette Nordahl’s feature debut is a female-driven crime drama.
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NewsEdgar Wright calls for more industry professionals to see films with a paying audience
Wright also called on advertisers to shorten the commercials shown in advance of movies in British cinemas.
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NewsFemale distribution specialists discuss creating diverse teams, making smart deals at Glasgow panel
Nine of Birds Eye View’s Future Leaders in Distribution cohort took part in the conversation.
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NewsUK industry mourns former Disney marketing supremo Robert Mitchell who has died aged 56
Mitchell also worked at Palace Pictures, Warner Bros and Intandem Films.
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NewsDisney+ teams up with Sky for the UK and Ireland
It will be available to Sky Q customers at the same time as the UK launch of Disney+ on 24 March.
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NewsWarner Bros hires senior EMEA distribution executive
Christopher Nolan’s Tenet, Wonder Woman 1984 coming up for studio in 2020.
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NewsUK investors launch £500m UK studio fund, acquire Twickenham Studios
TV and advertising executives Piers Read and Jeremy Rainbird are heading up the fund.
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News‘The Invisible Man’ startles UK box office with £2.2m opening for top spot
‘Parasite’ still taking over £1m-per-weekend after four weekends.
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NewsEliza Hittman’s ‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always’ finishes top of Screen’s Berlin 2020 jury grid
‘Days’, ‘Undine’ come second and third; Abel Ferrara’s ‘Siberia’ last.
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NewsUK training bodies unite to launch Centre of Screen Excellence in Leeds
It is the first Centre of Screen Excellence in the country.
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NewsUK box office preview: ‘The Invisible Man’ faces ‘Portrait Of A Lady On Fire’
‘True History Of The Kelly Gang’, ‘Downhill’ among other new openers.
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NewsIn pictures: Screen International and Panama Film Commission Berlin 2020 reception
The event was held at the Karlsson Penthouse in Berlin.
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NewsUK set to crash out of Creative Europe on December 31 (exclusive)
No mention of Creative Europe in negotiation policy paper published today.
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NewsUK’s NFTS awards 2020 student prizes
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings participated in a masterclass as part of the graduate showcase.
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News‘Blue Story’, ‘1917’ actors to lead Reggie Yates’ directorial debut ‘Pirates’ for BBC Films (exclusive)
Yates’ debut follows extensive television work.
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NewsUK box office rises 18% year-on-year in the first seven weeks of 2020
The FDA unveiled 2019 statistics today in London.
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News‘The Mandalorian’ to open Canneseries; Competition line-up includes Apple UK original ‘Trying’
Competition titles include UK’s Trying, Norway’s Atlantic Crossing and Israel’s Losing Alice.
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NewsShola Amoo, Alice Seabright projects among new BBC drama commissions
The BBC has declared its commitment to being the “primary incubator of story-telling talent in the UK”.
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NewsPlans emerge of Russia-UK film exchange
Insiders say Russia needs to convince international filmmakers that it is a safe and reliable potential partner.