All articles by Mona Tabbara – Page 12
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News“It could decimate the sector”: UK creative industry experts sound alarm over government’s AI growth plan
“The approach seems to overlook the fact that millions of creative workers rely on copyright and performers’ rights to make a living”
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NewsUK cinema admissions up in 2024, but average ticket price down
The total number of admissions last year was 126.5m.
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NewsDea Kulumbegashvili’s Venice title ‘April’ acquired for UK-Ireland (exclusive)
The film is about a doctor who provides unsanctioned abortions in Georgia.
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NewsCannes animated space thriller ‘Mars Express’ lands UK deal (exclusive)
A theatrical release is planned for May.
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NewsJoan Plowright, star of ‘Enchanted April’ and ‘Tea With Mussolini’, dies aged 95
Plowright was the widow of Laurence Olivier.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘A Complete Unknown’ knocks on 700 sites for Disney
Also out this weekend: Universal’s horror revamp ’Wolf Man’ and Curzon’s ‘Here’ starring Tom Hanks.
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NewsUK Global Screen Fund to receive £7m funding, as government brings forward apprenticeship reform
The announcements form part of the government’s additional £60m investment in the creative sectors.
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NewsFilm Constellation lands French release for Canada and Ghana-set ‘Paradise’ (exclusive)
The drama thriller is Jeremy Comte’s directorial debut.
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Features11 hot topics from the Bafta nominations: voters embrace genre films, Cannes premieres, Gen Z stars
It is also a mixed year for UK talent and women are missing in many key categories.
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News‘Conclave’, ‘Emilia Perez’ lead Bafta 2025 nominations
Forty-two films are nominated across the 23 feature categories.
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News‘Kneecap’ leads Irish Film and Television Academy awards nominations
The ceremony will take place in Dublin on February 14.
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News‘Six The Musical Live!’ lands UK-Ireland release (exclusive)
A filmed version of the stage musical will hit cinemas on April 6.
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NewsScreen Ireland appoints former Element Pictures exec as head of TV
Kate McColgan is taking over from Andrew Byrne.
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NewsIrish post-production house Windmill Lane Pictures closes with immediate effect
Windmill Lane recording studios remains in operation,
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FeaturesEight talking points for the UK film industry in 2025
Key questions include: will the indie tax credit be transformative? How will cinemas adapt? And what is going on with James Bond?
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NewsSister’s Jane Featherstone calls for enhanced TV tax credit
Sister’s Jane Featherstone wants a tiered tax credit system to help lower-budget high-end TV as well as production in the nations and regions.
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NewsIrish genre writers focus of €50,000 initiative co-launched by Bankside Films (exclusive)
The €50,000 scheme supports Irish screenwriters working on their first or second feature across thriller, horror or sci-fi genre.
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Features75 films to tempt festival directors in 2025
Expect films from Chloe Zhao, Carla Simon, Julia Ducournau, Annemarie Jacir, Kathryn Bigelow, Lynne Ramsay and (possibly) Lucrecia Martel.
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NewsSix talking points from the Bafta 2025 film awards longlists
Some major contenders missed out while others were surprisingly well represented.
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FeaturesThe BFI’s 10 biggest distribution awards of 2024
Titles include ‘Io Capitano’, ‘Copa 71’ and ‘Kneecap’.