All articles by Mona Tabbara – Page 15
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NewsHorror comedy reboot ‘The Toxic Avenger’ starring Peter Dinklage picked up for UK-Ireland
EXCLUSIVE: 193 represents sales on the Fantastic Fest premiere.
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NewsIreland’s 8% tax incentive uplift for feature films under €20m comes into force
A €1m fund that supports Irish production companies develop a slate of Irish-language projects has also opened.
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NewsIran calls for “explanation” of French minister’s comments after Jafar Panahi’s Palme d’Or win
A diplomatic row has erupted over a comment posted by French foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot on X.
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NewsNine talking points from the 2025 Cannes Film Festival
From tariffs to trees, there was plenty to talk about at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
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NewsUK sales executives report good Cannes business on well-packaged projects
Buyers from Germany and Eastern Europe were active but France, the US and ….Russia, less so.
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NewsHistoric UK cinema Curzon Mayfair to open under landlord’s operation in 2027
Curzon will remain on the premises until January 2026.
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NewsWilliam Fitzgerald named Galway Film Fair director; shuttered Pálás cinema to re-open for the Fleadh
Fitzgerald takes on the role of director of the Galway industry networking event.
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NewsTiger Aspect exec joins London Film School as chief operating officer
Helen Wright has held the COO role at Tiger Aspect for 10 years.
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News“Disability doesn’t need to be the defining characteristic”: UK creatives challenge representation on screen
A discussion took place at the Cannes UK pavilion on May 17.
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NewsRepublic of Story, British Blacklist launch platform for Black and Global Majority producers
As well as a directory, No Password Required will host a dedicated industry market in London.
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NewsGarden Studios to support independent films with co-production fund
The scheme will target films in the £5-10m with support from a £17m revolving credit facility,
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NewsWhich films are in the running for the 2025 Venice Film Festival?
Benny Safdie, Alice Winocour, Luca Guadagnino, and Yorgos Lanthimos could be walking down the Lido with their latest films.
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NewsIreland’s Keeper Pictures on lively slate and “huge growth” of local industry
The development slate includes Aislinn Clarke’s genre film ’Thomas’ and ‘The Colony’ adpated by Mark O’Halloran.
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NewsAustralian folk horror ‘The Banished’ heads to North America
Blue Finch Films is selling the film and will release in UK-Ireland and Australia-New Zealand.
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NewsJack Davenport, Sophia Di Martino to star in Yorkshire-set comedy ‘Blueberry Inn’
EXCLUSIVE: Shooting took place at Castle Howard in Yorkshire.
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News“AI should be a tool for liberation”: Cannes UK pavilion to dig into the thorny AI in filmmaking debate
A discussion on the rise of indigenous languages in film, how genre films travel across borders and a talent talk with ’Pillion’ director Harry Lighton are also still to come.
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FeaturesBFI Filmmaking Fund team talk Cannes success, AI and investment strategy
My Father’s Shadow, Pillion and Urchin have been selected for Cannes.
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NewsWestEnd boards ‘The Highway That Eats People’ directed by Mary Harron
EXCLUSIVE: WestEnd is selling the film at Cannes, starring Anna Cobb and Charlie Plummer.
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NewsBMAN, Forty Foot Pictures, Bankside select genre projects for €50,000 Irish scheme
Three projects receive a share of €50,000.