All articles by Mona Tabbara – Page 29
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NewsEdinburgh Filmhouse on track to re-open later this year
The cinema, once the home of the Edinburgh International Film Festival, has been closed for two years.
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NewsSimone Ashley and Hero Fiennes Tiffin to star in Prime Video romantic comedy ‘Picture This’
42 produce, with further cast including Phil Dunster, Nikesh Patel, Adil Ray, Sindhu Vee and Asim Chaudhry.
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FeaturesCannes 2024: What’s in the running?
Screen’s team looks at which titles are lining up for a potential slot in either Official Selection or one of the parallel sections.
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NewsGlasgow Film Festival’s 20th edition enjoys rise in audience levels and industry engagement
Cinema admissions were up 4%, while industry attendance increased by 56%.
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NewsSony Pictures Classics takes worldwide on Nicholas Hytner’s ‘The Choral’ starring Ralph Fiennes and Jim Broadbent
Alan Bennett has written the script, with Kevin Loader and Damian Jones producing.
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NewsElla Glendining among recipients of second ICO bursary (exclusive)
Previous recipients include ’After Love’ director Aleem Khan and ’Rebel Dykes’ filmmaker Sian A. Williams.
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NewsBFC, Pinewood, UK Screen Alliance heads on UK’s future relationship with Hollywood, spring budget impact
Adrian Wootton, Andrew Smith and Neil Hatton gave oral evidence to the UK parliament inquiry into British film and high-end TV.
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NewsCraig Roberts to direct ‘The Scurry’ for True Brit; Rhys Ifans, Mia Mckenna-Bruce, Paapa Essiedu lead cast
Shooting starts on April 2, making use of the recently announced Independent Film Tax Credit.
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NewsBad Wolf’s Jane Tranter calls for tiered tax relief for TV akin to Independent Film Tax Credit
Tranter was giving evidence to the cross-party UK parliament Culture, Media and Sport (CMS) Committee investigation into British film and high-end TV.
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NewsNFTS Leeds creates pioneering intimacy coordination for film and TV course
The six-month intensive scheme begins in May of this year.
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News‘The King’s Speech’ writer David Seidler dies aged 86
Seidler had a stammer, as had King George VI, the subject of his Bafta and Oscar-winning 2010 feature.
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NewsWorking Title, Jo Nesbø and Dome Karukoski feature on Netflix Nordic slate
Titles include a film adaptation of ‘Little Siberia’ and a Netflix series based on Jo Nesbø’s character Harry Hole.
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NewsStudiocanal fires up genre partnership with French outfit WTFilms
The development, production and distribution partnership comes off the back of a collaboration on Fantasia title ‘Farang’ (‘Mayhem!’).
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NewsUK film complex Crown Works Studios to receive £37m in UK government funding
The studio complex in Sunderland is set to be one of the biggest in Europe.
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NewsJanis Pugh’s ‘Chuck Chuck Baby’ sells to North America, UK-Ireland (exclusive)
The Edinburgh premiere has also sold throughout Europe.
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NewsSmart7 title ‘Where Elephants Go’ picked up for sales (exclusive)
Smart7 is a travelling competition across seven European film festivals, that kicks off at Lithuania’s Vilnius IFF Kino Pavasaris.
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FeaturesBFI’s Harriet Finney explains the crucial next steps for the UK’s new indie tax relief
“It needs to work culturally, economically and practically,” says the BFI’s deputy CEO, who played a key role in the securing the credit.
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NewsAction thriller ‘Boy Kills World’ starring Bill Skarsgård swept up for UK-Ireland (exclusive)
Signature Entertainment will release theatrically on April 26.
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NewsBFI Film Audience Network unveils programme to improve access to indie film (exclusive)
The Spotlight scheme will support eight hubs, with £1.85m National Lottery funding ringfenced.
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NewsUK’s Signature Entertainment acquires Latin American outfit Particular Crowd
Particular Crowd’s Peter Bevan joins the Signature senior management team as president of global strategy and distribution.