All articles by Mona Tabbara – Page 37
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NewsFfilm Cymru Wales founding CEO Pauline Burt to step down
Recruitment for a new CEO is underway.
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NewsJames Hawes’ ‘One Life’, starring Anthony Hopkins, joins BFI London Film Festival line-up
Film selected as the American Express Gala.
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NewsPlans afoot for Aberdeen’s only independent cinema to re-open
The Belmont Filmhouse has been shut since October of last year.
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NewsScottish horror ‘Mercy Falls’ scores UK theatrical deal (exclusive)
It will be released in UK cinemas from September 1.
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NewsDisney+ to launch ad-supported plans in UK, Canada, parts of Europe
A crackdown on password sharing is also on the horizon.
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NewsUK’s Glasgow Film Theatre strikes landmark union agreement
A voluntary recognition agreement has been signed between GFT and union Unite – the first of its kind for a Scottish cinema.
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NewsWarner Bros Discovery UK and Ireland names new president and managing director
Antonio Ruiz left the role in March.
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NewsVenice Horizons title ‘The Red Suitcase’ snapped up for world sales (exclusive)
Film is the debut feature from Nepalese filmmaker Fidel Devkota.
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NewsSky to no longer broadcast Oscars in the UK
A new broadcaster for the Academy Awards has yet-to-be announced.
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NewsSony Pictures Entertainment reports quarterly profit drop to $115m
Reduced deliveries of US TV series, lower streaming licensing revenues and higher marketing costs cited as reasons for drop.
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Features“All killer, no filler”: Edinburgh film festival heads discuss 2023’s streamlined edition
Kate Taylor and Tamara Van Strijthem discuss pulling the programme together in four months, and EIFF’s future.
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FeaturesUK crews in crisis as SAG-AFTRA strike thwarts production: “Is the UK industry really our own?”
As the UK production landscape gets thrown into disarray by the US strikes, Screen speaks to below-the-line workers about the “devastating” impact.
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NewsProduction Guild of Great Britain appoints Pulse Films’ Bianca Gavin as chair
‘Cloud Atlas’ producer Alex Boden stepping down after four years in the role.
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NewsEx-Edinburgh Filmhouse staff plan to re-open historic cinema
The new cinema will be run by former Filmhouse staff.
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NewsUK streaming sector revenue up 21.5% in 2022, but subscriptions slow and viewing declines
The insights were published in Ofcom’s sixth annual Media Nations report.
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NewsSarajevo competition title ‘Libertate’ picked up for world sales (exclusive)
The thriller is directed by Romanian filmmaker Tudor Giurgiu.
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NewsEdinburgh film festival launches Talent Assemble to connect festival alumni
The event is partnership with BBC Film, BBC Scotland and MG Alba.
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NewsProduction underway on Giles Borg’s year-round UK shoot ‘Albion’ (exclusive)
’His House’ producers Martin Gentles and Ed King are executive producing.
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NewsUK Global Screen Fund launches data hub to provide indie sector with VoD insights
The free-to-access online platform will provide monthly reports relating to international demand and international viewership.
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NewsSAG-AFTRA defends interim agreements for indie projects as “vital part of our strategic approach” in strike negotiations
US actors Viola Davis and Sarah Silverman have cast doubt on whether interim agreements are a positive for SAG-AFTRA’s cause.