All articles by Mona Tabbara – Page 38
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Signature Entertainment snaps up Dublin premiere ‘Reawakening’ for UK-Ireland (exclusive)
WestEnd Films is selling the thriller, that stars Jared Harris and Juliet Stevenson
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John McVay, Phil Clapp and Andy Leyshon call for better support for UK films at committee hearing
The Pact, UKCA and FDA representatives gave oral submission to the UK Parliament’s CMS Committee.
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Johnny Depp’s IN. 2 to distribute ‘Jeanne du Barry’ in UK-Ireland
It is a first foray into distiburtion for Depp’s UK outfit.
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“I get rejections from people who should know better,” Gurinder Chadha tells UK committee
Chadha was the first industry representative to give an oral submission to the UK Parliament’s Culture, Media and Sport Committee
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Tim Roth joins John Maclean’s ‘Tornado’ as Lionsgate swoops on UK-Ireland rights (exclusive)
HanWay Films has pre-sold a raft of deals, as production gets underway in Scotland.
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Marian Quinn’s ‘Twig’ to open Dublin film festival 2024 (exclusive)
The 2024 line-up also includes a season of African films, with Cannes premieres ’Four Daughters’, ’Goodbye Julia’ and ’Banel & Adama’ among the titles programmed.
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‘William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill’ sells to UK-Ireland, key territories (exclusive)
The SXSW doc is being sold by the UK’s Blue Finch Films.
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Italian gothic horror ‘The Well’ sells in 24 territories (exclusive)
Federico Zampaglione’s Sitges world premiere has sold widely across Europe and Asia.
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Six talking points from the Bafta nominations: strong jury impact, acting curveballs
Screen analyses the 2024 Bafta Film Awards nominations.
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‘Oppenheimer’ leads 2024 Bafta nominations
13 nominations for Christopher Nolan’s film; ‘Poor Things’ has second-most with 11.
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Edinburgh confirms dates for 2024 edition and competition details
The festival will take place once again in August.
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BFI to transform streaming platform following £1m philanthropic donation
BFI+ (a working title) will replace BFI Player, with aims to fully launch in 2025.
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The Bureau, Quiddity Films, Recorded Picture Company among UK Global Screen Fund recipients
Over £3.3m has been allocated across the international co-pro and business development strands.
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16 UK films to tempt festival directors in 2024
Includes Andrea Arnold’s ‘Bird’ and fiction feature debuts from Lucy Cohen, Daisy-May Hudson, Sandhya Suri and Rebecca Lenkiewicz.
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Quiddity Films, Wild Swim Films, barry crerar among recipients of BBC’s Small Indie Fund
UK film companies are now eligible to apply for the BBC’s £1.5m Small Indie Fund.
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UK production and sales outfit Embankment Films expands team (exclusive)
“We’re investing in highly intelligent young future leaders,” said Embankment’s Tim Haslam.
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Vue cinema chain restructures debt; no jobs cuts, venue closures planned
Hundreds of millions of pounds of existing debt will be converted to equity, with roughly £50m of new capital being injected into the company.
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“She lit up a room”: Industry pays tribute to late UK writer and exec producer Ruth McCance
McCance died aged 53 on December 19 last year, shortly after being diagnosed with cancer.
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UK indie filmmakers react to arrival of streamer head as next BFI chair
Apple TV+ European creative director Jay Hunt is the first streamer executive to take up the mantle.
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Amazon to cut “several hundred” Prime Video and MGM Studios employees from around the globe
The cuts were confirmed by senior vice president of Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios Mike Hopkins.