All articles by Mona Tabbara – Page 7
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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.
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Jay Hunt to be next chair of the British Film Institute
The Apple TV+ exec will take over from Vue CEO Tim Richards.
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US producer Joyce Pierpoline set as Bafta North America chair
Pierpoline takes over from Kathryn Busby.
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Seven talking points from the Bafta Film Awards 2024 longlists
Women directors dominate British debut; lack of racial diversity; and will it be the Barbenheimer Baftas?
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Seven talking points for the UK film industry in 2024
Rocky times ahead are anticipated for exhibition, distribution and independent production heading into the new year.
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The BFI’s 10 biggest distribution awards of 2023
Titles include ‘Blue Jean’, ’All The Beauty And The Bloodshed’ and ‘Talk To Me’.
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‘Sebastian’, ‘Kneecap’ among key BFI production and development award recipients in 2023
2023 saw a shift in how BFI production funding is administered, as the latest National Lottery funding strategy kicked in.
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The UK team behind ‘Rye Lane’ on creating the most vibrant romcom of 2023
Rye Lane has captured attention thanks to its depiction of a south London rarely seen on screen.