All articles by Mona Tabbara – Page 8
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NewsSister’s Jane Featherstone calls for enhanced TV tax credit
Sister’s Jane Featherstone wants a tiered tax credit system to help lower-budget high-end TV as well as production in the nations and regions.
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NewsIrish genre writers focus of €50,000 initiative co-launched by Bankside Films (exclusive)
The €50,000 scheme supports Irish screenwriters working on their first or second feature across thriller, horror or sci-fi genre.
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Features75 films to tempt festival directors in 2025
Expect films from Chloe Zhao, Carla Simon, Julia Ducournau, Annemarie Jacir, Kathryn Bigelow, Lynne Ramsay and (possibly) Lucrecia Martel.
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NewsSix talking points from the Bafta 2025 film awards longlists
Some major contenders missed out while others were surprisingly well represented.
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FeaturesThe BFI’s 10 biggest distribution awards of 2024
Titles include ‘Io Capitano’, ‘Copa 71’ and ‘Kneecap’.
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Features‘The Thing With Feathers’, ‘Pillion’ among key 2024 BFI production awards
Harris Dickinson’s directorial debut and ‘Retreat’, a thriller with a predominantly deaf cast, are also on the list.
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NewsBerlinale director commits to “inclusive and open” festival amid free-speech concerns
After calls from some corners for a boycott, Tricia Tuttle says people should ”approach us rather than make assumptions” about the festival’s stance.
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NewsLittle improvement for female directors at UK-Ireland box office in 2024
Sam Taylor-Johnson’s ’Back To Black’, Kelly Marcel’s ‘Venom: The Last Dance’ and ’Moana 2’, co-directed by Dana Ledoux Miller, performed strongest in cinemas.
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NewsUNIQA, Sarajevo Film Festival launch programme for female filmmakers
It is open to female-identifying filmmakers with projects connected to Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Romania and Montenegro.
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News‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ tops UK-Ireland box office but opens below predecessor
Holdovers including ‘Wicked’ and ‘Moana 2’ stay firmly put in the top five.
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NewsTilda Swinton to receive honorary Golden Bear at Berlinale
The UK actor has starred in 26 films to play at the festival.
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NewsUK creative industries invited to contribute to parliament committee's pioneering inquiry
The committee aims to hold four to six evidence sessions a year to explore the challenges raised by the successful proposals before making recommendations to the government.
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NewsBifa, Anton pair up for next iteration of Springboard programme (exclusive)
It is targeted specifically at genre producers or writers.
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FeaturesSaoirse Ronan on ‘The Outrun’, ‘Blitz’ and wanting to do more films “in my own accent”
Saoirse Ronan on her producing debut ‘The Outrun’ and collaborating with Steve McQueen on ‘Blitz’
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NewsUK tax authority commits to extra resource as producers face “crippling” delays to VAT repayments
Producers have had to wait up to six months for repayments, causing major cashflow issues for features.
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NewsGlobal box office predicted to rebound in 2025
2025 is estimated to finish approximately 8% ahead of 2024.
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NewsUK poised for 2025 inward investment boom
Series anticipated to shoot include Marvel’s ’Star Wars: Ahsoka’, ‘Tin Man’, plus the third ’Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power’.
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News‘Bluey’ film in the works at BBC Studios and Disney
The children’s animation will hit cinemas in 2027, ahead of streaming on Disney+.
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NewsFilm and TV inquiry asks if UK can be AI leader without harming creative industries
Speakers included Benjamin Field, founder of Deep Fusion Films, and Equity’s Liam Budd.