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Kim Longinotto filming documentary about ‘X Factor’ winner Dalton Harris (exclusive)
Feature will follow reality show star Dalton Harris.
Iranian filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf criticises “shameful” UK government over passport row
The wife and daughter of the London-based filmmaker have been denied passports.
UK box office preview: ‘Frozen II’ aims for animation record
Further new openers include ‘Harriet’, ‘Blue Story’, ‘Greener Grass’.
Leon Forde promoted to managing director at UK screen consultancy firm Olsberg SPI
Forde to manage the firm’s London-based team.
Graham Norton to host 2020 Baftas
Cirque du Soleil to perform at the ceremony.
Riverstone, NLP, Anton executives join Screen UK Film Finance Forum
The event takes place at Everyman Broadgate in London on December 5, 2019.
UK’s Sargent-Disc acquired by US outfit Cast & Crew
It is the fifth acquisition in the last four years for Cast & Crew.
Directors UK launches guidelines for ‘Directing Nudity & Simulated Sex’
The guidelines aim to ‘set clear and shared professional expectations’.
Sheffield Doc/Fest appoints artistic team for 2020 festival
New international appointments include a selection committee and programme consultants.
Picturehouse Entertainment takes ‘True History Of The Kelly Gang’ for UK & Ireland (exclusive)
George Mackay stars as 19th-century Australian outlaw Ned Kelly.
Trilogy planned around horror feature ‘Lair’ (exclusive)
Prequel ‘The Bone Harvest’ set to be shot in summer 2020.
UK’s Trafalgar Releasing acquires event distributor More2Screen (exclusive)
The agreement will see Trafalgar invest in the growth of More2Screen.
‘Unrest’ producer awarded £15k Simon Relph bursary (exclusive)
Lindsay Dryden is producer of Oscar-shortlisted documentary ‘Unrest’.
£200k UK shorts project The Uncertain Kingdom unveils titles, first look (exclusive)
Directors include BIFA winners Jason Wingard and Carol Salter.
‘Last Christmas’ ends ‘Joker’ UK box office reign with £2.6m debut
The Universal title scored a £4,337 location average.
Gary Oldman to lead Apple TV+’s first UK drama series for See Saw
The thriller is an adaptation of the Jackson Lamb novel series.
UK box office preview: ‘Last Christmas’ looking for early festive cheer
Also opening this weekend are ‘Le Mans ‘66’, ‘The Report’.
‘The Personal History Of David Copperfield’ leads BIFA 2019 craft winners
‘Beats’ scores two prizes.
Heyday Films, BBC Films secure rights to Stephen Sondheim classic ‘Follies’
Dominic Cooke to direct, adapt screenplay.
BFI Network and Film Hub North launch initiative to assist disabled filmmakers
Aim is to bring filmmakers and funders together at an earlier stage than existing schemes.
