Mona Tabbara
London-based reporter
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Steven Knight, Brian Cox, David Harewood support campaign to save UK cinema Electric Birmingham
The cinema closed at the end of February, amid concerns its Station Street location is to be rebuilt by a property developer.
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‘First Light’, starring Ruby Ruiz, starts shooting in the Philippines for Independent Entertainment
It is the debut feature from Filipino-Australian artist James J. Robinson.
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Screen Cornwall unveils first recipients of Cornish-language film initiative (exclusive)
The scheme was made possible by £150,000 funding from the devolution deal for Cornwall.
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US composer Elliot Goldenthal to receive World Soundtrack Awards lifetime achievement honour
The ‘Frida’ composer will be presented with his award on October 16 at the WSA ceremony and concert in Ghent.
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US-Ireland outfit Brick Lane Entertainment unveils trio of features (exclusive)
The sales, financing and production outfit will be introducing the projects to buyers at Cannes.
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Projects featuring Cate Blanchett, Millie Bobby Brown and Patti Smith in Cannes immersive line-up
A selection of eight projects form part of Canes’ inaugural immersive competition.
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Sandhya Suri’s Un Certain Regard title ‘Santosh’ heads to mk2 Films
The Hindi-language title is the narrative fiction debut from UK-Indian filmmaker Sandhya Suri, a Screen Star of Tomorrow 2023.
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Protagonist Pictures boards Cannes Directors’ Fortnight title ‘Sister Midnight’; unveils first look (exclusive)
Protagonist is launching world sales on the black comedy at Cannes.
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Cillian Murphy, Paul Mescal, Alison Oliver among winners at Irish Film and Television Awards
’Lies We Tell’, Emma Stone and Paul Giamatti also scooped prizes.
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UK-Ireland box office preview: Vampire horror ‘Abigail’ bites into 545 cinemas
Further new releases this weekend include ’Jeanne Du Barry’, ‘Butterfly Tale’ and ’The Book Of Clarence’.
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Class, disability and ethnicity are key challenges in accessing BFI funding, says report
The report is written by Josh Cockroft, Delphine Lievens and Chi Thai, and supported by a Sir Lenny Henry Centre for Media Diversity Industry Fellowship grant.
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BFI confirms details, partners of Wales skills cluster (exclusive)
The BFI is investing £900,000 across two years in the Welsh cluster.
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Trine Dyrholm, David Dencik to star in Jeanette Nordahl’s ‘Beginnings’ for REinvent (exclusive)
It follows Nordahl’s debut, Berlin Panorama 2020 title ’Wildland’.
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Decent showing for UK and Ireland in Cannes 2024 official selection
Films backed by BBC Film, BFI and Element Pictures make the cut, while Andrea Arnold’s ‘Bird’ lands in Competition.
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Vue planning further shift into UK-Ireland distribution after ‘There’s Still Tomorrow’
Vue CEO Tim Richards said the company is going to “start bringing in Polish films, German films, Dutch films and Danish films”.
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Film Export UK chief executive Charlie Bloye to retire: “We aren’t a zombie legacy business” (exclusive)
The long-serving executive will step down after 17 years this July.
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Sky Studios exec joins London’s Garden Studios as chief operating officer
Bee Devine replaces Anthony Gannon.
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My Screen Life: Vue CEO Tim Richards on skiing, Starbucks and growing up in Brazil
”The industry is at a turning point, and I’m more excited [now] about the future than I have been in 34 years in the business.”
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Gower Street forecasts slightly stronger 2024 global box office of $32.3bn
Stronger first quarter and late additions to release slate bolster predictions.