All articles by Tom Grater – Page 4
-
NewsUK film industry urges new culture secretary to avoid a no-deal Brexit
Nicky Morgan takes over from Jeremy Wright.
-
NewsLouis Theroux leaving BBC to form production company; Netflix and Amazon circling (exclusive)
Theroux is setting up the new outfit with BBC Studios executive Arron Fellows.
-
FeaturesVenice 2019 line-up: the key talking points
The interesting themes from this year’s Venice Competition selection.
-
NewsUK box office preview: ‘Horrible Histories’, ‘The Current War’ look to tap into audiences
Horrible Histories distributor Altitude looks to tap into lucrative family market.
-
NewsNetflix presence in Venice Competition provokes criticism from European cinemas body UNIC
Venice has programmed Netflix’s The Laundromat and Marriage Story in this year’s Competition.
-
NewsIranian director Mohammad Rasoulof sentenced to one year in prison
Filmmaker has been unable to leave Iran since having his passport confiscated in 2017.
-
NewsBenedict Cumberbatch, Claire Foy to star in ‘Louis Wain’ for Studiocanal, Shoebox, Amazon (exclusive)
The project is being directed by rising UK filmmaker Will Sharpe.
-
NewsJoanna Scanlan to star in UK director Aleem Khan’s debut feature ‘After Love’ (exclusive)
The Bureau is producing the feature, with backing from BFI and BBC Films.
-
News‘The Lion King’ posts second-highest UK box office opening of 2019 with £16.7m
Film is only behind Avengers: Endgame for this year’s best openings.
-
NewsFestivals must be more proactive in addressing gender imbalance, say international insiders
Film festivals continue to grapple with how to achieve 50/50 by 2020.
-
NewsBerlin Forum winning documentary ‘Heimat Is A Space In Time’ lands UK distribution (exclusive)
Film won the Caligari Prize in the Berlinale Forum section this year.
-
News“Support culture to avoid conflict”: Odesa conference highlights importance of co-production
The Ukraine industry is steadily building, but serious challenges remain.
-
NewsVenice buzz: will male directors dominate the competition again?
Films tipped from around the world are mostly directed by men.
-
News'Spider-Man', 'Toy Story 4' stay top of UK box office as 'Annabelle Comes Home' lands third
New openers also include Jim Jarmusch’s The Dead Don’t Die.
-
NewsThunderbird Releasing MD Edward Fletcher to depart UK distribution outfit (exclusive)
Soda Pictures founder Fletcher leaving company after 17 years.
-
NewsKatherine Waterston, Paddy Considine, Emily Watson board Sky/HBO series ‘The Third Day’ (exclusive)
Trio join Jude Law in series, which is set to shoot in the UK.
-
NewsWarner Bros Studios Leavesden fire damages set of Armando Iannucci series 'Avenue 5'
No one was injured in the fire.
-
NewsUK box office preview: Can 'Annabelle Comes Home', 'The Dead Don't Die' boost quiet-looking week?
Other new openers include documentaries ’Armstrong’ and ’Pavarotti’, and Harry Wootliff’s debut feature ’Only You’.
-
NewsNew UK distributor Republic to release 'Brittany Runs A Marathon', 'For Sama' (exclusive)
Former Icon executive Zak Brilliant’s adds two titles to nascent company’s slate.
-
NewsReel Suspects boards Canadian horror 'Dreamland' ahead of Fantasia screening (exclusive)
Bruce McDonald’s horror premiered at the Brussels International Film Festival.