All UK & Europe Newsletter articles – Page 3
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NewsUK cinema reopening dates: latest updates
Follow this page for the latest updates to when UK cinemas are reopening.
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NewsUK’s Global Screen Fund poised to go live in April
BFI has opened applications for the £70,000 fund head.
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NewsUK inward investment rallies to near record level in last quarter of 2020
Spend on UK independent features remains just 9% of total.
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NewsFrance Télévisions appoints Disney exec to bolster cinema activities
Manuel Alduy’s career includes 22 years at Canal+ followed by stints at Twentieth Century Fox and Disney.
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NewsLaurine Garaude departs Mipcom, MipTV organiser Reed Midem
Garaude has been head of Reed MIDEM’s television division since 2009.
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NewsEgyptian producer Mohamed Hefzy receives French Chevalier honour
France fetes Arab cinema figures at a special ceremony in Cairo.
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NewsVenice Film Festival replaces Sconfini section with Horizons Extra
New strand will include a prize for best film.
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NewsFirst round of voting opens in new-look Bafta Film Awards
There have been 80,000 streams of eligible films via Bafta View compared to 20,000 at this point last year.
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NewsAnnemarie Jacir’s first TV series among 39 projects to secure Doha grants
Qatari institution continues support for filmmakers in the Arab world.
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NewsLocarno unveils new industry head for 2021
2021 edition of Locarno Pro is scheduled to run August 5-10.
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NewsKenneth Branagh’s ‘Belfast’ acquired by Focus Features for the world
The writer-director has described it as his “most personal” film yet.
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PromotionThe Canadian TV series reflecting the country’s dynamic population
‘Amos The Mask Hunter’, ’Trop’, ‘Trickster’ and ‘Sort Of’ now aim to engage international audiences.
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FeaturesWhy 2021 could be a good year for UK distributors and the filmmakers they support
Evidence the sector is well-positioned to thrive in a post-pandemic, SVoD-driven market.
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NewsElysian appoints head of theatrical distribution, picks up Cannes 2020 title
Nick McKay joins to head up a planned release slate of 10-12 films a year.
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NewsNew Marv CEO Zygi Kamasa talks film slate expansion, TV and distribution ambitions
“What we want to do is expand Marv studios beyond the typically very successful one film a year.”
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NewsUK distributors, exhibitors react to government’s controversial tier system in England
The UKCA is lobbying MPs for a change in the tier 3 rules to allow cinemas to open.
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NewsThe eight Coming Soon projects pitched at TorinoFilmLab 2020 (exclusive)
The initiative is a good pointer to next year’s festival favourites.
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News“Too early” to make decision on going ahead, says Berlinale, as hybrid EFM cuts badge fees
Berlin 2021 is still being planned as a physical event.
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FeaturesHow France's "robust and ingenious" production industry rebounded this summer
Production in France was up year-on-year from July to September.
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News‘Nothing But The Sun’: first trailer for Arami Ullón’s IDFA opener (exclusive)
The festival is planning to open physical screenings once the latest Netherlands lockdown is lifted.