All UK & Europe Newsletter articles – Page 33
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FeaturesEmmys spotlight: Dafne Keen on ‘His Dark Materials’’s “more morbid” second season
Keen was named a Screen Star of Tomorrow in 2018.
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NewsSky’s major UK film and TV studio at Elstree gets the green light
It will host film productions from Sky Studios, Universal Pictures, Focus Features and Working Title.
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FeaturesAsian buyers on virtual markets and rebooting the region’s theatrical circuit
Five leading Asian distributors talk about what they’re acquiring and releasing and whether they plan to eventually hit the road again.
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UK cinemas to benefit from 5% VAT cut in mini-budget
Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the cut as part of a plan to prevent unemployment.
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FeaturesPandemic thriller 'Songbird' becomes first film to start shooting during Los Angeles lockdown
“It’s very much a movie in the Michael Bay mould but it’s also a love story.”
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NewsMajor autumn festivals pledge to stop competing for films this year
Venice, Toronto, Telluride and New York chiefs sign open letter.
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NewsCannes Directors’ Fortnight reveals two titles selected for its cancelled 2020 edition
They were Luca Guadagnino’s series We Are Who We Are and US filmmaker Miranda July’s Kajillionaire.
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NewsVertigo acquires Taika Waititi exec’d ‘Baby Done’ for UK and Ireland (exclusive)
Comedy starring Rose Matafeo set for release in 2021.
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NewsPaolo Sorrentino to direct ‘The Hand Of God’ for Netflix
Lorenzo Mieli will produce for The Apartment Pictures.
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News‘And Then We Danced’ director Levan Akin reveals details for new film ‘Passage’ (exclusive)
Project will be partially shot in Turkey, with production to start in September 2021.
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NewsJonathan Glazer’s ‘Strasbourg 1518’ to debut on BBC
Dance film part of a BBC initiative to bring the arts into homes during lockdown.
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FeaturesEmmys spotlight: Showrunner Susannah Grant and star Kaitlyn Dever on an ‘Unbelievable’ journey
Authenticity was key for both women in making Netflix’s real-life rape-investigation drama.
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NewsRotterdam Film Festival unveils major changes to programming structure
A new strand, Harbour, will become the festival’s largest section.
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FeaturesEmmys spotlight: Daisy Edgar-Jones on catching the zeitgeist in ‘Normal People’
The actress discusses finding Sally Rooney’s Spotify playlist and working with an intimacy coordinator.
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NewsUK’s new Dagenham Studios gets the green light
The decision comes after the project’s original backer pulled out citing Brexit concerns.
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NewsLila Avilés second feature among new Hubert Bals projects
Mexican filmmaker won acclaim with debut ‘The Chambermaid’.
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NewsFrance appoints new culture minister as sector faces $25bn Covid-19 loss
France has set aside $5.6b to support cultural sector in wake of pandemic.
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News‘Onward’ tops post-lockdown UK box office with gross of just £21,000
The top five titles took a combined £82,000.
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NewsVenice Film Festival reveals changes to slimmed-down event
Number of films in Official Selection to be lower, but “not by much”.
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NewsIceland’s only arthouse cinema Bíó Paradís saved
Theatre was facing closure due to a proposed rental hike, further impacted by the virus crisis.