All UK & Europe Newsletter articles – Page 59
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Safy Nebbou’s ‘Who You Think I Am’ retains Curzon streaming lead
‘Portrait Of A Lady On Fire’ leads MUBI chart.
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Charades seals fresh deals on ‘Swallow’ as title gets VoD boost in the US (exclusive)
Indie title topped the US box office chart in April thanks to drive-in cinema screening.
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Mobile streaming surges 60% in Southeast Asia during coronavirus crisis
Netflix and Viu have both seen big increases in average weekly streaming minutes during the region’s lockdowns.
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‘Between Two Dawns’, ‘Grace’ clinch top awards at Turkey’s Meetings on the Bridge
15th edition took place online due to Covid-19 pandemic.
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Screen Scotland hires duo to key development roles
Sambrooke Scott was previously manager of Film Hub Scotland.
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Biennale confirms Venice Film Festival dates, says no discussions underway with Cannes
Festival organiser expects film festival to go ahead September 2-12 as planned.
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Filmmakers react to Qumra Online: “It was beautiful this happened in such hard times”
“People wanted to be productive and help the filmmaking community.”
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Parkland Entertainment reshuffles UK theatrical releases, acquires three new films (exclusive)
It is also putting three planned theatrical releases on hold until later in 2020.
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Features
My Working From Home Life: UK producer Matthew James Wilkinson
”If low-budget indies are first out of the gate when we remount, it could be a fertile time for the smaller films to thrive.”
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UK ‘Resident Evil’ stuntwoman left with life-changing injuries wins legal challenge
Olivia Jackson was injured while shooting ‘Resident Evil: The Final Chapter’ in 2015.
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Alarm bells ring for UK freelancers after last-minute update
HMRC fund will not support anyone on fixed-term contracts ended before their ‘natural conclusion’.
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Former BBC Drama Studios producer Maggie Boden joins The Ink Factory
Boden appointed director of development at the outfit behind ‘Fighting With My Family’ and ‘The Little Drummer Girl’.
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UK’s Grimmfest launches free genre streaming platform during lockdown (exclusive)
Manchester-based genre festival to offer horror features and shorts for the duration of quarantine.
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Fremantle sells ‘My Brilliant Friend’ to China’s three leading streamers
Deal marks first time non-English language European drama has sold to all three platforms simultaneously.
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Cannes unveils details for online Marche du Film
”The online market is intended to mimic the market experience in Cannes.”
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Venice Film Festival planning goes on but doubts intensify
Festival director Alberto Barbera has ruled out a virtual Venice.
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Screen Ireland provides €4.5m coronavirus support measures
All support measures are being allocated from Screen Ireland’s 2020 capital budget.
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Poland’s New Horizons Film Festival postponed due to Covid-19 ban
Festival in Wroclaw was due to launch in late July.
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Netflix, Netherlands Film Fund launch Covid-19 production aid
Streaming giant contributes €1m to launch the fund.
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Disney reveals ‘Artemis Fowl’ digital release date
Kenneth Branagh’s family adventure will be the biggest release to bypass a cinema release to date due to Covid-19 pandemic.