UK News – Page 105
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NewsLucy Frazer replaces Michelle Donelan as UK culture secretary
Frazer will head up a “re-focused” Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
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NewsSignature Entertainment picks up UK-Ireland rights to ‘Little Bone Lodge’ (exclusive)
The title was picked up from UK sales outfit SC Films International.
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NewsProtagonist Pictures launches sales on Neon, QC Entertainment horror ‘It Lives Inside’ (exclusive)
It is the first feature from Bishal Dutta and will premiere at SXSW, with sales launching at EFM.
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NewsNetflix to shoot Prince Andrew BBC interview film ‘Scoop’; Rufus Sewell, Gillian Anderson to star
Cast also includes Keeley Hawes, Billie Piper.
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NewsThe UK’s New Black Film Collective to host second convention
The event takes place March 29 and 30 at Rich Mix, London
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News‘Puss In Boots: The Last Wish’ tops UK-Ireland box office with £5m to end ‘Avatar: The Way Of Water’ seven-week reign
’Pathaan’ becomes highest-grossing Indian title ever in UK-Ireland.
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News'Tár', 'The Banshees Of Inisherin' dominate London Critics’ Circle awards
‘Tár’ takes film of the year; ‘Banshees’ wins most prizes with five.
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NewsCostume designer Sandy Powell to be awarded Bafta Fellowship
Powell’s credits in her 40-year career include ‘The Favourite’, ‘Shakespeare In Love’.
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NewsFremantle strikes first look deal with ‘All Quiet On The Western Front’ director Edward Berger’s label Nine Hours
Berger has just launched new label with partner Luke Rivett.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Puss In Boots: The Last Wish’ sharpens its claws
Independent titles include ‘The Whale’, ‘EO’, ‘Saint Omer’.
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NewsBafta Rocliffe selects three winners for new writing competition (exclusive)
Scripts to be showcased to industry guests on February 23.
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NewsNikolaj Coster-Waldau, Romola Garai to star in gothic horror ‘Virtue’ for HanWay
Hanway Films to launch Joanna Coates’ gothic horror at the EFM.
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NewsUK home entertainment sector up 14.3% in value across 2022, led by SVoD growth
Total UK screen industry value increases 12% to £11bn.
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NewsUK producer Daisy Allsop joins WestEnd Films as head of acquisitions & development
Archface Films producer Allsop will oversee WestEnd’s film and TV slate.
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NewsOliver Jackson-Cohen, Jenna Coleman star in Anton’s UK-set action thriller ‘Jackdaw’
A first-look image has also been released.
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NewsSky adds Michael Mann, Todd Haynes films to 2023 originals slate
Line-up also features Julia Jackson’s coming-of-age queer love story Bonus Track.
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NewsBFI unveils £15.2m funding to UK-wide partners to deliver audience, talent and education programmes
The money will be used to support the BFI’s FAN, Network and Film Academy Plus programmes.
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NewsAcademy lets Andrea Riseborough Oscar nod stand, flags ‘concern’ over grassroots campaigns
“It is apparent that components of the regulations must be clarified to create a framework for respectful, inclusive, and unbiased campaigning.”
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NewsJinga Films strikes deals on horror ‘The Quantum Devil’ ahead of EFM (exclusive)
The film has been sold to US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Scandinavia, Poland and Latin America.
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NewsAnton hires Sangeeta Desai and Sarah Doole to lead TV production division
Anglo-French firm looks to drive TV production expansion.