UK News – Page 107
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NewsM-Appeal strikes North America, UK-Ireland deals for erotic gay thriller ‘In Bed’ (exclusive)
Nitzan Gilady’s second feature has gone to Film Movement in the US and Canada and Peccadillo Picture in the UK and Ireland.
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NewsBFI Film Fund appoints new senior production & development executive
Ama Ampadu will report to Fund’s head of editorial Natascha Wharton.
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NewsActor Julian Sands reported missing in California mountains
Failed to return from a hike last week in Baldy Bowl area which has been hit by bad weather.
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NewsUK’s Signature Entertainment hires head of theatrical sales (exclusive)
Appointment is a newly-created position for the distribution and production outfit.
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NewsCannes premiere ‘God’s Creatures’ picked up for UK-Ireland distribution
The film is directed by New York-based filmmakers Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer.
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NewsBBC’s Storyville confirms Emma Hindley as lead commissioner
Hindley was appointed as interim lead in August of last year.
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NewsPiers Haggard, champion of fellow UK directors, dies aged 83
Since the 70s Haggard also campaigned to secure rights and recognition for directors.
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News£14.7m allocated to Ashford film studio from UK government’s levelling up fund
The studio was first greenlit for development in 2020.
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NewsBritish Urban Film Festival names first artistic director
The artistic director will assume responsibility for conceiving, developing, and implementing the artistic and commercial vision of BUFF.
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NewsReason8 boards world sales on Belgian drama ‘Skunk’ (exclusive)
‘Skunk’ is from writer-director Koen Mortier.
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NewsNaomi Ackie, Emma Mackey, Daryl McCormack among Bafta Rising Star 2023 nominees
Four of five nominees were previously named Screen Stars of Tomorrow.
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News’Under The Skin’ actor Adam Pearson among participants for UK’s NFTS, Disney shorts programme
The short-form initiative aims to build “a more inclusive film and television industry”.
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NewsUK government accused of ‘baffling’ failure to support creative industries
New report warns the UK risks being overtaken by other countries.
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NewsRenowned UK cinematographer Brian Tufano dies aged 83
Tufano’s credits include the seminal UK films ‘Trainspotting’, ‘Shallow Grave’ and ‘Billy Elliot’.
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News‘M3GAN’ scores strong £2.4m opening at UK-Ireland box office; ‘Avatar: The Way Of Water’ stays top for fifth week
‘Empire Of Light’ has £1.7m total opening.
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NewsOutgoing BFI London Film Festival head Tricia Tuttle reveals next move
The deadline for applications to take over from Tuttle is today (January 16).
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NewsRichard E. Grant to host 2023 Bafta Film Awards
Alison Hammond will host new Bafta Studio featuring ‘Access-All-Areas’ content, whilst Ali Plumb and Vick Hope will present red carpet coverage.
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NewsFirst look at Marisa Abela as Amy Winehouse in Studiocanal, Focus Features’ ‘Back To Black’
Sam Taylor-Johnson to direct with production underway on Monday 16.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Empire Of Light’ takes on ‘M3GAN’
‘TÁR’, ‘Enys Men’ also starting in cinemas.
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NewsBFI, Screen Scotland back Tigerlily Productions’ feature documentary ‘Hong Kong Mixtape’ (exclusive)
It is the debut feature from Hong Kong Chinese-Scottish filmmaker San San F Young.