UK News – Page 123
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NewsAndre Rieu’s latest concert tops UK-Ireland box office but no release reaches £1m
Takings remain low across the board with no release topping £1m for the first time since December 2020.
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NewsWestEnd Films launches sales on Mandie Fletcher’s football drama ‘An Unsuitable Game’
The films charts the birth of British Women’s Football during World War I.
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NewsWestEnd Films boards UK thriller ‘Reawakening’ starring Jared Harris, Erin Doherty and Juliet Stevenson (exclusive)
The psychological thriller is the feature debut of UK writer-director Virginia Gilbert, a Screen Star of Tomorrow.
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NewsUK’s National Cinema Day set for September 3, aims to “mark the recovery of the sector”
All of the 560 participating venues will offer tickets for all screenings for just £3.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Beast’ is unleashed ahead of bank holiday weekend
’André Rieu’s 2022 Maastricht Summer Concert: Happy Days Are Here Again’ plays widely this weekend.
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NewsUS’ Cohen Media Group acquires Jeremy Thomas’ UK outfit HanWay Films
HanWay will continue to be branded as an independent label.
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NewsThe Exchange boards sales on TIFF world premiere ‘V/H/S/99’ (exclusive)
Horror anthology to debut via Shudder in North America, UK & Ireland, Australia and New Zealand in October.
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News‘Saint Omer’, ‘Corsage’ among BFI London Film Festival official competition titles
The winner will be revealed at a virtual awards ceremony on October 16.
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NewsEwan McGregor to star in Paramount+ series ‘A Gentleman In Moscow’
The series is written by showrunner and executive producer Ben Vanstone (The Last Kingdom).
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NewsBFI opens revised international distribution strand of UK Global Screen Fund
The international distribution strand is introducing a new two-track approach.
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NewsUK’s Sky appoints acquisitions head
Katie Keenan has been promoted to director of acquisitions, following the departure of Sarah Wright in March.
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News‘Winners’ scoops Edinburgh audience award; August slot confirmed for 2023
The feature is directed by Hassan Nazer.
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NewsJinga boards ‘The Ones You Didn’t Burn’ ahead of Frightfest UK premiere (exclusive)
It is the debut feature from Elise Finnerty.
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NewsVanessa Paradis, Nina Hoss set to star in Vanessa Filho’s ‘Trespassers’ (exclusive)
The period thriller tells the story of the campaign of resistance against the Nazi occupation in Jersey.
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NewsUK production outfit Nevision promotes Anne Morrison
Morrison is now CEO and creative director.
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News‘Final Cut’, ‘House Of Darkness’ among UK’s Grimmfest 2022 line-up
The festival runs Octobber 6-9 in Manchester.
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NewsAltitude boards international sales, UK-Ireland rights on Laura Poitras’ ‘All The Beauty And The Bloodshed’
The film will play at Venice, Toronto and New York film festivals.
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News‘Nope’ holds UK-Ireland box office lead as ‘Fisherman’s Friends 2’ starts fifth
Several titles increase takings, although lack of major new product remains a concern.
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NewsWarner Bros, Disney, BBC among organisations to sign Equity’s anti-bullying pledge
Other signess include Sky, Paramount, Apple TV+ and Screen Scotland.
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NewsCineworld preparing to file for bankruptcy - reports
The WSJ report claims Cineworld is expected to file a chapter 11 petition in the US and is considering insolvency proceedings in the UK.