UK News – Page 148
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NewsHanWay Films launches sales for breakdancing title ‘Breaking Point’
Dania Pasquini and Max Giwa will direct.
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News‘Jackass Forever’ sets franchise opening record as ‘Sing 2’ tops UK-Ireland box office
‘The Souvenir Part II’, ‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye’ both open.
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NewsSellers kick off EFM business early amid simmering market
Are international distributors in a buying mood?
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NewsBankside Films acquires Goran Stolevski’s ‘Of An Age’, unveils first-look image (exclusive)
The title is the follow-up to Stolevski’s debut, Sundance hit ‘You Won’t Be Alone’.
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News‘The Power Of The Dog’, Netflix dominate London Critics’ Circle awards
The streamer took 7 of 13 available feature film prizes.
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NewsEmbankment reveals first look at ballet drama ‘Joika’ as production begins in Poland (exclusive)
‘The White Crow’ star Oleg Ivenko joins Talia Ryder and Diane Krüger in the cast.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: can ‘Jackass Forever’ end the franchise on a high note?
‘Moonfall’, ‘The Souvenir Part II’, ‘Belle’ among busy weekend.
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NewsUK film and TV production total spend hits record high in 2021, with indie film up 39%
126 domestic UK features contributed £221m to the total film production spend of £1.55bn.
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NewsFilm In Mind, D-Word kick off research for BFI-backed mental health toolkit (exclusive)
DocuMentality project is backed by BFI Doc Society Fund in the UK and American Documentary/POV in the US.
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NewsBafta CEO talks securing A-list talent, impact of juries and viewing portal, Royal Albert Hall return
Amanda Berry said the phones were “red hot” following the nominations for the Bafta Film Awards.
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News‘Dune’, ‘The Power Of The Dog’ lead 2022 Bafta film nominations
Six nominations for ‘Belfast’; three titles on five.
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NewsProtagonist Pictures launches worldwide sales for Mark Jenkin’s ‘Enys Men’ (exclusive)
Sales on the Bait follow-up will commence at EFM.
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NewsAnton bolsters global sales and distribution team
Leslie Chen joins from AGC Studios, while Louis Balsan takes on a permanent position.
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NewsDevilworks adds three to EFM slate including ‘The Nanny’s Night’ (exclusive)
Further additions include ‘Bad Blood’, ‘Beneath The Surface’.
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NewsBFI to fund ‘wellbeing facilitators’ on projects it backs, to improve working culture
The wellbeing facilitator will be an independent point of contact for any issues.
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NewsChristian Cooke, Ruth Bradley to star in sex therapy drama ‘Embers’ as filming begins (exclusive)
’Cemetery Junction’ actor Cooke also makes his feature directing debut on the project.
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NewsUK culture secretary Nadine Dorries sets up in-depth report on UK creative industries
The report aims to ensure the creative sector remains ”globally competitive, inclusive, environmentally-stable and embedded in communities”
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NewsFiona Shaw, Jessie Buckley to star in ‘Hot Milk’ for Film4, HanWay Films
It is the debut feature from UK writer Rebecca Lenkiewicz.
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NewsWales to lead BFI and Bafta albert sustainability initiative
The initiative, titled Screen New Deal: Transformation Plan, is a follow-up to 2020’s Screen New Deal report.
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NewsAriana DeBose, Kodi Smit-McPhee among Bafta Rising Star 2022 nominees
Harris Dickinson, Lashana Lynch, Millicent Simmonds round out the selection.