UK News – Page 149
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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.
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NewsGlobal Screen Fund receives £21m boost in latest DCMS funding round
Funding stays at same annual level as one-year pilot.
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NewsSaoirse Ronan to star in Nora Fingscheidt’s ‘The Outrun’ for Protagonist
Sarah Brocklehurst’s new Brock Media is producing.
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NewsSignature to launch UK survival thriller ‘Hounded’ at the EFM (exclusive)
The feature is part of the UK outfit’s EFM slate.
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NewsHanWay boards Justin Kurzel’s ‘Morning’ from Screen Star of Tomorrow writer Sam Steiner
Laura Dern, Noah Jupe, Benedict Cumberbatch to star.
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News‘Sing 2’ ends ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ reign at UK-Ireland box office
Universal animation has third-biggest opening since the pandemic began.
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NewsUK’s Screenskills, Film and TV Charity join forces on mental health support training
Online guidance designed to offer support for freelancers and management.
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NewsLondon mayor Sadiq Khan launches creative hub for screen skills training
Creative Academy Hub is part of a £44m investment in skills across many sectors in London.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: will ‘Sing 2’ dethrone ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’?
Pedro Almodovar’s ‘Parallel Mothers’ also hits cinemas.
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NewsKaleidoscope boards medieval adventure ‘Kingslayer’ for EFM (exclusive)
The film stars Ryan Gage, David Hayman and John Rhys-Davies.
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NewsEric Bana, Kiernan Shipka lead Jordan Scott’s ‘Berlin Nobody’
Ridley Scott is a producer on the thriller.
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NewsJoseph Fiennes to star in Kevin Macdonald’s ‘The Iceman’; Cornerstone boards sales
‘The Iceman’ tells the true story of extreme endurance athlete Wim Hof.
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NewsBafta establishes new membership tier, career development fund
The fund has been launched in the name of Bafta president Prince William.
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NewsUK studio Locksmith Animation options fairy tale series ‘The Lunar Chronicles’
The series is set in a futuristic world beset by a pandemic.
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NewsGalway winner ‘Redemption Of A Rogue’ sells to US, Australia-NZ (exclusive)
The film is the directorial debut of playwright Philip Doherty.
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NewsGlasgow Film Festival unveils 2022 line-up; opens with Graham Moore’s ‘The Outfit’
The festival takes place from March 2-13.
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NewsIrish-language drama ‘The Quiet Girl’ to open Dublin International Film Festival (exclusive)
The film is the directorial debut of newcomer Colm Bairéad.
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NewsUK’s Jinga Films closes deals on ‘Girl Next’ and ‘Night At The Eagle Inn’ (exclusive)
Sales commenced at last November’s AFM.
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NewsUK’s Channel 4 names Dawn Airey interim chair
The UK broadcaster is gearing up to navigate a potential privatisation process.
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NewsBafta confirms suspension of honorary prizes for 2022 film awards
The changes are also taking effect across Bafta’s annual TV and games awards.