UK News – Page 169
-
NewsScreen International backs Not 4 Sale anti-privatisation campaign
The campaign warning of the dangers of privatising Channel 4 was launched last week by our sister publication Broadcast.
-
NewsJoachim Trier’s hot Cannes title ’The Worst Person In The World’ sells to UK, Ireland, India (exclusive)
Norwegian romantic drama premiered in Competition at Cannes.
-
NewsDogwoof’s Arthur Ashe doc ‘Citizen Ashe’ finds US partners
Dogwoof co-produced the film with Rexpix, Stick Figure and Get Lifted.
-
NewsPassion Pictures developing feature doc about German chancellor Angela Merkel (exclusive)
Eva Weber will direct ‘Merkel’, made of archive material and interviews.
-
NewsFilm Republic seals deals on Ben Sharrock title, Marina Abramovic doc
Mubi will release Sharrock’s 2015 film ’Pikadero’ in the UK and Ireland.
-
NewsIreland's Galway Film Fleadh market to remain virtual for 2021
The main industry arm of the Fleadh, the Galway Film Fair will run concurrently with this year’s festival (July 20-25)
-
News“Wellbeing facilitators” could become the norm on all UK film shoots
The aim is to rid film and TV sets of cases of bullying and harrassment.
-
NewsBerlin award-winner ‘I’m Your Man’, Daniel Brühl’s ‘Next Door’ score UK-Ireland deals (exclusive)
Maren Eggert won Berlin’s Silver Bear for her performance in Maria Schrader’s romantic comedy.
-
News‘Black Widow’ storms UK-Ireland box office with £4.6m weekend
Including previews, the film set a new record opening for a film this year.
-
NewsUK filmmaker scoops Critics’ Week Next Step prize
The prize is an extension of Critics’ Week Next Step programme helping filmmakers progress from shorts to features.
-
NewsFirst look: ‘A Week In Paradise’ wraps Caribbean island shoot (exclusive)
Malin Ackerman, Philip Winchester star in the romantic drama.
-
NewsAlexey Uchitel’s Shostakovich biopic recruits UK partner
English-language film will make use of new material about composer’s turbulent private life.
-
NewsFootball fever takes over Cannes ahead of Euro final
”My team is Tottenham Hotspur in the Premiere League, but on Sunday it’s ‘Forza Italia!’”
-
NewsWelsh thriller ‘The Toll’ passes key deals including UK, US, France (exclusive)
Ryan Andrew Hooper’s film stars Michael Smiley, Annes Elwy
-
NewsStephen Graham chef drama ‘Boiling Point’ sells to US (exclusive)
Charades is selling the film at Cannes.
-
NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Black Widow’ finally makes her entrance
Disney to give Marvel superhero film the widest release since UK cinemas reopened in May.
-
NewsAltitude boards David Stoddart’s ‘Lone Star Bull’ as shoot wraps in US (exclusive)
Action-adventure feature stars Luke MacFarlane and D.J. “Shangela” Pierce.
-
NewsClio Barnard talks year wait for Cannes debut of ‘Ali & Ava’ - “a difficult secret to keep”
The film will premiere in Directors’ Fortnight on Sunday July 11.
-
NewsAutlook boards Holocaust doc produced by Steve McQueen (exclusive)
The film is directed by Dutch filmmaker Bianca Stigter.
-
NewsDevilworks makes sales, distribution deals on the ground in Cannes (exclusive)
Acquires North America on supernatural thriller ‘Witches Of Blackwood’.