UK News – Page 172
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NewsFirst interview with Studiocanal UK’s Alex Hamilton, plus first look at ‘The Railway Children Return’ (exclusive)
Hamilton, who became Studiocanal UK CEO last year, talks libraries, windows and a new Apple channel.
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NewsSci-fi ‘Settlers’ starring Sofia Boutella and Jonny Lee Miller sells to France (exclusive)
Further new deals include CIS, Baltics, Middle East.
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NewsCannes Film Festival documentary to shoot at 2021 event
Feature-length documentary to be completed ahead of festival’s 75th anniversary in 2022.
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NewsBFI publishes travel advice for UK Cannes attendees
Information for both those who have and have not had the Covid-19 vaccine.
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NewsUK PR agency Organic appoints head of television (exclusive)
Former Channel 4 executive Ryan Davies joins as part of a new-look leadership team
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NewsIndependent Cinema Office, Altitude lead £3.8m BFI Audience Fund organisational awards
Independent Cinema Office receives £578,016 towards projects including Screening Days.
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NewsFilm Constellation revamps leadership team ahead of Cannes (exclusive)
Chloe Tai, Edward Parodi, Anisha Kasozi and Léo Teste take on new roles.
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NewsAltitude to produce, finance, handle Cannes market sales on Nicolas Cage adventure ‘Butcher’s Crossing’
Production slated for October start in US.
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NewsProduction wraps on Screen Star of Tomorrow Dionne Edwards’ debut ‘Pretty Red Dress’
Natey Jones, Alexandra Burke, Temilola Olatunbosun star in the film.
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News‘In The Heights’ opens at number two of UK-Ireland box office as ‘Peter Rabbit 2’ surges back to top
Several titles got just past the £1m mark across the weekend.
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NewsFilm4 to co-distribute Cannes title ‘Titane’ with Altitude in UK and Ireland
Film 4 described deal as “a boutique situation”.
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NewsAltitude boards world sales on ‘Wolf Creek 3’
Making her feature debut, Rachele Wiggins directs from a screenplay by Duncan Samarasinghe.
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NewsAlex Sharp, Tom Burke join Oliver Hermanus’ ‘Living’; first-look at Bill Nighy revealed
Filming begins in London; Rocket Science to launch sales at Cannes Pre-Screenings next week.
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NewsBFI reports Film Audience Network membership increase, latest Audience Fund awards
Ben Luxford, the BFI’s head of UK audiences, reveals how FAN has worked this pandemic year.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘In The Heights’ looks to reach the top
New releases also include ‘In The Earth’, ‘The Reason I Jump’.
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NewsHanWay lands worldwide sales for Unabomber drama ‘Ted K’
Deals struck for UK, Europe, Asia and Latin America.
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NewsDan Grabiner promoted to Amazon Studios head of UK originals
Exec to oversee developing and producing Amazon’s original series and programming in the UK.
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NewsAltitude boards Sam Worthington thriller ‘Transfusion’ for Pre-Cannes Screenings
Production underway earlier this week in Australia.
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NewsEmily Watson, Richard E. Grant to star in Protagonist’s romantic comedy ‘Fado!’
Jason Wingard to direct UK feature.