UK News – Page 179
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NewsSky halts work with Noel Clarke
A fourth series of Clarke and Ashley Walters’ Sky 1’s Bulletproof was due to enter production later this year.
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NewsBafta suspends Noel Clarke, recent award in wake of sexual misconduct allegations
Move follows an article in The Guardian accusing Clarke of serial harassment.
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NewsBifa awards film curator June Givanni special jury prize
Givanni is a curator and archivist who specialises in African and African diaspora cinema.
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NewsBFI creative director Heather Stewart to step down
Martin Scorsese, Steve McQueen and Christopher Nolan pay tribute to her work.
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NewsWelsh SXSW horror ‘The Feast’ lands at IFC Midnight
Bankside Films represented filmmakers in deal.
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NewsUK free cinema ticket initiative expands ahead of venues reopening
More than 200,000 free tickets to be made available across a weekend in June.
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NewsGuy Davies drama ‘As I Am’ lands US distribution deal (exclusive)
Debut director managed his own UK theatrical release during pandemic.
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NewsEmily Brontë biopic starring Emma Mackey lands UK, Europe deals; first look revealed
‘Emily’ stars Emma Mackey and marks the feature directorial debut of actress Frances O’Connor.
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News7&7 boards young adult drama ‘The Drowning Of Arthur Braxton’ (exclusive)
The completed film is directed by YouTube star Luke Cutforth.
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NewsJenna Coleman to lead ‘The War Rooms’ series for Trademark Films, Atlantic Nomad
‘The War Rooms’ will explore the lives of the women who worked with Winston Churchill during WWII.
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NewsAwards season calendar 2020/21: key Oscar, Bafta, Golden Globe and international dates
The 2020-2021 awards season will be like no other before, with changes to dates, locations and formats due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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NewsSheffield Doc/Fest MeetMarket titles tackle corruption, diversity and Beirut explosion
The 55 projects selected for the pitching forum have been revealed.
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NewsOscars 2021: Anthony Hopkins, Daniel Kaluuya lead strong night for Brits
Emerald Fennell, Christopher Hampton also won awards.
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NewsBFI to launch US streaming service in May
BFI Player Classics includes Alexander Mackendrick’s The Ladykillers (1955), Ken Russell’s feature debut French Dressing (1963).
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News“Force of nature”: UK industry looks forward to the Mia Bays era at the BFI Film Fund
Bays will take on the role for an initial three-year period from October.
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NewsOscar-nominated ‘The Man Who Sold His Skin’ acquired for UK-Ireland
The Tunisian drama debuted at Venice and is nominated for best international feature.
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NewsBafta restructures senior management team
Donna Mathews joins from Channel 4 as executive director of PR and communications.
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NewsUK’s Global Screen Fund to go live from April 28
Recruitment for the head of the Fund is ongoing.
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NewsQuestlove’s ‘Summer Of Soul’ to open Sheffield Doc/Fest 2021
World premiere of Mark Cousins’ ‘The Story Of Looking’ will close the UK documentary festival.
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NewsMajority of UK screen workforce from privileged backgrounds, survey finds
Only one in four of the screen workforce are from working class background.