UK News – Page 180
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NewsMia Bays appointed new director of BFI Film Fund (exclusive)
Bays will take over for an initial three-year term.
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NewsYalla Yalla signs Terry George, Mariam Naoum for Egypt-set drama ‘The Alexandria Killings’
Arabic-language series based on two infamous killer sisters in 1920 Alexandria.
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NewsSzabolcs Hajdu’s ‘Treasure City’ acquired for UK-Ireland
Hungarian drama from award-winning filmmaker previously screened at Film Festival Cottbus and Russia’s Sofia International Film Festival.
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NewsNew film and TV studios planned for Brighton on UK south coast
The studio is launching to mark the School’s 15th anniversary.
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News‘Downton Abbey 2’ starts shoot, adds cast, sets Christmas 2021 release
Dominic West, Hugh Dancy, Laura Haddock, Nathalie Baye join the household.
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NewsMunro Film adds two UK titles to 2021 theatrical slate (exclusive)
Both titles picked up from Media Luna New Films.
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NewsUK independent cinemas begin to confirm May 17 reopening date
Cineworld will also open from May.
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NewsHelen McCrory, ‘Harry Potter’, ‘Peaky Blinders’ star, dies aged 52
The news was announced by McCrory’s husband, actor Damian Lewis.
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News‘The Queen’s Gambit’ star Jacob Fortune-Lloyd to play Brian Epstein in ‘Midas Man’
UK actor to lead a biopic of The Beatles’ late manager.
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News‘Kensuke’s Kingdom’ completes financing with $6.5m boost from LA-based Align (exclusive)
Former Umedia exec Adrian Politowski’s new company invests $6.5m into the animated feature.
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NewsDisney+ orders first UK scripted projects including J Blakeson heist thriller
The series include ‘Culprits’ from the producers of ‘The Night Manager’ and ‘Killing Eve’.
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News‘Fisherman’s Friends 2’ kicks off UK shoot, reveals cast, sales representation
James Purefoy, Dave Johns are back; Daniel Mays, Tuppence Middleton, Noel Clarke not.
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NewsM-Appeal strikes US, Europe deals for Berlin award-winner ‘Wheel Of Fortune And Fantasy’ (exclusive)
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s romantic drama has also been secured in Asian territories.
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NewsEdinburgh film festival’s development scheme reveals 2021 projects (exclusive)
Six projects include upcoming titles produced by Jack Tarling among others.
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News‘King’s Speech’ producer Gareth Ellis-Unwin takes crowdfunding route for wildlife drama ‘Cheetah’ (exclusive)
Bafta and Oscar-winning producer Gareth Ellis-Unwin to produce feature, which has launched a crowdfunding campaign.
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NewsHugh Jackman, Laura Dern to star in Florian Zeller’s ‘The Son’ for See-Saw Films
Embankment is launching international sales on the project with Cross-City Films.
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NewsEdinburgh film festival planning online August event with new team (exclusive)
Discussions are underway for an online-only version of the festival.
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NewsSky Studios appoints ‘Chernobyl’ exec to new drama commissioning post
Gabriel Silver will report to chief content officer Jane Millichip.
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NewsCannes Lions’ executive to join UK’s Film and TV Charity
Executive was previously director of the Edinburgh International Television Festival.
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NewsProtagonist launches MIPTV sales on boxing docu-series ‘The Kings’ (exclusive)
Seller to debut exclusive footage at virtual market this week.