UK News – Page 189
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NewsUK pay-TV giant Sky unveils major push into film
Sky plans to broadcast one new film a week from 2022.
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NewsJonathan Pryce, Samantha Morton, Tom Felton to lead Sara Sugarman’s ‘Save The Cinema’ (exclusive)
The drama is an FAE production for Sky Cinema.
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NewsVietnam film ‘Dust & Metal’ among first recipients of British Council pilot fund
First tranche of grants awarded from the Digital Collaboration Fund.
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NewsArclight Films sells YA thriller ‘The Sinners’ to North America, Australia, Japan (exclusive)
Signature previously acquired UK rights.
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NewsNetflix invests £350,000 in scholarships, training for underrepresented UK youths
Support includes 30 scholarships for Identity School of Acting.
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NewsNetflix orders YA adaptation ‘Heartstopper’ from See-Saw, Euros Lyn
Alice Oseman’s graphic novel will be adapted as an eight-part series.
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NewsSundance award-winner ‘Surge’ scores UK-Ireland deal (exclusive)
Ben Whishaw stars in Aneil Karia’s feature debut.
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NewsLevelK closes North American deals for Oscar hopeful ‘Tove’ (exclusive)
Biopic of Moomins creator Tove Jansson is Finland’s submission for the Oscar.
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NewsShortlist of three in the running for new BFI chair (exclusive)
Tim Richards of Vue Cinemas is understood to be one of the final three.
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News“It was pretty insane, all of the time”: Antonia Campbell-Hughes on filming her debut feature during Covid
Despite tier changes during the shoot, the film shot in October and November.
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NewsUK film industry reacts to introduction of quarantine for all incoming film and high-end TV workers
“We’re re-drafting our guidance,” Adrian Wootton told Screen.
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NewsFilm, TV workers arriving in UK must quarantine following removal from Covid exemption list
The exemption was removed at 4am on Monday, January 18.
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NewsChristopher Nolan and Barbara Broccoli lead plea to government for more support to UK cinemas
Letter to UK government says the industry is “on the edge of an abyss”.
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NewsDistributor Piece of Magic expands into UK with Altitude exec hire
Charlie Kemball previously worked on titles include ‘Diego Maradona’ and ‘Rocks’.
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NewsOscar submission ‘My Little Sister’ scores UK-Ireland deal (exclusive)
Swiss drama stars Nina Hoss and is sold by Beta Cinema.
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NewsEmma Thompson, Lashana Lynch, Alisha Weir cast in ‘Matilda’ for Netflix, Working Title, TriStar
TriStar Pictures to distribute theatrically in UK.
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NewsVoltage Pictures launches world sales on police killing drama
The Killing Of Kenneth Chamberlain, joins The Marksman, Reagan on sales slate.
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NewsNicola Shindler launches ITV Studios-backed Quay Street Productions
UK producer is behind Netflix drama series ‘The Stranger’ and ‘Safe’.
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NewsGlasgow Film Festival unveils online 2021 line-up
UK festival recently moved online-only due to virus crisis.
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NewsScreenSkills, S.O.U.L. Fest launch Black British producers programme
Pro-Create is supported by BFI funding.