UK News – Page 192
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NewsEvolution Pictures seals UK deal for horror ‘Lockdown Hauntings’, debuts new slate (exclusive)
Evolution also launching Everest horror ‘Frostbite’ and student thriller ‘Jump’.
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NewsGlasgow Film Festival unites with UK cinemas to screen premieres
Opening and closing films among those set to be shown at 22 partner cinemas.
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NewsAubrey Plaza drama ‘Black Bear’ lands UK-Ireland deal (exclusive)
Twisted love triangle psychodrama debuted at Sundance.
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NewsBIFAs 2020: ‘Saint Maud’ leads with record 17 nominations
‘His House’, ‘Rocks’,‘Calm With Horses’, ‘The Father’ also achieve high totals.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office starts December slowly as select English cinemas reopen
Christmas favourites featured in the top 10 titles.
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NewsUK’s ScreenSkills launches further Covid-19 supervisor training as guidance evolves
The basic course has been passed by 44,000 people to date.
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NewsCineworld to reopen UK, US cinemas by March 2021
Pledge to reopen in the first quarter of 2021 comes in response to Warner Bros. theatrical and streaming plans.
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NewsGravitas Ventures acquires UK titles including Les Dennis thriller ‘Sideshow’ (exclusive)
The film will have its world premiere at Cairo next week.
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NewsWarnerMedia reveals international plans for HBO Max
Head of HBO Max Global outlined the streamer’s plans.
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NewsRachel Carey’s ‘Deadly Cuts’ secures UK-Ireland deal; will close Dublin film festival (exclusive)
Irish comedy among first titles to be revealed for upcoming festival.
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NewsUK-Ireland distributors scramble new-look December release schedule
Many distributors are either shifting titles to new dates or removing them from the schedule entirely.
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NewsCynthia Erivo to produce, star in African princess biopic; Benedict Cumberbatch to exec produce
Period drama to be executive produced by Benedict Cumberbatch.
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NewsCurzon boss calls for UK government funding as campaign launches to support all UK cinemas
Philip Knatchbull says Curzon Cinemas has not qualified for any support to date.
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NewsAltitude scores hat-trick of awards contenders for UK-Ireland (exclusive)
Sundance winner ‘Minari’ leads acquisitions of festival hits.
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NewsElysian appoints head of theatrical distribution, picks up Cannes 2020 title
Nick McKay joins to head up a planned release slate of 10-12 films a year.
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NewsNew Marv CEO Zygi Kamasa talks film slate expansion, TV and distribution ambitions
“What we want to do is expand Marv studios beyond the typically very successful one film a year.”
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NewsPicturehouse Entertainment swoops on ‘The Nest’, bolsters 2021 UK slate (exclusive)
Sean Durkin’s drama stars Jude Law and Carrie Coon.
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NewsBeta Cinema scores UK-Ireland deal for ‘The Bike Thief’ starring Alec Secareanu (exclusive)
The UK drama received its world premiere at Tokyo International Film Festival last month.
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NewsMatthew Vaughn’s Marv moves into TV with football drama ‘Day 1’s’ to star Thierry Henry
‘Entourage’ creator Doug Ellin has co-created the series; French footballer Thierry Henry to be executive producer.
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Newsdebbie tucker green’s ‘Ear For Eye’, starring Lashana Lynch, wraps UK shoot
The film is backed by BBC FIlm, the BFI and exec produced by Barbara Broccoli.