UK News – Page 218
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News“We didn’t want a devalued Cannes” says Thierry Frémaux on virtual 2020 Official Selection
Titles will be eligible for selection in competitions of San Sebastian and Toronto
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NewsSteve McQueen duo among five UK titles confirmed for Cannes 2020 label
Steve McQueen’s ’Mangrove’ and ’Lovers Rock’ are standalone films from his London-set BBC anthology series.
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NewsCornerstone boards world sales on Jon Wright’s UK goblin horror ‘The Little People’
Alison Thompson to present creature feature at upcoming Cannes virtual market.
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NewsBBC Storyville acquires UK rights from AGC to National Enquirer documentary 'Scandalous'
Magnolia Pictures distributed in US.
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NewsParamount’s ‘Mission: Impossible 7’ aiming to restart filming in September
Production plans to return to Italy and then shoot “a big chunk” in the UK.
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NewsBafta confirms TV producer Krishnendu Majumdar as new chair
Majumdar becomes the first BAME individual to hold the position in its 72-year history.
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NewsUK horror event FrightFest postpones 2020 edition to October
Genre festival to move from August to October due to Covid-19 restrictions.
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NewsUK post and VFX sectors welcome detailed route map for return to work
They include asking household members to sign NDAs when appropriate.
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NewsUK production gets greenlight to resume as BFC issues safety guidance
Tasked as a priority by the UK’s leading film bodies, the guidance will allow production to resume on major projects like ’The Batman’.
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NewsFilm Constellation boards Spanish heist drama ‘Sky High’ for virtual Marché
‘Money Heist’ star Miguel Herrán leads the cast.
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NewsUK coronavirus production insurance plan “well-received” by government
Insurance is the “number one issue” that will facilities the restart.
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NewsUK’s Devilworks adds two titles to online Marché slate (exclusive)
It will sell ‘Playhouse’ and ‘Beast Mode’.
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NewsDemolition of iconic 20th Century Fox building in London’s Soho moving ahead
Landmark neon sign to be preserved in the Disney archives.
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NewsIreland preparing Covid-19 guidelines as film and TV production given date to resume
New mentoring initiatives launched with the likes of ‘Normal People’ director Lenny Abrahamson ahead of resuming work.
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NewsScreen Talks: VFX leaders on adapting to lockdown, looking to next stage
Avatar sequels scheduled to resume production in mid-June in New Zealand.
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NewsRichard Ayoade to host online Bafta TV Awards on July 31
Nominations for the awards will be announced on June 4.
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NewsFormer Goldcrest executive Bill Gavin dies aged 83
Gavin worked on films including ‘Gandhi’ and ‘Whale Rider’.
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NewsDinard Film Festival confirms September dates for 2020 edition
“It will be different, but it will be!”
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NewsDogwoof boards Mark Cousins’ ‘The Story Of Film: A New Generation’ (exclusive)
wIt will focus on 60 films “that really mattered” from the last ten years.