UK News – Page 264
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News'Avengers: Endgame' surges to $1.79bn worldwide heading into second weekend
China stands at $511.6m, North America $473.7m, the UK third highest market on $71.1m.
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NewsAnthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman to star in 'The Father' for Embankment, Trademark
Embankment Films handling sales on title in Cannes.
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NewsUK Cannes buyers showcase Great 8 unveils 2019 selection
Simon Bird directing debut among this year’s crop.
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NewsCannes Competition pair 'Portrait Of A Lady On Fire', 'The Whistlers' land at UK's Curzon (exclusive)
Titles picked up from sales agent MK2.
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NewsBFI's 'Playing the Bitch' season provokes debate with all-male director programme
The season has been described as “tone-deaf” by one Twitter user.
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NewsSC Films adds Canadian horror 'Alive' to Cannes slate (exclusive)
Blue Finch Films takes UK and Ireland rights to project.
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NewsPeter Kosminsky: Netflix on board for SVoD drama tax
Wolf Hall director fleshes out contestable funding proposal.
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NewsScottish social satire 'Boyz In The Wood' to open Edinburgh Film Festival
Ninian Doff’s debut feature is set in the Highlands.
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NewsHanWay to handle Cannes sales on Robin Wright feature directorial debut 'Land'
Big Beach financing survival drama.
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NewsCapstone Group, Bold Films strike sales partnership
Fifteen library titles available immediately.
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NewsFilm Constellation picks up Cannes Un Certain Regard title 'Bull' (exclusive)
Company boards Annie Silverstein’s debut feature.
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NewsUK company Great Point raises EIS fund to support three creative companies
Companies backed include screening portal and analytics management platform.
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NewsSally El Hosaini to direct Syrian Olympic swimmer story 'The Swimmers' for Working Title
El Hosaini takes over from Stephen Daldry for this story about Syrian Olympic swimmer Yusra Mardini.
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NewsMichelle Mylett, Kate Dickie lead cast of UK interactive film 'The Complex' (exclusive)
Producers John Giwa-Amu and Jade Alexander behind UK project.
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News'A Very English Scandal' triumphs at Bafta Craft Awards
Russell T Davies historical drama scoops three gongs at London event.
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News'Avengers: Endgame' smashes UK box office opening record with £43.4m
Film posts Fri-Sun £31.5m, topping Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ previous watermark.
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NewsSPC acquires Tim Roth, Clive Owen drama 'The Song Of Names'
Serendipity Point Films reunites with SPC on sixth film.
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News'Ammonite', Doc Society among largest BFI funding recipients in 2019 to date
Altitude receives biggest distribution award for Mid90s and Beats.
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NewsFilm4, Playtime, eOne execs join 2019 Inside Pictures programme (exclusive)
Film4 director Daniel Battsek is the industry ambassador this year.
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NewsDevilworks adds two new titles to Cannes 2019 slate (exclusive)
’The Child Remains’ sees an expectant couple’s holiday turn to terror.