UK News – Page 45
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NewsCannes UK Pavilion talks series to look for “global consensus” on improved working conditions in production
The UK pavilion’s first full day of events unfurls on Friday May 16.
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NewsUnannounced boards ‘Children Of The Wicker Man’ doc from Robin Hardy’s sons (exclusive)
The sons of ‘The Wicker Man’ director explore their complex relationship with the film and their father.
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NewsCannes Competition title ‘The Apprentice’ scores UK-Ireland deal
‘The Apprentice’ stars Sebastian Stan, Jeremy Strong and Maria Bakalova.
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NewsClare Binns details Picturehouse film financing move, change to day-and-date strategy (exclusive)
Picturehouse Cinemas will play films without a theatrical window, after five years of not doing so.
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NewsJuliette Binoche, Sally El Hosaini, Isabel Coixet to helm anthology film ‘Bike Me Up’ (exclusive)
The project will see six co-directors take part in six different European cities.
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NewsSundance documentary ‘Black Box Diaries’ locks in major sales (exclusive)
The film has sold to France, Switzerland, Benelux, Scandinavia & Baltics, Singapore, Spain, Canada and Hong Kong.
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NewsChina’s Rediance boards Ben Rivers’ documentary ‘Bogancloch’ (exclusive)
The film is a sequel to 2011’s award-winning ’Two Years At Sea’.
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NewsThai time travel film ‘Taklee Genesis’ sold to US, UK, Asia (exclusive)
Neramitnung Film has closed several deals on the upcoming feature by Chookiat Sakveerakul.
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NewsWorking class creatives in film and TV lowest in over a decade, according to report
Report reveals just one in 12 creatives in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are from working class backgrounds
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NewsElla Purnell joins Craig Roberts’ killer squirrel comedy ‘The Scurry’ (exclusive)
Purnell will play a park attendant who must use her skills to survive the killer squirrels.
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NewsVue, Andy Paterson, Dimension Studios team for Virtual Circle slate of UK features (exclusive)
Tim Richards’ Vue will release the films directly into its cinemas.
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NewsEmily Morgan’s Quiddity Films lands Mexican investment and key hires (exclusive)
Morgan has received backing from Mexico’s The Lift and expanded her team by hiring a head of production and head of development.
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News‘La Palisiada’, ‘Her Body’ head to North America (exclusive)
’Libertate’, ‘Skunk’ and ’The Red Suitcase’ have also landed deals for UK-based seller Reason8.
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News‘Magpie’ starring Daisy Ridley flies into UK-Ireland (exclusive)
The SXSW premiere has sold to Signature Entertainment.
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NewsApple in worldwide deal for See-Saw’s ‘Tenzing’
Tom Hiddleston and Willem Dafoe are set to star for director Jennifer Peedom.
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News'Borgen' star Pilou Asbæk joins cast of ‘The Fires’; pre-sales heat up for Bankside (exclusive)
Sales have landed in Germany, Eastern Europe, Former Yugoslavia, Middle East and Switzerland.
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NewsGolda Rosheuvel, Nick Frost to star in Sky Original family comedy ‘Grow’ for GFM
Other cast include Jeremy Swift, Tim McInnerny and Jane Horrocks.
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NewsGFM Animation launches sales on ‘HitPig’, with Jason Sudeikis, RuPaul among voice cast
Lilly Singh, Hannah Gadsby and Rainn Wilson also lend their voices to the project.
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NewsFirst-look at Pierce Brosnan and Amir El-Masry in Naseem Hamed biopic ‘Giant’
Production is underway in Leeds, with AGC Studios selling the title at Cannes.
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NewsAugust Diehl, Andrea Riseborough to star in Christopher Hampton adaptation of ’The Noise Of Time’ for Beta (exclusive)
Beta Cinema launches pre-sales on adaptation of Julian Barnes’ acclaimed novel to be directed by Jan Komasa.