UK News – Page 5
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NewsRoyal Marines Commandos action feature ‘Sunray’ lined up for sales (exclusive)
It is created by and stars former Royal Marines Commandos.
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NewsKaleidoscope adds modern-day ‘Hamlet’ starring Ian McKellen to AFM slate (exclusive)
The film was produced by the late Bill Kenwright, who died last week.
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NewsAustralian romantic comedy ‘He Loves Me Not’ starts shooting for SC Films (exclusive)
It is set and is being shot entirely on K’gari Fraser Island and Hervey Bay in Queensland.
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NewsCornerstone closes North America, UK-Ireland deals for ‘Starve Acre’ starring Matt Smith, Morfydd Clark
Film debuted in competition at BFI London Film Festival this month.
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NewsAlief boosts Tallinn slate with competition, First Feature pickups (exclusive)
The hip-hop inspired surreal fantasy is directed by ‘Max’ filmmaker and ‘The Harder They Fall’ co-writer Boaz Yakin.
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NewsBFI London Film Festival records highest attendance in five years, as ‘Gassed Up’ takes top audience award
Almost 200,000 in-person attendees tops the 2019 figure.
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News‘Five Nights At Freddy’s’ opens with £3.2m to top UK-Ireland box office; Taylor Swift sets concert film record
Universal scores a one-two with ‘Freddy’s’ and ‘Trolls Band Together’.
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NewsMister Smith Entertainment hires director, international sales and acquisitions
Sales executive Antone Saliba has left to pursue a new venture.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Five Nights At Freddy’s’ heads pre-Halloween weekend
Studiocanal launches short story adaptation ‘Cat Person’.
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NewsIdris Elba to co-direct survival thriller ‘Above The Below’; Lionsgate to launch AFM sales (exclusive)
Elba’s second feature as director after 2018’s ‘Yardie’.
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NewsMister Smith, CAA board ‘Young Werther’ starring Alison Pill, Douglas Booth (exclusive)
The contemporary romantic comedy also stars Patrick J. Adams and Iris Apatow.
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NewsUK film fund The Uncertain Kingdom fires up fresh funding opportunities
The fund, launched in response to Brexit, is celebrating its fifth anniversary.
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NewsUK’s Film and TV charity launches second financial resilience survey of the year
The last survey was run in May 2023, prior to the Hollywood strikes
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NewsKeira Knightley crime thriller series ‘Black Doves’ starts UK shoot for Sister, Noisy Bear and Netflix
The crime thriller sees Knightley star as a spy whose lover is mysteriously killed
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NewsIndependent Entertainment rings in key territories for Christmas slasher ‘It’s A Wonderful Knife’ (exclusive)
European territories have sold, in addition to the US, Middle East and Taiwan.
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NewsBifa-longlisted documentary ‘White Nanny, Black Child’ scores international sales deal (exclusive)
The film is directed by Bafta TV nominee Andy Mundy-Castle.
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News101 Films International boards two horror titles for world sales ahead of AFM (exclusive)
101 VP of international sales Eoghan Burke will sell the films at AFM.
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NewsCharades inks UK-Ireland and French deals for Venice title ‘Stolen’ (exclusive)
Karan Tejpal’s Indian action thriller has played at Venice, Zurich and London film festivals.
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NewsBill Kenwright, UK film and theatre producer, dies aged 78
Kenwright ran Bill Kenwright Films for over 30 years.
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NewsIndie distributors consider how to reach an online demographic at Cologne summit
“As a distributor you need to build a brand,” said Enrique Costa of Spain’s Elastica Films.