UK News – Page 6
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NewsNeon boards Asif Kapadia’s ‘70 Up’ as Tom Quinn says: “While everyone is snoozing on docs, I’m a firm believer”
Quinn is also on the lookout for international action thrillers and TV projects.
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NewsFrench truck driver romance ‘Flesh And Fuel’ drives to deals for North America and UK-Ireland
EXCLUSIVE: The French film won a prize at Cannes Critics’ Week.
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NewsSimon Rumley’s Thailand-set thriller ‘Crushed’ lands key deals including UK-Ireland, North America
EXCLUSIVE: The film has played at Edinburgh, Fantastic Fest and Sitges.
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NewsUniversal, UK government confirm £7.3bn investment in Bedford theme park
Name unveiled for new resort, which is scheduled to open in 2031.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office up in first quarter of 2026, boosted by book-to-screen adaptations
‘Project Hail Mary’, ‘Wuthering Heights’, ‘Hamnet’ and ‘The Magic Faraway Tree’ have all been released.
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News“We got it wrong,” says UK culture secretary Lisa Nandy of government misstep on AI and copyright strategy
Nandy took part in an on-stage conversation with screenwriter Steven Knight at SXSW London.
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NewsA24’s ‘Backrooms’ sets box-office record for original horror in UK-Ireland with £4.3m opening
‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian And Grogu’ and ‘Michael’ complete the top three.
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NewsVue lays off several senior staff ahead of expected sale or flotation
Group director of content Eduardo Leal is among those who have left the company in recent months
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NewsSecond World War propaganda porn drama ‘Think Of England’ picked up for UK-Ireland
EXCLUSIVE: Richard Hawkins’ psychological drama played at Tallinn and Glasgow.
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NewsParamount swoops on Studiocanal’s Florence Pugh fantasy drama ‘The Midnight Library’
Production is expected to begin in early 2027.
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News‘Being Towards Death’ from ‘Detective Chinatown’ director Chen Sicheng scores UK deal
The film is set to open in the UK on June 5.
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NewsIndustrial Light & Magic bounces back with record UK revenues
Disney-owned VFX company’s UK division reported revenues of £94.3m in its latest accounts
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Power Ballad’ battle it out
Also in cinemas: Leo Woodall thriller ‘Tuner’ and biographical drama ‘Moss & Freud’.
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News‘The Summer Book’ starring Glenn Close and Anders Danielsen Lie picked up for UK-Ireland
EXCLUSIVE: Charlie McDowell’s drama will be theatrically released on August 7.
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NewsBFI unveils £14.6m funding allocation for youth education and skills programmes
EXCLUSIVE: The 2026-29 funding round will see additional areas across the UK targeted, including Fife, Newham and Omagh.
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NewsCentral City Media to release Tracy Choi’s ‘Girlfriends’ across UK-Ireland
EXCLUSIVE: The film stars Fish Liew, Jennifer Yu, and Eliz Lao.
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NewsUK film production spend dips 11% year-on-year in first quarter of 2026
However, local film production spend is up 69%
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NewsProduction underway on Warner Bros’ ‘The Batman Part II’ in UK
Filming locations include London and Liverpool.
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NewsBuyers and sellers give their verdict on Cannes 2026
General view was that the range and quality of market packages marked an improvement on 2025.
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NewsUK cinema sector fair pay concerns raised by ICO survey
The ICO survey has also revealed a big increase in volunteer roles in the sector in the past four years.