UK News – Page 66
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NewsOmniplex head optimistic for 2024 as Irish exhibitor buys five Empire sites in the UK
The acquisition is part of the Irish exhibitor’s ambitious expansion plans.
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News‘Napoleon’ stays top at UK-Ireland box office; Beyonce’s ‘Renaissance’ glides into top five
’The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes’ ,‘Wish’ and ’André Rieu’s White Christmas’ also secured top five spots.
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NewsChristopher Nolan to receive BFI Fellowship award, the Institute’s highest honour
The ‘Inception’, ‘Dunkirk’ director will receive the award at the BFI Chair’s dinner in February.
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News‘All Of Us Strangers’ big winner with seven awards at Bifas 2023
‘How To Have Sex’ and ‘Femme’ also clinched key prizes.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: will Beyonce’s concert film follow Taylor Swift’s success?
Renaissance: A Film By Beyonce debuts in 568 cinemas while André Rieu’s White Christmas is the widest opener.
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NewsGrierson Trust bans individual for 10 years after anti-Jewish incident during awards
The investigation was launched after “several reports” relating to an incident of anti-Jewish racism incident occurred at The Grierson Awards.
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NewsBlack cinema organisation We Are Parable to receive honorary award at Bifas (exclusive)
The organisation will receive the Special Jury Prize on December 3.
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NewsUK Global Screen Fund awards ‘Hoard’, ‘The Radleys’, ‘How To Have Sex’ in latest funding round
A total of £208,217 was awarded to 10 projects through the international distribution strand.
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News‘How To Train Your Dragon’ live-action film to begin Northern Ireland shoot next year
The live-action remake was prepping for filming in July when the SAG-AFTRA strike began.
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NewsUK delegation headed to Jeddah to strengthen Saudi co-production partnerships
More than 50 representatives from across the UK industry will also make the trip to Jeddah.
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NewsNewly-merged UK-Ireland outfit Parkland secures €25m production fund from Silver Rock Studios (exclusive)
The distributor, sales and production outfits will operate under a single entity, Parkland.
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NewsBella Ramsey, Adjani Salmon, ‘Rye Lane’ director, actor among Bafta Breakthrough line-up
Six of the 20 UK talents have previously been named Screen Stars of Tomorrow.
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NewsSee-Saw sets up high-end drama label under ‘Heartstopper’ exec producer
The label’s first project is Sky’s eight-part black comedy Sweetpea.
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NewsSony Pictures Entertainment strikes film and TV deal with UK newspaper The Guardian
Sony will take exclusive first rights to UK-based newspaper’s journalism
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NewsPremier acquires Edinburgh-based PR agency The Corner Shop
The Corner Shop’s managing director Susie Gray will continue to lead the firm
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NewsDisability advocates Sara Johnson, Julie Fernandez join UK talent agency Casarotto Ramsay & Associates (exclusive)
Bridge06 is an agency and consultancy that supports access coordinators and disabled, d/Deaf and neurodiverse talent.
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NewsWellington Films’ Rachel Robey joins UK's National Film and Television School
Robey will start in her role in January 2024.
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News‘Napoleon’ tops UK-Ireland box office with £3.8m opening weekend
‘The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes’ adds £2.7m to hold off ’Wish’ with £2.4m.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Napoleon’ charges out as Sony’s widest release ever
Disney opens animation ‘Wish’; indie titles include ‘The Eternal Daughter’, ‘Girl’.
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NewsIPR.VC unveils €100m film and TV fund, hires Ingenious exec as investment director
Company has slate wide partnerships with US and European producers including A24, XYZ Films and Gigglebug.