UK News – Page 68
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NewsPathe UK to close film distribution arm to focus on TV; Cameron McCracken to retire (exclusive)
McCracken will still be involved with his long-gestating Alexander McQueen project.
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NewsPaul Ridd named director of Edinburgh International Film Festival
Ridd, presently head of acquisitions at Picturehouse Entertainment, will take up the role in December.
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News‘Ted Lasso’ star Ellie Taylor to host The Big Screen Awards 2023
The ceremony will be held on November 23 at The Brewery in London
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NewsPeter Greenaway talks ‘Lucca Mortis’ starring Dustin Hoffman, living in the Netherlands and his eccentric concerns
Greenaway is being honoured at this week’s IDFA festival in Amsterdam.
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NewsAltitude swoops on Matteo Garrone’s Venice winner ‘Io Capitano’ for UK-Ireland (exclusive)
The drama is Italy’s submission for the international film award at the Oscars.
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NewsGrierson Trust investigating anti-Jewish racism incident at British Documentary Awards
Documentary organisation received several reports of anti-Jewish racism by an individual at its awards
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NewsTallinn premiere ‘Five And A Half Love Stories’ swept up for sales (exclusive)
‘Saltburn’ actor Alison Oliver stars in the Lithuania-Ireland-Latvia co-production.
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NewsLionsgate to release A24 sports drama ‘The Iron Claw’, starring Zac Efron, in the UK and Ireland
‘The Bear’ star Jeremy Allen White and ‘Scrapper’ and ‘The Triangle Of Sadness’ breakout Harris Dickinson also star.
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News‘The Marvels’ opens with £3.5m at UK-Ireland box office; ‘Anatomy Of A Fall’ starts strongly
‘The Marvels’ figure is lowest opening for a MCU title since 2011’s ‘Captain America: The First Avenger’.
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NewsGoing to the cinema is good for you and your community, finds BFI report
Survey responses were collected from 2,126 cinema users spread across the six cinema venues, delivering significant and positive wider societal value of £600,000 benefit per venue each year.
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NewsStephen Graham, Studiocanal-backed Birdie Pictures launch competition for working-class UK TV writers (exclusive)
The initiative will award the winning writer £5,000, and help them obtain an agent.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: how will ‘The Marvels’ compare to recent MCU titles?
Palme d’Or winner ‘Anatomy Of A Fall’ opens in 160 cinemas.
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NewsAwards season kicks into gear as SAG-AFTRA strike ends
Paul Mescal, Andrew Scott and Julianne Moore are among the stars hitting the trail soon
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NewsGrierson British Documentary Awards honour ‘All That Breathes’, ‘Moonage Daydream’
Shaunak Sen’s All That Breathes took home the best cinema documentary prize
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NewsBlumhouse horror ‘Speak No Evil’ with James McAvoy resumes UK shoot (exclusive)
The horror film shut down production in July with five days left of filming.
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NewsBFI & Chanel Filmmaker Awards selects three recipients of £20,000 prizes
The three winners receive £20,000 each.
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NewsFirst UK industry reactions to SAG-AFTRA agreement: “This news is a huge relief”
Pact, Bectu, Equity, the BFC and the PGGB have all celebrated the tentative agreement between SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP.
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NewsJeanie Finlay’s Tribeca title ‘Your Fat Friend’ secures international sales deal (exclusive)
The UK documentary charts the rise of Aubrey Gordon from anonymous blogger to best-selling author.
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NewsCurzon names Edward Fletcher as CEO, overseeing exhibition and distribution
Fletcher co-founded Soda Pictures in 2002.
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NewsProduction underway on UK adventure comedy ‘Land Of Legend’ starring Rupert Everett, Tamsin Greig (exclusive)
Bifa nominee Harry Gilby leads the cast.