UK News – Page 72
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News‘Trolls Band Together’ tops UK-Ireland box office; ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’, ‘Leo’ perform well
‘Leo’ will soon become the highest-grossing Tamil-language film of all time.
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NewsBritish Urban Film Festival unveils winners for 2023 edition
British Urban Film Festival drew to a close on October 20.
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NewsHanWay Films boards ‘Cowgirl’s Last Ride’ starring Geena Davis ahead of AFM
The title is set to be introduced to buyers at the American Film Market (AFM).
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NewsBifa Raindance Maverick award longlist includes ‘Enys Men’, ‘Name Me Lawand’
Budget cap for the retitled award has risen to £1m.
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NewsSky boards Margy Kinmonth’s ‘Women At War – The Invisible Army’
The documentary feature will be released theatrically internationally before heading to UK TV channel Sky Arts.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’ becomes widest release for Scorsese
Universal has ‘Trolls Band Together’, MetFilm has ‘Foe’ with Saoirse Ronan, Paul Mescal and Aaron Pierre.
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NewsUK’s Head Gear appoints new COO (exclusive)
Samantha Allwinton has been promoted from her role as senior investment management
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NewsEyewell acquires sales rights to UK crime noir ‘The Undertaker’ starring Paul McGann (exclusive)
Swedish outfit will represent film worldwide outside the UK, US and Canada.
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NewsCornerstone to launch Second World War shark thriller ‘Beast Of War’ for AFM
Film reteams the company with ‘Sting’ director Kiah Roache-Turner.
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NewsUK’s Documentary Film Council warns of ‘existential threat’ to indie doc sector
Signatories include Kim Longinotto, Sean McAllister, Orlando von Einsiedel, Jeanie Finlay, Jerry Rothwell, Andre Singer, Mark Cousins, Andrew Kötting, and Mike Lerner.
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News'It has been devastating': UK crews call for urgent government support as SAG-AFTRA strike nears 100 days
UK crew members feel they have been abandoned.
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NewsBafta increases grants for emerging creatives from lower-income backgrounds
The UK arts charity has also revealed 19% of its members come from lower-income backgrounds.
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NewsSC Films commences shoot on horror ‘By The Throat’ with ‘Sex Education’ star Patricia Allison (exclusive)
David Luke Rees directs the Yorkshire-set feature.
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NewsScotland-set FrightFest title ‘Lore’ secures world sales representation, UK release deal (exclusive)
The film is directed by James Bushe, Patrick Ryder and Greig Johnson.
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NewsTallinn Critics’ Picks entry ‘The Old Man and The Land’ secures world sales deal (exclusive)
The film is a UK production, with Rory Kinnear and Emily Beecham in the voice cast.
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NewsStockholm’s UK focus includes lifetime award for Ken Loach
Industry talks include masterclass with David F Sandberg and Stockholm Bloodbath case study.
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News‘Talk To Me’ producer Causeway sets up London office with former Head Gear exec
Daniel Negret served as Head Gear’s chief executive officer since June 2021
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NewsFfilm Cymru unveils incoming CEO (exclusive)
Pauline Burt left the Welsh film agency in September.
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News‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ dominates UK-Ireland box office with £5.7m opening
Highest-grossing event cinema release ever in the territory.