UK News – Page 92
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NewsKevin Macdonald to mentor six filmmakers as part of Sheffield DocFest industry programme
The new industry-wide body, Open Assembly of the Documentary Film Council (DFC), will launch at the festival
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NewsBFI partners with Diversity In Cannes to celebrate Black women filmmakers
Events will run at Cannes on Friday May 19 and Saturday May 20.
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NewsSignature Entertainment rallies ‘Rise Of The Footsoldier: Vengeance’ for UK-Ireland, unveils first look (exclusive)
A theatrical release is planned for autumn.
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NewsCarnaby Talent agency launches to support emerging UK above and below the line professionals (exclusive)
Agency is for both above and below-the-line talents, focusing on feature films.
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News‘SAS: Who Dares Wins’ instructor Ant Middleton to make film debut with UK action thriller ‘Shelter’ (exclusive)
Scott Vickers will write and direct, with the film shooting from July.
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NewsFilm Constellation boards revenge title ‘Animale’ (exclusive)
Wild Bunch Distribution has pre-bought French rights and will release the film in cinemas in 2024.
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NewsProtagonist Pictures seals deals on Neon and QC Entertainment horror ‘It Lives Inside’ (exclusive)
The horror has sold for the UK, Australia and New Zealand, Latin America and the Middle East.
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NewsGillian Anderson, Jason Isaacs to star in Marianne Elliott’s feature debut ‘The Salt Path’
Rocket Science is launching world sales on the title at Cannes.
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NewsCineworld’s relationship with ‘bruised’ UK landlords in the spotlight as Leicester Square 4DX screen boarded up (exclusive)
UK landlords are being forced to renegotiate leases with embattled exhibition giant.
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NewsBFI’s Sustainable Screen Fund awards to £587k to Bafta albert and Julie’s Bicycle
Keir Powell-Lewis appointed as BFI’s head of head of environmental sustainability
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NewsProtagonist Pictures, augenschein Sales reveal ‘Berlin Nobody’ first look, key deals (exclusive)
It’s sold in Australia and New Zealand, the UK, Middle East and more.
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NewsSadie Frost documentary ‘Twiggy’ wraps production in Cannes (exclusive)
Model Twiggy will be making her debut at the Cannes film festival.
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NewsSovereign’s Action Xtreme hires former BFI exec to lead talent drive (exclusive)
Noel Goodwin was director of BFI Future Film Festival for more than a decade.
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News‘Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3’ holds UK-Ireland box office lead as ‘Eurovision’ breaks into top five
‘The Eight Mountains’ scores best average of new titles.
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NewsBarry Crerar, Cornerstone, We Are Parable among latest UK Global Screen Fund recipients
The BFI and UK’s department for Culture, Media and Sport has awarded a further £2.1m to support business development strategies.
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NewsXYZ Films adds ‘Krypto’ to New Visions Cannes slate, releases first-looks (exclusive)
Renowned photographer Kourtney Roy makes feature film debut.
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News‘Bad Sisters’, ‘I Am Ruth’ lead the scripted winners at UK’s Bafta TV awards
’This Is Going To Hurt’ and ‘Mood’ also won prizes.
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NewsAlief picks up Monica Sorelle’s Tribeca drama ‘Mountains’ (exclusive)
It is the debut from Haitian-American filmmaker Monica Sorelle.
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NewsUK writers’ union joins Brussels protest in show of solidarity with WGA
An impromptu protest took place on May 11 outside the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) office of the Motion Picture Association (MPA) in Brussels.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: Universal opens ‘Book Club: The Next Chapter’ as Eurovision fever hits cinemas
Sony looks for ‘Love Again’, with Celine Dion’s first on-screen role.