UK News – Page 97
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NewsDavid Puttnam calls on UK film industry to urgently invest in training; confirms he is standing down as FDA president
“We are pissing money down the drain at the moment in wage inflation as a direct result of having scarcity of production personnel.”
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NewsPalestine territory documentary ‘H2: The Occupation Lab’ scores US theatrical deal (exclusive)
Further deals for Sweden, Switzerland, Finland, Turkey.
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NewsUK and Ireland cinemas saw solid post-pandemic recovery in 2022, says FDA report
UK and Ireland cinema admissions were up 60% to 128 million in 2022.
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NewsBFI Distribution acquires London Film Festival documentary ‘Name Me Lawand’ (exclusive)
The film will have its international premiere at Hot Docs in May.
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NewsTolley Shields, director of awards EMEA, departs Netflix
Shields built Netflix relationships with Bafta, BFI, Bifa and more.
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NewsManchester Film Festival winner ‘Wait For Me’ secures UK-Ireland theatrical deal (exclusive)
Keith Farrell won best director for the film at last month’s festival.
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News‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves’ steals UK-Ireland box office top spot with £3.4m opening
Lionsgate’s ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’, Disney’s ‘Rye Lane’ hold well.
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NewsCineworld sets business restructure with lenders and drops sale of US, UK businesses
The proposed agreement would reduce the company’s indebtedness by around $4.53bn.
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News‘Chernobyl’ director Johan Renck readies feature on the last days of Saddam Hussein
’The Prisoner in His Palace’ is based on accounts of the US soldiers who guarded Iraqi ruler before his execution.
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NewsMia Bays defends BFI’s commitment to being “an anti-racist organisation” at New Black Film Collective event
Bays was speaking alongside BFI exec Ama Ampadu, following allegations that the organisation has failed to address systemic racism.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves’ starts its quest
Animation ‘Mummies’, French hit ‘The Night Of The 12th’ also open.
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NewsBas Devos’ Berlin award-winner ‘Here’ picked up for UK and Ireland (exclusive)
The film follows a chance encounter between a Romanian construction worker and a Belgian-Chinese botanist
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NewsScreenSkills ups investment in high-end TV training as UK skills gap worsens
Training body to invest £10.5m in HETV Fund.
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NewsDaniel Dale, writer and Independent’s former head of acquisitions and development, dies aged 42
Dale worked at Independent Entertainment for 10 years
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NewsUK Black creatives call out “glass ceiling” at The New Black Film Collective XPO
Creative and executives from the UK screen industries came together for the second day of the London event.
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NewsManchester Film Festival winner ‘Love Without Walls’ scores UK-Ireland theatrical deal (exclusive)
Jane Gull’s music drama will release in cinemas on June 9.
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NewsWarner Bros launch second series of Black British filmmaker development programme
Black Britain Unspoken supports and finances the production of three short films from Black British filmmakers
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NewsBFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival sees audiences increase by 16% (exclusive)
The festival ran from March 15-26.
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NewsUK’s Media Production & Technology Show launches 2023 seminar programme
First programme reveal includes screenwriter Danny Brocklehurst, Argonon CEO James Burstall, Spun Gold TV MD Daniela Neumann, and more.
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NewsCineworld creditors could install new executive team - reports
The report suggests CEO Mooky Greidinger and deputy Israel Greidinger could be replaced after nine years heading the company.