UK News – Page 126
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NewsBFI’s Ben Roberts and Harriet Finney reassure filmmakers, address skills element of Screen Culture 2033
Roberts and Finney took part in the latest episode of the ScreenDaily Talks webinar series.
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NewsNaqqash Khalid’s ‘In Camera’ starring Nabhaan Rizwan, Amir El-Masry, Rory Fleck Byrne wraps UK shoot (exclusive)
‘In Camera’ is BBC Film and BFI-backed, and unites several Screen Stars of Tomorrow.
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NewsIn pictures: Rising Stars Scotland 2022 party
The inaugural launch was held at The Groucho Club, London
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NewsBFI Network selects 15 filmmakers for LFF development programme (exclusive)
The cohort includes Screen Star of Tomorrow 2019 Benjamin Bee
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NewsNatasha Kaplinksy appointed BBFC president
Kaplinsky takes over from Patrick Swaffer, who ends a 10-year tenure.
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NewsUK’s MetFilm acquires Zak Brilliant’s Republic Film Distribution
Acquisition marks the start of a new division at MetFilm.
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News‘Chernobyl’ director Johan Renck launches Sinestra with producer Michael Parets, strikes deal with Fremantle
First collaboration with Fremantle will be adaptation of Antoine Wilson’s ’Mouth to Mouth’
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NewsWeak pound rattles UK indie sector as inward investment set to reap benefits
“Paying MGs and acquiring product has become 30% more expensive in the last year.”
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NewsBafta scraps LA’s Britannia Awards, sets year-round North American special awards
Highly popular celebration of UK and global talent last took place in 2019.
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News‘Don’t Worry Darling’ tops UK-Ireland box office with strong £2.7m start
Olivia Wilde’s Florence Pugh, Harry Styles-starrer out-performed its Friday-Saturday hold in the US.
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NewsSombracine, Mr Miyagi and Wildstar International team for Marco Berger’s ‘The Astronaut Lovers’ (exclusive)
Award-winning Argentinian director’s 10th film is set to begin filming in October.
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NewsTrio of departures at Sky Studios scripted team
Drama commissioners Gabriel Silver and Liz Lewin and production head Amanda Wilkie-Sweeney are leaving.
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NewsBFI head of UK audiences Ben Luxford talks new strategies under Screen Culture 2033
The emphasis is on using Lottery funding for widest possible public benefit.
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News“We have to do more with less”: BFI unveils ambitious 10-year strategy titled Screen Culture 2033
CEO Ben Roberts is confident a new-look BFI can grow its own revenues by 10% in a decade.
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NewsUK’s Sovereign picks up Swiss thriller ‘A Forgotten Man’ ahead of Zurich premiere (exclusive)
The thriller follows Germany’s Swiss ambassador post World War II.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office: ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ becomes widest female-directed film opening ever
‘Ticket To Paradise’ first weekend, plus ‘Avatar’ re-release.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office to top £1bn by end of 2022, analysts predict
Outperforming global figures, but challenges remain after slow summer.
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NewsScreenDaily Talks: BFI’s Ben Roberts, Harriet Finney to discuss Screen Culture 2033
The talk will take place September 27 at 16:00 BST.
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NewsLocarno prize-winner ‘De Noche Los Gatos Son Pardos’ scores UK, Australia deals (exclusive)
Italian sales outfit The Open Reel also racked up further deals on its slate.
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NewsBFI London Film Festival adds ‘Bones And All’, ‘Bros’, 'No Bears'
Luca Guadagnino’s cannibal love story will play as a Special Presentation.