UK News – Page 152
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NewsAmazon’s Prime Video pledges £10m for UK film and TV training, partners with NFTS
Prime Video will support director and post-production courses at NFTS.
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NewsRikki Beadle-Blair among BFI Flare industry speakers
The festival is returning as an in-person event for the first time since 2019.
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NewsBBC’s Rose Garnett and Piers Wenger to join A24 in London roles
Eva Yates and Ben Irving will take over from Garnett and Wenger respectively in acting roles.
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NewsUK producers’ body Pact calls on members to suspend working with Russia
”Pact has removed all Russian production and business information from its website.”
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NewsGlasgow Film Festival pulls Russian features over Ukraine invasion
Follows calls from the Ukrainian Film Academy to boycott Russian cinema
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News‘Uncharted’ tops £18m at UK-Ireland box office as ‘The Duke’ opens in third
Cineworld records highest admissions in a single day.
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NewsFilm and TV Charity, Bectu, Banijay heads join mental health panel
The free-to-attend event will take place online on 3 March.
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NewsFreya Mavor’s directorial debut ‘Kink’ signs Star of Tomorrow Thalissa Teixeira (exclusive)
The film is produced by Backscatter Productions, Lunapark Pictures.
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NewsBritBox to carry 2022 Baftas live for members in North America, South Africa
BritBox, BAFTA forged relationship in 2018.
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NewsEnglish regions enjoy high-end TV production boost
Creative England report examines impact of film and high-end TV production in the English regions.
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NewsDirectors UK sends “heartfelt solidarity” to filmmakers and citizens of Ukraine
The body is in talks with the Federation of European Film Directors about next steps.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘The Duke’ faces up to ‘Cyrano’
Further new releases include ‘Studio 666’, ‘La Mif’ and ‘F@ck This Job’.
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NewsJim and Kirsten Sheridan to make ‘Lockerbie’ drama for Sky, Peacock
It is the first scripted co-commission from Sky and sister company Peacock, NBCUniversal’s streaming service.
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NewsUK producers face uncertainty as Covid protocol guidance set to be updated
“The real concern is around insurance,” said one producer.
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NewsBirds’ Eye View launches 2022 Filmonomics training programme (exclusive)
The scheme is for feature writers, directors, producers of marginalised genders who are either on the verge of making their first feature, or have just made or released their debut.
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NewsVertigo acquires UK and Ireland rights to Charades’ Sundance title ‘Piggy’ (exclusive)
The Spanish rural thriller premiered in Sundance’s Midnight section.
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NewsNetflix, Creative UK launch debut filmmaking initiative Breakout
The programmes aims to work wiith under-represented voices.
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NewsRichard the Lionheart action title ‘Kingslayer’ sells to North America (exclusive)
The deal comes off the back of the EFM.
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News‘Uncharted’ holds UK-Ireland lead with £3.8m as holdovers continue box office revival
Entertainment Film Distributors’ ‘Dog’ was the highest opener.
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News101 Films International boards Watergate drama ’18½’ (exclusive)
Dan Mirvish’s film centres a transcriber caught up in the infamous scandal.