UK News – Page 179
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Altitude boards world sales on ‘Wolf Creek 3’
Making her feature debut, Rachele Wiggins directs from a screenplay by Duncan Samarasinghe.
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Alex Sharp, Tom Burke join Oliver Hermanus’ ‘Living’; first-look at Bill Nighy revealed
Filming begins in London; Rocket Science to launch sales at Cannes Pre-Screenings next week.
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BFI reports Film Audience Network membership increase, latest Audience Fund awards
Ben Luxford, the BFI’s head of UK audiences, reveals how FAN has worked this pandemic year.
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UK-Ireland box office preview: ‘In The Heights’ looks to reach the top
New releases also include ‘In The Earth’, ‘The Reason I Jump’.
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HanWay lands worldwide sales for Unabomber drama ‘Ted K’
Deals struck for UK, Europe, Asia and Latin America.
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Dan Grabiner promoted to Amazon Studios head of UK originals
Exec to oversee developing and producing Amazon’s original series and programming in the UK.
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Altitude boards Sam Worthington thriller ‘Transfusion’ for Pre-Cannes Screenings
Production underway earlier this week in Australia.
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Emily Watson, Richard E. Grant to star in Protagonist’s romantic comedy ‘Fado!’
Jason Wingard to direct UK feature.
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TV stars sign for Mister Smith’s Cannes market title ‘The Storied Life Of A.J. Fikry’
Hans Canosa to direct adaptation of Gabrielle Zevin’s bestselling novel.
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Augenschein, Protagonist sales alliance to kick off with ‘The Dive’ at virtual Cannes market
Sophie Lowe, Louisa Krause star in survival thriller, set to shoot later summer in Malta, Germany.
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Devilworks adds two thriller titles to slate for physical Cannes market (exclusive)
‘The Whooper Returns’ is a supernatural thriller from Samuel Krebs.
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Mia Hansen-Love’s Cannes Competition title ‘Bergman Island’ acquired for UK-Ireland (exclusive)
Drama stars Vicky Krieps and Tim Roth.
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Billie August drama among Brilliant Pictures’ first Cannes sales slate
Marc Bikindou, Sean O’Kelly launch production, finance, sales and distribution company.
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Anton to launch ‘No Place Like Kill’ at Cannes, starring Sam Riley, Charles Dance
Crime thriller to mark directorial debut of Nicolas Winding Refn’s editor, Mat Newman.
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UK’s Media Finance Capital appoints new CEO (exclusive)
David Gilbery recently resigned from the company he co-founded in 2018.
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UK, Portugal companies team to create production and financing hub on the Algarve
Spy Manor and UK’s Moviebox are shooting together and setting up a fund for incoming productions.
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Phoenix Worldwide boards Sean Cronin’s ‘Give Them Wings’ ahead of Cannes market
‘Give Them Wings’ is about a disabled football fan and tackles disability rights.
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‘Dating Amber’, ‘Normal People’ head Irish Film and Television Awards nominations
Strong totals for Phyllida Lloyd’s ‘Herself’, animation ‘Wolfwalkers’.
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UK thriller ‘Burial’ sold to North America; first look revealed
Ben Parker’s post-war thriller recently completed shooting in Estonia.
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Andrea Arnold to preside over Cannes Un Certain Regard jury
Cannes Official Selection section will showcase 20 films this year.