UK News – Page 198
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NewsBFI awards £750,000 to UK exhibitors to support diverse film programming (exclusive)
Funding aims to re-engage audiences as lockdown restrictions ease.
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NewsNetflix unveils new UK scripted series with Sam Mandes, Andy Serkis, Rowan Atkinson
House Productions, Imaginarium & Neal Street shows among seven scripted series.
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NewsUniversal, Working Title renew first-look deal through 2025
Partnership started with Notting Hill in 1999.
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NewsWhy are no UK films nominated for the European Film Awards?
This week’s major BIFA nominees were all shut out by the European Film Awards.
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News10 rising directors join Cannes Critics’ Week’s Next Step programme (exclusive)
Initiative supports short film directors move into features.
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NewsEvolution Pictures seals UK deal for horror ‘Lockdown Hauntings’, debuts new slate (exclusive)
Evolution also launching Everest horror ‘Frostbite’ and student thriller ‘Jump’.
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NewsGlasgow Film Festival unites with UK cinemas to screen premieres
Opening and closing films among those set to be shown at 22 partner cinemas.
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NewsAubrey Plaza drama ‘Black Bear’ lands UK-Ireland deal (exclusive)
Twisted love triangle psychodrama debuted at Sundance.
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NewsBIFAs 2020: ‘Saint Maud’ leads with record 17 nominations
‘His House’, ‘Rocks’,‘Calm With Horses’, ‘The Father’ also achieve high totals.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office starts December slowly as select English cinemas reopen
Christmas favourites featured in the top 10 titles.
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NewsUK’s ScreenSkills launches further Covid-19 supervisor training as guidance evolves
The basic course has been passed by 44,000 people to date.
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NewsCineworld to reopen UK, US cinemas by March 2021
Pledge to reopen in the first quarter of 2021 comes in response to Warner Bros. theatrical and streaming plans.
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NewsGravitas Ventures acquires UK titles including Les Dennis thriller ‘Sideshow’ (exclusive)
The film will have its world premiere at Cairo next week.
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NewsWarnerMedia reveals international plans for HBO Max
Head of HBO Max Global outlined the streamer’s plans.
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NewsRachel Carey’s ‘Deadly Cuts’ secures UK-Ireland deal; will close Dublin film festival (exclusive)
Irish comedy among first titles to be revealed for upcoming festival.
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NewsUK-Ireland distributors scramble new-look December release schedule
Many distributors are either shifting titles to new dates or removing them from the schedule entirely.
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NewsCynthia Erivo to produce, star in African princess biopic; Benedict Cumberbatch to exec produce
Period drama to be executive produced by Benedict Cumberbatch.
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NewsCurzon boss calls for UK government funding as campaign launches to support all UK cinemas
Philip Knatchbull says Curzon Cinemas has not qualified for any support to date.
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NewsAltitude scores hat-trick of awards contenders for UK-Ireland (exclusive)
Sundance winner ‘Minari’ leads acquisitions of festival hits.
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NewsElysian appoints head of theatrical distribution, picks up Cannes 2020 title
Nick McKay joins to head up a planned release slate of 10-12 films a year.