UK News – Page 211
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NewsMrs Smith boards Ryan Hendrick’s ‘Perfect Strangers’
New sales company takes world rights to romantic Christmas comedy.
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NewsUK film and TV indie producers team up to exploit Kickstart scheme
Government’s 16-24 jobs initiative allows groups to apply for support.
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NewsKenneth Branagh’s ‘Belfast’ starring Judi Dench and Jamie Dornan begins UK shoot
The film tells the story of one boy’s childhood in Belfast during the 1960s, and is Branagh’s ”most personal film”.
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NewsBFI London Film Festival unveils full programme for 2020 hybrid edition
Pixar’s ‘Soul’ and Chloe Zhao’s ‘Nomadland’ are two of four cinema-only titles.
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News‘Tenet’ tops UK-Ireland box office with £2.1m second weekend, passing £10m total
Disney’s ‘The New Mutants’ opens in second place.
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News‘Kensuke’s Kingdom’ begins production with new finance, animation partners (exclusive)
Voice cast includes Sally Hawkins, Cillian Murphy, Ken Watanabe and Raffey Cassidy.
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NewsKaleidoscope boards Helen Mirren-narrated doc ‘Escape From Extinction’ (exclusive)
The film will screen to buyers at Toronto.
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NewsSignature adds four genre titles to UK slate including ‘What Lies Below’ (exclusive)
Also picks up true horror ‘Red Soil’.
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NewsAs DDA celebrates its 50th anniversary, Dennis Davidson is taking the leap into production
The veteran publicist looks back on 50 years in the business.
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NewsThe films opening in key European territories this weekend: ‘The New Mutants’, ‘Ema’, ‘Police’
Several titles looking to follow in the wake of ‘Tenet’.
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News20 European producers sign up for AI trial with Switzerland’s Largo
Participants will trial AI tools supporting development, production and distirbution.
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News‘The Batman’ UK shoot on pause after Robert Pattinson reportedly tests positive for Covid
Production had resumed at Warner Bros Leavesden after lockdown.
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NewsKristin Scott Thomas, Daisy Ridley, Nina Hoss join ‘Women In The Castle’
Embankment Films is handling worldwide sales on the Second World War drama.
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NewsHanWay Films boards Ruth Paxton psychological horror ‘A Banquet’
Filming has wrapped on the feature, which stars Sienna Guillory and Jessica Alexander
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NewsCraig Roberts’ ‘Eternal Beauty’ receives five Bafta Cymru nominations
Sally Hawkins nominated for best actress.
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News“Change is coming” promises Bafta chair in letter to members
Full report into diversity review to be published later this month.
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NewsBFI London Film Festival unveils new virtual reality strand
LFF Expanded will include a partnership with the UK’s National Theatre.
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NewsBankside boards Andrew Legge sci-fi ‘L.O.L.A.’ (exclusive)
Emma Appleton and Stefanie Martini to star in feature set during Second World War.
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NewsMubi takes UK & Ireland on Ben Sharrock’s Cannes 2020, TIFF title ‘Limbo’ (exclusive)
Protagonist is handling worldwide sales.
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NewsEve Myles to produce, co-write, star in Christmas drag feature ‘Dragged To Church’ for Fulwell73
Myles will produce through Empty Room Productions.