UK News – Page 230
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NewsUK’s Grimmfest launches free genre streaming platform during lockdown (exclusive)
Manchester-based genre festival to offer horror features and shorts for the duration of quarantine.
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NewsScreen Ireland provides €4.5m coronavirus support measures
All support measures are being allocated from Screen Ireland’s 2020 capital budget.
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NewsUniversal, Focus set UK digital release for ‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always’
Eliza Hittman’s Berlin and Sundance prize-winner was due to receive a theatrical release in the UK.
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News'Stardog And Turbocat' animation featuring Nick Frost, Luke Evans lands US deal (exclusive)
Distributor plans May 21 debut on DIRECTV Cinema ahead of a planned theatrical release on June 19.
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NewsGreenham Common protests documentary in the works from Universal Content Group, GFC Films (exclusive)
Feature documentary will tell the story of the women’s peace camp and the part it played in the demise of the Cold War.
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News‘Quiz’ cast, writer on releasing a show during quarantine: “The desire to connect with people is very strong”
The true story drama has been a television hit for the UK’s ITV.
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News“We hope to have our cinemas open for mid-July,” says UNIC
Webinair hosted by the International Union of Cinemas also discussed relief measures.
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NewsKey UK film industry Covid-19 crisis funds go live
The BFI FAN Covid-19 Resilience Fund for exhibitors and Film and TV Charity’s repayable grants scheme applications open.
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NewsCurzon scores record premium VoD opening with Safy Nebbou’s ‘Who You Think I Am’
‘Bait’ and ‘Knives Out’ lead BFI Player charts.
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NewsLiverpool mayor establishes £400,000 creative businesses fund
Fund has two sections - film and TV development, and music.
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NewsSheffield Doc/Fest MeetMarket line-up includes Extinction Rebellion, Saudi women’s football team projects
Forty eight projects have been chosen for the online edition,
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NewsSee-Saw Films hires UK producer Joanna Laurie
Laurie previously spent more than a decade at Number 9 Films.
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NewsScreen Talks: The challenges and opportunities for film festivals during Covid-19
Panellists were BFI Festivals’ Tricia Tuttle, CPH:DOX’s Tine Fischer and Miami Film Festival’s Jaie Laplante.
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NewsDavid Bowie film ‘Stardust’ to get digital release for industry
Fabien Westerhoff in talks with distributors and programers over potential public audience festival premieres.
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NewsScreen Scotland unveils £1m development pot for indie film and TV producers
The £500,000 Film: Single Project Development Funding Route will support the development of single feature film projects across live-action, animation and documentary.
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News‘Misbehaviour’ producer talks having film pulled due to virus crisis: “It’s devastating”
Suzanne Mackie spent a decade getting the Miss World comedy-drama onto the big screen, where it was pulled after just four days.
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NewsBFI reveals £4.6m support package for UK film industry
The re-purposed National Lottery funding will target specific areas of the sector including exhibitors, freelancers and producers.
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NewsBFI partners with UK cinemas to serve regional audiences during lockdown
Streaming platform BFI Player to offer curated selections from six venues.
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News‘Frozen II’ passes 500,000 UK home entertainment sales, tops chart for third week
‘Jumanji: The Next Level’ debuted at number two.
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NewsNetflix helps kickstart French Covid-19 film and TV workers emergency relief fund
Streaming giant has made similar donations in UK and Italy.