UK News – Page 239
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News‘Parasite’ scores 133% UK box office increase as ‘Sonic The Hedgehog’ opens top
Bong Joon Ho’s Oscar winner up to £5.1m in the UK.
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NewsBelfast Harbour Studios plans £45m expansion
If the planning application is successful, construction will start later this year and is scheduled to finish in 2021.
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NewsCurzon CEO Philip Knatchbull talks ‘Parasite’ UK release strategy (exclusive)
Curzon boss discusses Studiocanal partnership, breaking from day-and-date release strategy and what it might mean for the future.
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NewsUK box office preview: ‘Sonic The Hedgehog’ opens as ‘Parasite’ expands after Oscar triumph
Other openers include Working Title’s period drama ‘Emma’.
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NewsMike Leigh’s next film to shoot this summer; Bleecker Street, eOne on board
First collaboration between US distributor Bleecker Street and the British filmmaker.
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NewsVertigo acquires ‘The Assistant’ with Julia Garner, Matthew Macfadyen for UK and Ireland (exclusive)
The film is the first narrative feature from ’Casting JonBenet’ director Kitty Green.
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News‘Judy’ producers Calamity Films hires former BBC Films exec in new head of development role
Sam Gordon will lead the slate across film and TV.
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NewsAmanda Nevill awarded BFI Fellowship on final day as CEO
Nevill has been head of the BFI for 17 years.
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News“The job of CEO is to make great things happen”: Amanda Nevill on 17 years at the top of the BFI
The outgoing BFI chief talks about the importance of setting the right tone, and reveals who would direct the film of her life.
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NewsNew Wave Films acquires UK rights to EFM-bound ‘Rose Plays Julie’ (exclusive)
Hyde Park International to launch sales at EFM next week.
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NewsUK pay-TV broadcaster Sky unveils six new shows for 2020, including See-Saw’s ‘Sweetpea’
‘Pure’ writer Kirstie Swain will write and exec-produce the eight-episode series.
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NewsOorlagh George’s Sundance-backed ‘Stranger With A Camera’ starts Northern Ireland shoot (exclusive)
Ellie Bamber stars, with Owen McDonnell and Michael Shea.
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NewsWorking Title’s Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner to receive NFTS fellowships
Writer-director Sally Wainwright to also receive honour.
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NewsNine out of 10 UK film, TV workers experienced mental health problem, study reveals
Film & TV Charity raising £3m for urgent industry-led, two-year action plan to address issues.
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NewsSaban Films corrals North American rights to ‘Calm With Horses’
Altitude handles international sales.
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NewsGeorge MacKay, Lily-Rose Depp to star in Nathalie Biancheri’s ’Wolf’ for Bankside (exclusive)
Shooting is due to begin in Ireland this April.
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News‘Wild Rose’, ‘Sex Education’ win at UK Casting Directors’ Guild awards
The second edition of the awards honoured six different categories.
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News‘The End Of The F***ing World’ star Jessica Barden joins Myriad’s ‘The Dead Spit Of Kelly’ (exclusive)
Iain Softley to direct dark comedy from screenplay by Johnny Ferguson.
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NewsUK Producers' Roundtable survey: read the full report
The report shows dire financial prospects for producing indie films, but also the impact on producer’s mental health and barriers to diversity in the sector.
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News‘Parasite’ set for 200% screen boost in UK following Oscar win
Bong Joon Ho drama expanding from 136 sites to 430.