UK News – Page 243
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NewsPicturehouse appoints Premier PR’s Elizabeth Taylor
PR exec to manage publicity and communications for Picturehouse Cinemas and Picturehouse Entertainment.
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NewsUK box office preview: ‘Jojo Rabbit’, ‘The Gentlemen’ among new openers
Key holdovers include Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker, Little Women, and Jumanji: The New Level.
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NewsUK home video market grows 9.5% in 2019, led by streaming giants
Bohemian Rhapsody was the UK’s highest-selling home entertainment title last year.
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News‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’ stays top but ‘Little Women’ impresses at the UK box office
Greta Gerwig’s ‘Little Women’ is the biggest Boxing Day opener of recent years.
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NewsLocal language content top most popular Netflix releases of 2019 in eight countries
Murder Mystery ranks top in nine including US; The Disappearance Of Madeleine McCann tops UK.
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Sam Mendes, Steve McQueen among 2020 New Year honourees
Universal Filmed Entertainment Group chairman Donna Langley, filmmaker Steven Knight also recognised.
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NewsCurzon Cinemas, including Artificial Eye distribution, acquired by the US’ Cohen Media Group
Curzon Home Cinema also included in deal.
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NewsUK box office preview: can ‘Little Women’ hold its own against strong holdovers?
Disney opens ‘Spies In Disguise’ as ‘Star Wars’, ‘Cats’ roll on.
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News‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’ tops UK box office but opens below predecessors; ‘Cats’ falters
The final Skywalker instalment took £14.4m on its first weekend.
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NewsAdam Cook resigns as senior programmer of Sheffield Doc/Fest following abuse allegations
Cook had joined Sheffield Doc/Fest in November.
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NewsWhat the UK’s first delegation and other attendees learned from Ventana Sur 2019
“Post-Brexit we may want to be doing more of this.”
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News‘The Farewell’ named best film of 2019 by Bechdel Test Fest poll (exclusive)
Organisations and publications reveal their top 20.
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NewsUK box office preview: ‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’ set to lash ‘Cats’
Distributors hold off releases as ’Star Wars’ prepares to dominate.
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News‘Loving Vincent’ producer joins period drama ‘The Galapagos Affair’
‘Chaplin’ screenwriter William Boyd has adapted the true story.
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NewsBFI Distribution acquires ‘County Lines’ for UK
Drug trafficking drama set for theatrical release in spring 2020.
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News“He is one of our own”: UK film industry responds to Ben Roberts taking CEO role at BFI
Rose Garnett, Andy Leyshon and Daniel Battsek among those praising Roberts’ appointment.
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NewsMGM TV, UK/US-based 42 strike first-look production deal
Parties to create original scripted programming, draw on MGM library.
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News‘The Souvenir’ leads nominees for 2020 London Critics’ Circle Film Awards
The Irishman, 1917, Marriage Story also in contention.
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NewsDirectors UK appoints Andy Harrower as new CEO
Harrower will take over as Andrew Chowns retires after a decade in the role.
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NewsBen Roberts appointed CEO of the British Film Institute
Deputy CEO of the UK organisation will step up in 2020.