UK News – Page 3
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NewsTIFF title ‘Salvation’, from Rising Star Scotland Tom Nicoll, boarded for world sales
EXCLUSIVE: Film is backed by Screen Scotland and will launch in TIFF Discovery.
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NewsPR veteran and former studio executive Leonard Morpurgo dies at 93
“He was in one desert for the filming of Lawrence Of Arabia and another for Dune.”
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NewsWME, BFI, DDA executives join Screen Summit 2026 speakers lineup
The Screen Summit takes place at the BFI Southbank on September 29.
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NewsHilary Strong steps down as CEO of John Gore Studios
Departure comes amid a restructuring of theatre impresario John Gore’s business.
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NewsAustralian First Nations outfit Djali House heading to PFM as 37º South winner in Melbourne
The prize included A$3,000 in expenses to attend Film London’s Production Film Market (PFM) at the UK’s BFI London Film Market in October.
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NewsNetflix UK revenues pass £2bn for the first time
Crossing the £2bn revenue threshold means Netflix is now generating more income than any of the commercial PSBs.
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NewsYouTube to invest £3m to grow creator economy and screen industry careers
The investment will include an expansion of the YouTube-backed, NFTS-led Creator Incubator.
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News‘Insidious 6’, ‘Spa Weekend’ land in UK-Ireland box office top five; ‘Spider-Man 4’ passes £87m
Mubi’s ‘Teenage Sex And Death At Camp Miasma’ makes healthy start.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Insidious: Out Of The Further’ and ‘Spa Weekend’ head up new releases
‘Teenage Sex And Death At Camp Miasma’ and Jason Statham action ‘Munity’ are also out.
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NewsUK skills body ScreenSkills appoints new CEO to start in November
New CEO has held management positions including at Channel 4.
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NewsFormer Pact CEO John McVay joins AI skills platform Aimici
McVay will later take over as chair from the incumbent Sir John Lucas-Tooth.
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NewsHeyday Films, Amazon MGM Studios sign multi-year first-look deal
Amazon MGM Studios will have first look at scripted and unscripted Heyday projects.
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News‘Digger’ starring Tom Cruise lands UK world premiere
Warner Bros to release Digger in the UK and US on October 2.
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NewsEmily Watson joins cast of Mackenzie Crook’s directorial debut ‘Mars Express’
Watson was speaking at Sarajevo Film Festival, where she heads the jury and has received an honorary award.
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News‘The Odyssey’ becomes BFI Imax’s highest-grossing film of all time
Film has recorded over 100,000 admissions to date.
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News‘Villain – The Next Chapter’, starring Craig Fairbrass, starts filming in London
EXCLUSIVE: Crime thriller sequel is Neil Linpow’s directorial debut, and will be released in cinemas.
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News‘The End Of Oak Street’ opens with £2m at UK-Ireland box office; ‘Spider-Man’, ‘Odyssey’ lead
‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’, ‘The Odyssey’ both enter all-time UK-Ireland top 20.
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NewsBFI London Film Festival competition lineup includes world premiere of Carol Morley’s ‘7 Miles Out’
Hirokazu Koreeda’s ’Look Back’ and May el-Toukhy’s ’Woman Unknown’ are also competing.
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NewsKenneth Branagh urges “caution and vigilance” around class representation in acting
Branagh recalled working on ‘Harry Potter’ with “the entire British film industry”.
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NewsBFI CEO Ben Roberts: “We have to find a way to get more money into the system”
Roberts talks incoming funds director Isabel Davis; defends BFI funding application forms.