UK News – Page 3
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NewsParamount signs home entertainment deal with UK’s Elevation
Agreement commences in January 2021.
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Apple signs first-look deal with Idris Elba’s Green Door Pictures
Green Door will produce features and series for Apple TV+.
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‘Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back’ tops UK & Ireland box office 40 years after release
Altitude’s ‘Black Water: Abyss’ entered the top five.
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Vinnie Jones launches 4G Vision production outfit with $100m backing (exclusive)
Debut feature from the production company is crime drama ‘The Big Ugly’.
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UK’s Grimmfest to move online for 2020 edition; reveals first titles (exclusive)
Around 20 horror features will be selected for the four-day virtual event in October.
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Production companies should focus on their ‘brand’, say development execs on Galway panel
The webinar was called ’What We Do Today Will Create Our Tomorrow: What is Your Development Strategy? ’
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UK’s Barbican launches first cinema on demand platform
The London arts venue has been closed since March 17 due to the Covid-19 crisis.
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The films opening around the world this weekend: ‘Harriet’, ‘Scoob!’, ‘Black Water: Abyss’
As cinemas begin to reopen again in many territories, Screen is tracking which films are released across the globe each week.
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Sundance London to shift online with fewer films
Festival will present three UK premieres, a short film programme and online discussions.
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ScreenDaily Talks: UK exhibitors urge US studios to release their films in world’s open cinemas
“If we wait for the stars to be aligned, there may not be a European cinema sector to arrive at when we get there.”
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‘The Crown’ to run to six series after all
The hit Netflix series was to have ended with season five before creator Peter Morgan had a change of heart.
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Sky’s major UK film and TV studio at Elstree gets the green light
It will host film productions from Sky Studios, Universal Pictures, Focus Features and Working Title.
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UK cinemas to benefit from 5% VAT cut in mini-budget
Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the cut as part of a plan to prevent unemployment.
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UK government unveils economic ‘kickstarter’ but freelancers expect the worst
Three million ‘forgotten freelancers’ have fallen between the cracks of the government support scheme.
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Vertigo acquires Taika Waititi exec’d ‘Baby Done’ for UK and Ireland (exclusive)
Comedy starring Rose Matafeo set for release in 2021.
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Jonathan Glazer’s ‘Strasbourg 1518’ to debut on BBC
Dance film part of a BBC initiative to bring the arts into homes during lockdown.
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UK’s new Dagenham Studios gets the green light
The decision comes after the project’s original backer pulled out citing Brexit concerns.
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‘Onward’ tops post-lockdown UK box office with gross of just £21,000
The top five titles took a combined £82,000.
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Crunch time as MPs assemble to help UK’s ‘forgotten’ freelancers
Lib Dem Jamie Stone secures support of more than 170 MPs.
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ScreenDaily Talks: What next for cinemas in the UK?
Speakers include UKCA CEO Phil Clapp, Everyman Media Group CEO Crispin Lilly and Glasgow Film CEO Allison Gardner.
