UK News – Page 4
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NewsTogether Films launches BFI-backed impact lab, pitch programme
EXCLUSIVE: Five-month programme will support 10 projects and up to 20 producers.
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NewsGlasgow’s Funny Features Lab lineup includes ‘Notice Me’ from ‘Bearcave’ producer
Ten feature comedy projects in development will take part in the second iteration of the lab.
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News‘Mr. Men Little Miss’ film in the works for Studiocanal, Heyday Films
It is the first big screen adaptation of the iconic children’s books.
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NewsEmily Morgan, Karim Aïnouz join BFI-backed Matchmakers Global South Lab programme
EXCLUSIVE: UK production company DreamCoat Films and UK-Brazil outfit Mairare will deliver the lab.
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NewsGuillermo del Toro to receive BFI Fellowship
The Mexican ‘Frankenstein’ and ’Pan’s Labyrinth’ filmmaker will receive the fellowship next year in May.
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NewsChase Infiniti, Eva Victor among Bafta Breakthrough US cohort
Year-long initiative now in sixth year.
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NewsLondon Screenings cancelled following withdrawal of BFI funding
EXCLUSIVE: Organised by Film London, the post-Cannes event has been running for 21 years.
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NewsWhy Gotham-winning ‘Pillion’ filmmaker Harry Lighton gave special thanks to A24
Gothams took place in New York on Monday night.
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News‘Wicked: For Good’ holds UK-Ireland box office lead while ‘Zootropolis 2’ opens with £6m
Bifa winner ‘Pillion’ also enjoyed a strong start at the box office for Picturehouse and Warner Bros.
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NewsOscar-winning screenwriter and playwright Tom Stoppard dies aged 88
Stoppard’s film credits included ‘Shakespeare In Love’, ‘Anna Karenina’ and ‘Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead’.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: Disney’s ‘Zootropolis 2’ unleashed at 618 sites
Also out this weekend is Black Bear’s ‘Christy’ and ‘Pillion’ for Picturehouse/Warner Bros.
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NewsFormer Lionsgate UK exec Nicola Pearcey appointed CEO of UK’s Facilities by ADF
Pearcey takes up the role at the UK production services provider from January 12.
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NewsBifa selects winner of 2025 honorary Special Jury Prize
EXCLUSIVE: “The commitment to telling raw and relevant stories… is unflinching and uncompromising,” says Bifa statement.
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NewsCherien Dabis’ Palestinian historical epic ‘All That’s Left Of You’ picked up for UK-Ireland
EXCLUSIVE: Jordan’s Oscar entry will be released theatrically across UK-Ireland on February 6.
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NewsUK government confirms apprenticeship reform for small to medium-sized film and TV companies
The 40% business rates relief for film studios until 2034 was also reconfirmed.
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News‘Pillion’ stars Alexander Skarsgard, Harry Melling on intimacy coordinators, working with indie filmmakers
“Sex scenes are often quite boring,” Skarsgard said.
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News‘Chasing Red’ starring Madelaine Petsch and Gavin Casalegno to shoot in AlUla in Saudi Arabia
Production will begin in AlUla in December 2025.
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NewsPinewood’s Indie Film Hub moves away from IFTC pledge after hosting ‘Anxious People’ with Angelina Jolie
EXCLUSIVE: The first project to shoot in the hub is Marc Forster’s ’Anxious People’, which did not use the IFTC.
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NewsUS horror ‘Dolly’ scores multiple deals for Blue Finch Films
EXCLUSIVE: The Fantastic Fest and Sitges Film Festival title has sold to Latin America, France and more.
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NewsEmily Watson to receive Bifa’s honorary Richard Harris award
Watson joins previous awardees including Samantha Morton, Riz Ahmed and Daniel Day-Lewis.