UK News – Page 40
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NewsSundance winner ‘Sujo’ picked up for UK by new distribution outfit Beam Films (exclusive)
‘Sujo’ is the first title on the Beam Films slate, a UK company founded by Ijaz Kato and John Kinson.
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NewsCaroline Dinenage re-elected as chair of UK’s culture, media and sport committee
Dinenage was the sole nomination.
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NewsIndustry reacts to reports Mooky Greidinger is eyeing a return to UK exhibition
According to the report, Greidinger wants to launch a new operator taking over some Cineworld sites.
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News‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ opens with £7.3m at the UK-Ireland box office
Sony’s romance drama ‘It Ends With Us’ starring Blake Lively hit £20m.
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NewsCannes Directors’ Fortnight comedy drama ‘Eephus’ sells across Asia (exclusive)
The baseball film has sold to Japan, Indonesia and India.
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NewsFrance’s mk2 hires former Protagonist, Upgrade exec Vanessa Saal to extend UK footprint
Scaling up co-production activity is part of London-based Saal’s remit.
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News‘Good Omens’ season three on track at Amazon despite Neil Gaiman allegations
UK author, scriptwriter and executive producer Gaiman has been the subject of sexual assault allegaions by five women.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ let loose in 717 cinemas
The Tim Burton sequel has seemingly scared away any other major competition.
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NewsScreen’s ‘Future of Film’ Summit unveils full programme
Topics include accessing private finance, attaching UK talent, latest indie tax credit news and strategising for box office success.
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NewsBFI London Film Festival premiere ‘Treading Water’ secures UK-Ireland release (exclusive)
Directorial debut of writer-director Gino Evans.
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NewsHarvey Weinstein indecent assault charges dropped in UK
There is “no longer a realistic prospect of conviction” according to the CPS.
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News‘The Summer Book’ starring Glenn Close joins BFI London Film Festival line-up along with six titles
’The Assessment’ and ‘The End’ have also joined the programme.
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NewsWorking-class parents in UK do not want children pursuing creative careers, study finds
The research was conducted by Netflix and the National Youth Theatre.
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NewsMip London confirms more than 80 companies for inaugural edition
Buyers attending include Netflix, Sky, ITV, Canal+ and Disney.
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NewsIain Canning, Barnaby Thompson, Ray Panthaki join Bafta film committee
They have been elected by Bafta’s 12,000-strong membership from across the screen industries.
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News‘Black Cab’ starring Nick Frost drives around the world for Film Constellation (exclusive)
The film has sold across Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.
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News‘Bird’, ‘Bring Them Down’ join line-up of Dinard Festival Of British & Irish Film 2024
‘September Says’, ‘Kneecap’ and ’Paul & Paulette Take A Bath’ are also in the line-up.
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NewsFiona Lamptey, HanWay’s Katie Ellen join speaker line-up for Screen Summit
‘The Future of UK Film’ summit will be held on September 24, 2024, at BFI Southbank, London.
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News‘The Magic Faraway Tree’ picked up for UK-Ireland
Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy, Nicola Coughlan, Jessica Gunning, Jennifer Saunders and Rebecca Ferguson all star, with production underway in Malta.
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NewsMubi picks up Joshua Oppenheimer’s ‘The End’ for multiple territories
The musical surrounds the last surviving family on earth.