![Benjamin Kramer Headshot Photo Credit_CAA[40][40]](https://d1nslcd7m2225b.cloudfront.net/Pictures/274x183/6/6/4/1455664_benjaminkramerheadshotphotocredit_caa4040_107707.jpeg)
UK News – Page 5
-
News‘How To Train Your Dragon’ breathes fire at UK-Ireland box office with £5.7m opening
Live-action remake scores biggest opening of ‘Dragon’ franchise.
-
NewsJohn McVay to step down as Pact chief executive
Trade body boss will remain with organisation until successor is found.
-
NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘How To Train Your Dragon’ soars into 670 cinemas
Lionsgate’s survival thriller ‘Tornado’ and MetFilm’s ‘Lollipop’ are also out.
-
NewsFormer Pulse execs Marisa Clifford and Davud Karbassioun unveil Magna Studios
Studio’s first projects include Oscar Hudson feature Straight Circle and Oasis reunion tour documentary.
-
NewsUK’s controversial data bill passes through parliament without AI protections
An amendment to the Data (Use and Access) Bill to stop tech companies scraping copyrighted materials has failed.
-
NewsEdinburgh award-winner ‘The Ceremony’ picked up for UK-Ireland
EXCLUSIVE: Jack King’s debut feature will hit cinemas August 22.
-
News"A self-imposed injury": UK industry reacts to budget cuts at Department of Culture, Media and Sport
“A real-terms cut for DCMS is the wrong choice by the chancellor”
-
NewsJason Isaacs, Celia Imrie to receive UK’s Raindance Icon Award
The UK festival opens with the world premiere of ‘Heavyweight’.
-
News‘Once Upon A Time In Gaza’ producer’s next project part of Palestinian showcase at Sheffield DocFest
EXCLUSIVE: Second edition of the Palestine Film Institute showcase at Sheffield DocFest takes place with support of British Council and Switzerland’s Akka Films.
-
NewsLoneliness driving poor mental health in UK film and TV workers, says report
The report suggested poor mental health could be costing the screen industry £400m a year.
-
NewsStudiocanal, Altitude, Hanway execs heading to No Password Required’s inaugural London market
The market connects Black and Global Majority-owned production companies with sales agents and distributors.
-
NewsUK government to spend £2bn on AI action plan
The plan involves adopting the 50 recommendations of the AI Opportunities Action Plan.
-
NewsPedro Almodóvar’s ‘Bitter Christmas’ sells to UK-Ireland
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Bitter Christmas’ is starting to film this month in Madrid and Lanzarote.
-
NewsEmma Hewitt to join UK standards authority CIISA from BBC Film
EXCLUSIVE: Hewitt has been communications lead at BBC Film since 2018.
-
News“A cornerstone of UK film”: LipSync executive Norman Merry dies aged 63
Merry had more than 170 credits including ‘We Need To Talk About Kevin’.
-
NewsBFI outlines nine recommendations for UK screen sector in era of AI
Robust licensing framework to address copyright concerns, more formal AI training for creative workforce among suggestions.
-
NewsUK-Ireland box office up 50% in May, with 2025 now £75m up on last year so far
Disney, Universal and Warner Bros hold nine of the top 10 films so far this year.
-
NewsJim Jarmusch’s ‘Father, Mother, Sister, Brother’ headed to Venice, confirms Mubi CEO
Efe Cakarel was speaking today at SXSW London.
-
NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: Lionsgate’s ‘Ballerina’ dances into 571 cinemas
Indie releases include ‘Falling Into Place’, Nick Skelton documentary.
-
NewsUK producers consider what Ollie Madden’s move to Netflix could mean for the local film sector
Reactions ranged from enthusiasm to caution.