UK News – Page 589
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NewsDiversify: Call for racial quotas
Television and film stars including Lenny Henry and Kwame Kwei-Armah have called for broadcasters to implement quotas to increase racial diversity on UK screens.
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NewsHollywood Classics signs Halas and Batchelor
EXCLUSIVE: Deal with former UK animation studio includes 1954 classic Animal Farm.
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NewsDavid Tennant’s Richard II scores at UK box office
More than 80,000 admissions, £1m for first ‘live from Stratford-Upon-Avon’ screenings.
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NewsSoda finds Vivian Maier
EXCLUSIVE: UK distributor inks deal for Toronto doc about US photographer; HanWay select confirms more deals.
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NewsAfrika Eye unveils new talent winner
Self-taught filmmaker Michael Jenkins [pictured] becomes inaugural winner of new talent award.
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NewsDiversify: What are the actions to move forward?
Experts at Screen International and Broadcast’s Diversify conference suggested a number of concrete ideas of how the UK film and TV industries can move forward.
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NewsDiversify: BFI could introduce diversity obligations
BFI Film Fund director Ben Roberts said at today’s Diversify conference that in the future the BFI might introduce diversity obligations for producers to receive their full amount of Lottery funding.
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NewsHigh Court issues site blocking Orders
Orders require the six largest UK ISPs to block access to two illegal streaming sites, SolarMovie and Tubeplus; MPA’s Chris Marcich [pictured] says “we have an obligation to take action against illegal websites”.
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NewsDiversify: 'As an industry we should be ashamed'
At Screen International and Broadcast’s Diversify conference today, Aaqil Ahmed, commissioning editor for religion at the BBC, has said the UK film and TV industries should be “ashamed” of the decline in BAME representation in the creative media industries.
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NewsDiversify: To quota or not to quota?
The question of quotas for diversified talent in the UK film industry was a hot topic at Screen International and Broadcast’s Diversify conference today; experts’ views were decidedly mixed.
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NewsScreen Yorkshire launches talent scheme
National film talent scheme, funded by Creative Skillset, is open to applications from writers, directors and producers.
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NewsBegg to receive BAFTA craft award
Outstanding Contribution to Craft award recognises excellence in one of the craft areas of film and television.
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NewsSainsbury’s funds Christmas in a Day
Supermarket chain backs Oscar-winner’s Christmas Day documentary compiled from footage submitted by people from across the UK.
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NewsGilliam backs Borowczyk restoration
Terry Gilliam is leading a Kickstarter campaign to restore Walerian Borowczyk’s classic 1968 film Goto, Island of Love (Goto, l’île d’amour).
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NewsUnder the Skin sets UK release date
StudioCanal has announced when it will open the alien drama starring Scarlett Johansson.
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NewsStarred Up leads BIFA nominations
Starred Up leads British Independent Film Awards noms, followed by The Selfish Giant. Scarlett Johansson and Judi Dench among Best Actress nominees.
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NewsGravity floors Thor at UK box office
Warner Bros’ sci-fi soars to a stunning $9.9m (£6.2m) debut, including previews, from its 543 sites; StudioCanal sets second best year ever at the UK box office as Rush crosses £10m.
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NewsITA lines up four with Heather Brothers
Martyn Hall of ITA Productions will produce four films written by The Heather Brothers.
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NewsUK distributor Koch adds staff
EXCLUSIVE: Former Artificial Eye, LoveFilm execs join London-team.