UK News – Page 6
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NewsDavid Olusoga decries UK TV industry’s “lost generation of talent”
MacTaggart lecturer issues blueprint for keeping hold of BAME talent.
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Clio Barnard to direct See-Saw’s ‘The Essex Serpent’ starring Keira Knightley for Apple TV+
See-Saw Films producing for Apple TV+.
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‘Unhinged’, first new wide release in US since March, grosses $4m in cinemas (update)
Distributor confident of reaching $8m by Thursday, $30m by end of run.
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Film Movement acquires BFI London Film Festival doc winner ‘White Riot’ (exclusive)
Film set in 1970’s Britain deeply divided over immigration.
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‘Unhinged’ holds UK-Ireland box office lead for fourth week
Weekend takings for the top five titles up 18.5%.
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Cork Film Festival, Docs Ireland launch talent development scheme (exclusive)
The programme is for Irish doc filmmakers on their first or second feature.
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Steve McQueen’s ‘Mangrove’ to open BFI London Film Festival
The European premiere of Mangrove will kick off the festival on Wednesday October 7.
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How are UK advance ticket sales of ‘Tenet’ actually performing?
The industry hopes Christopher Nolan’s spy thriller will bring customers flooding back to cinemas on August 26.
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The films opening around the world this weekend: ‘Cuties’, ‘Monos’, ‘Sheep Without A Shepherd’
New releases scarce in the week before ‘Tenet’ hits many markets.
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STXfilms snaps up pandemic thriller ‘Songbird’
Endeavor Content represents international sales.
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BIFA postpones entry deadlines and nominations, winners announcements
Entry deadline extended to September 25.
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Directors UK adds Covid-19 update to nudity and sex guidelines
‘Intimacy in the Time of Covid-19’ provides best practice guidelines.
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UK cinema campaign launches as reopening gains momentum
‘Love Cinema’ campaign aims to entice audiences back to theatres.
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Protagonist Pictures hires Focus exec Luane Gauer as head of acquisitions (exclusive)
Gauer most recently held the position of Focus Features vice-president of production and acquisitions.
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UK shoot wraps on Kelsey Grammer, Nathalie Cox mystery
Filming took place with Covid-19 safety measures in place.
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German VFX firm Rise to open UK office including traditional Soho pub (exclusive)
The company, with credits including ’Avengers: Endgame’, is set to open a London office in September.
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‘Unhinged’ retains UK-Ireland box office lead as ‘Inception’, ‘Pinocchio’ spur 107% growth
It was a promising session at UK and Ireland venues.
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BFI launches UK exhibition fund to support diverse film programming
More than £630,000 available to independent cinemas, which are beginning to reopen post-lockdown.
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The films opening around the world this weekend: ‘Babyteeth’, ‘The Perfect Candidate’, ‘The Roads Not Taken’
Indie titles hoping to capitalise on blockbuster absence.
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Screen Awards postponed to 2021
Screen Awards ceremony had been due to take place on November 26.
