UK News – Page 9
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NewsUK government launches wide review of National Lottery support, including BFI funding
National Lottery Good Cause funding covers around a third of the BFI’s budget.
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NewsShadowbox Studios creates initiative for indie productions at Shinfield and Atlanta sites
EXCLUSIVE: Shadowbox Independent aims to support lower-budget productions to access its facilities.
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NewsUK culture secretary “minded to intervene” in Paramount’s Warner Bros Discovery takeover
Lisa Nandy expresses concerns over “sufficient plurality” of news views and persons of control.
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NewsColin Farrell, Steve Coogan, Charlie Heaton, Domhnall Gleeson join ‘Bad Bridgets’
Himesh Patel, Niamh Algar, Simone Kirby also join cast with production next month.
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News‘Toy Story 5’ scores huge £9.2m second UK-Ireland box office weekend, ‘Supergirl’ falters
‘Toy Story 5’ is outpacing all previous ‘Toy Story’ films at the same stage.
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News‘The Housemaid’ trailer, ‘The Roses’ top BBFC’s 2025 complaints list
Complainants suggested ‘The Roses’ made light of a serious health condition.
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NewsAmazon MGM Studios strikes first-look deal with ‘My Fault’ author Mercedes Ron
Half of Prime Video’s Top 10 most-watched original films worldwide this week are adaptations of Ron’s works.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: Warner Bros’ ‘Supergirl’ takes on Paramount’s ’Jackass: Best And Last’
Also new this weekend: Japanese animation ‘Ghost In The Shell’ and Chinese box office hit ‘Dear You’.
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NewsWarp’s Mark Herbert, Bad Wolf’s Jane Tranter join BFI board of governors
’Slow Horses’ executive producer Hakan Kousetta has also joined the board.
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NewsKristy Matheson, Ameenah Ayub Allan, Line Langebek join lineup of Reclaim The Frame return-to-work initiative
EXCLUSIVE: Back In The Frame supports experienced women and marginalised gender directors and producers re-entering the industry after career breaks.
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News‘Tangled Up In Blue’ starring Quentin Tarantino and Kylie Minogue starts filming in Wales
Cast has been spotted in the town of Porthcawl and Cardiff.
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NewsFilm London restructures leadership team
Helena Mackenzie and Rose Cupit have taken on updated roles.
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NewsJames Purnell, former UK culture secretary and BBC executive, set to be Andy Burnham’s chief of staff
Purnell will be right-hand-man to the Prime Minister-in-waiting.
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NewsUK’s Pact creates guidelines for working with crew on low-budget feature films
There has never been an agreement for the engagement of crew on films budgeted under £30m.
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NewsLondon’s Camden Film Quarter film and TV studio plans narrowly approved
The local planning committee approved the studios with a majority of one.
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NewsScreenSkills CEO Laura Mansfield to step down
ScreenSkills chair Lisa Opie will step in as executive chair until new CEO appointed.
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NewsElement Pictures’ ‘The Lost Children Of Tuam’ among Galway Film Fleadh 2026 world premieres
’You’ll Never Believe Who’s Dead’ from producers of ’Kneecap’ and Ukrainian doc ‘Brace For The Oblivion’ are also in the line-up.
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NewsManchester wins bid for Edinburgh TV Festival
The annual festival will move to what organisers described as the more “affordable” host city from 2027.
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NewsWhich UK cinemas are screening World Cup matches?
Picturehouse, Showcase, Scotland’s Vue cinemas and Arc Cinemas are among the chains showing games.