All UK/Ireland articles – Page 103
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NewsMolly Manning Walker among Cannes’ La Residence participants
The six participants will work on their first or second feature.
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NewsSony Pictures Classics takes worldwide on Nicholas Hytner’s ‘The Choral’ starring Ralph Fiennes and Jim Broadbent
Alan Bennett has written the script, with Kevin Loader and Damian Jones producing.
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Reviews‘The Beautiful Game’: Review
Micheal Ward and Bill Nighy make a dream team in Thea Sharrock’s homeless football league drama
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Reviews‘Motherboard’: CPH:DOX Review
The highs and lows of life as a single parent over two decades are captured in this affecting documentary from the UK
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NewsElla Glendining among recipients of second ICO bursary (exclusive)
Previous recipients include ’After Love’ director Aleem Khan and ’Rebel Dykes’ filmmaker Sian A. Williams.
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NewsNetflix’s ‘The Crown’ leads Bafta TV nominations
‘Black Mirror’, ‘Slow Horses’ and ‘Happy Valley’ also scored several nods.
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NewsBrian Cox, Bill Nighy, Fiona Shaw head voice cast of Netflix animation ‘That Christmas’
Other voice cast include Jodie Whittaker and Lolly Adefope.
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NewsBFC, Pinewood, UK Screen Alliance heads on UK’s future relationship with Hollywood, spring budget impact
Adrian Wootton, Andrew Smith and Neil Hatton gave oral evidence to the UK parliament inquiry into British film and high-end TV.
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NewsCraig Roberts to direct ‘The Scurry’ for True Brit; Rhys Ifans, Mia Mckenna-Bruce, Paapa Essiedu lead cast
Shooting starts on April 2, making use of the recently announced Independent Film Tax Credit.
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NewsFormer Paramount exec to join film and TV royalties firm MPLC
Roger Pollock’s previous roles include evp of distribution and operation at Paramount Pictures International.
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NewsBad Wolf’s Jane Tranter calls for tiered tax relief for TV akin to Independent Film Tax Credit
Tranter was giving evidence to the cross-party UK parliament Culture, Media and Sport (CMS) Committee investigation into British film and high-end TV.
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NewsNFTS Leeds creates pioneering intimacy coordination for film and TV course
The six-month intensive scheme begins in May of this year.
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NewsUK’s BBFC to apply higher age ratings for on-screen violence and sex
Scenes involving cannabis and solvent misuse will now face fewer restrictions.
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News‘The King’s Speech’ writer David Seidler dies aged 86
Seidler had a stammer, as had King George VI, the subject of his Bafta and Oscar-winning 2010 feature.
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News‘Dune 2’ rides to £26m at UK-Ire box office; ‘Drive-Away Dolls’ opens outside top five
Oscar winners ‘The Zone Of Interest’, ’Oppenheimer’ and ‘The Holdovers’ see takings surge.
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Reviews‘Two Strangers Trying Not To Kill Each Other’: CPH:DOX Review
US photographer Joel Meyerowitz and his artist wife Maggie Barrett put their 30-year relationship under the microscope
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FeaturesExclusive Rishi Sunak interview: UK prime minister explains why he hopes indie support will safeguard the UK film industry
Sunak also explains where he believes there is support for UK freelancers.
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NewsOmar Sy, Louis Leterrier and Thomas Benski launch Carrousel Studios
New outfit is billed as an artists-first European independent studio.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: Ethan Coen’s ‘Drive-Away Dolls’ speeds into 533 cinemas
Also opening is Indian thriller ‘Yodha’ and Cate Blanchett-starrer ’The New Boy’
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FeaturesMajor European production and distribution groups: All3Media
UK-based All3Media is one of the pioneering super-indie groups.