All UK/Ireland articles – Page 109
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NewsBafta film committee chair Anna Higgs joins UK talent agency Casarotto Ramsay & Associates
Higgs takes up her position at the leading agency, whose client list includes Steve McQueen and Edward Berger, in August.
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NewsNetflix axes cheapest ad-free streaming plan in US, UK
The Basic plan – $9.99 a month in the US and £6.99 a month in the UK – is no longer available.
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News‘How To Train Your Dragon’, ‘Hedda’ delay UK shoots due to actors’ strike
The live-action remake of ‘How To Train Your Dragon’ was due to film in Belfast from August.
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NewsUK’s BBFC reveals most complained about films of 2022
The DC superhero film received 22 complaints in relation to its 15 rating.
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NewsUK government publishes details of new expenditure credit for film and high-end TV
AVEC will be phased in from the beginning of 2024.
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NewsNoel Clarke seeks £10m damages from UK’s Guardian newspaper
As well as claiming for general damages which cover harm to reputation, Clarke is seeking special damages which cover specific financial losses.
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NewsUK arts union Equity to hold SAG-AFTRA solidarity rallies on Friday
The performing arts and entertainment trade union will hold rallies in London and Manchester.
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News“The most important critic for any distributor of independent films”: An industry remembers Derek Malcolm
The well-liked film critic is fondly remembered as a passionate supporter of arthouse films.
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NewsUK’s Warp Films execs call for more working class stories in film and TV
Mark Herbert and Emily Feller on how industry can up its game.
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NewsBlumhouse’s ‘Speak No Evil’ with James McAvoy, Mackenzie Davis, shuts down UK shoot due to actors’ strike (exclusive)
The horror film was shooting in Gloucester, UK.
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NewsElton John gives evidence as defence witness at Kevin Spacey sexual assault trial
The Rocket Man singer appeared via video link alongside his husband, David Furnish.
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NewsGalway Film Fleadh winner ‘Apocalypse Clown’ rounds up global deals (exclusive)
It has sold across Europe, the US and Canada, Russia and CIS and India.
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News‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One’ drives to UK-Ireland box office summit with franchise record £6.3m
The film’s opening including previews is also a record, at £10.4m.
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NewsVictor Erice’s Cannes Premiere title ‘Close Your Eyes’ scores UK-Ireland distribution deal (exclusive)
Erice did not attend the Cannes launch in protest at a lack of “dialogue and consultation” over its Competition omission.
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NewsDerek Malcolm, UK film critic and former London Film Festival director, dies
The well-respected film reviewer also contributed to Screen International, the Evening Standard, and HuffPost.
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NewsActress and singer Jane Birkin dies age 76
Birkin’s death has shocked her adopted France over the long Bastille Day weekend.
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NewsFormer Screen Ireland execs join expanding team at Wild Atlantic Pictures (exclusive)
Dublin-based company is a prolific Irish partner on international co-productions.
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Reviews‘In The Shadow Of Beirut’: Galway Review
Backed by Hillary and Chelsea Clinton, this Lebanon-set documentary presents a troubling portrait of life in Sabra and Shatila
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One’ kicks off blockbuster spree
Annecy animation ‘The Tunnel To Summer…’ has 100+ location release.
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NewsSAG-AFTRA strike disrupts ‘The Martini Shot’ Galway premiere; ‘Oppenheimer’ stars walk out of London premiere
US actors’ union strike was confirmed on Thursday (July 13) morning Pacific Time.