All UK/Ireland articles – Page 114
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NewsHistoric UK cinema the Electric Birmingham closes
The cinema dates back to 1909, with the last screening listed for yesterday (February 29).
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NewsJenne Casarotto, co-founder of Casarotto Ramsay & Associates, dies aged 77
Industry pays tribute to one of the leading lights of the UK talent agent scene.
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NewsGreat Point Media founder Jim Reeve dies, aged 64
Reeve founded UK finance and sales outfit Great Point Media in 2013.
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NewsBBC Studios buys ITV’s stake in streamer BritBox International for £255m
BBC Studios now has sole ownership of the previously joint venture platform.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Dune: Part Two’ unleashed into 721 cinemas
Other new releases include Universal’s ‘Lisa Frankenstein’, Modern Films’ ‘Four Daughters’.
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FeaturesUK film committee chair Caroline Dinenage on tax credits, streamer levies and cinema quotas
The Culture, Media and Sport Committee has been looking into the challenges facing the independent film and high-end TV industry.
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NewsBFI, British Council expands travel grant fund for international festivals and events
The organisations will issue £623,000 across three years.
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NewsLizzie Francke to take over from Tricia Tuttle as head of fiction at the NFTS (exclusive)
The former BFI executive will take over from Tuttle when she begins her new role as Berlinale director.
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NewsScreen Ireland opens up talent academy for VFX
Cultural & Creative Industries Skillnet (CCIS) has been appointed the lead organisation to manage the establishment of the new academy.
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Features“We are a lean, mean, running machine”: How Glasgow Film Festival is packing a punch
As the festival marks its 20th edition, Allison Gardner and Chris Kumar discuss the fresh programming team and balancing budgets.
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NewsFremantle secures global rights to Constantin’s film and series fantasy saga ‘Hagen’
The production shot at the Czech Republic’s Barrandov Studios and on location in Iceland.
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NewsSignature Entertainment bolsters theatrical commitment with key hire (exclusive)
Luke Natoli joins from Elysian Film Group.
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NewsMuslim, Jewish and Arab film and TV workers in the UK report decline in mental health since October 2023
94% of respondents experienced a decline in mental health following October 7 attack.
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NewsUK’s Bectu calls for “urgent” government summit to address freelancer crisis
Bectu head Philippa Childs was writing to culture secretary Lucy Frazer
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NewsDublin world premiere ‘King Frankie’ set for UK-Ireland release (exclusive)
Wildcard Distribution has picked up Dermot Malone’s Dublin world premiere King Frankie for release in UK and Irish cinemas.
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NewsFormer Molinare CEO Steve Milne joins Cinelab as vice-chairman
Milne worked at Molinare until 2018
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NewsBerlinale Competition title ‘La Cocina’ acquired for UK-Ireland (exclusive)
Alonso Ruizpalacios’ film is set in a busy Manhattan restaurant, and stars Rooney Mara and Raul Briones Carmona.
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News‘Bob Marley: One Love’ retains UK-Ireland box office lead as ‘Wicked Little Letters’ opens second
Thea Sharrock’s sweary comedy starts with over £1.5m.
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Reviews‘Reawakening’: Dublin Review
Juliet Stevenson and Jared Harris must contend with the sudden return of a child after a ten-year absence
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Reviews‘King Frankie’: Dublin Review
A grieving man must face the ghosts of his past in this promising Irish debut