All UK/Ireland articles – Page 179
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NewsFederation acquires majority stake in UK’s Vertigo Films
Federation is a France-based production and distribution company.
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NewsBBC licence fee sceptic Michelle Donelan appointed UK culture secretary
Donelan is a former A&E Networks UK marketing exec.
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Reviews‘The Eternal Daughter’: Venice Review
Joanna Hogg and Tilda Swinton reteam for another resonant, personal work
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NewsUK’s T A P E moves into theatrical distribution with Miryam Charles’ ‘Cette Maison’ (exclusive)
It is the debut feature of Canadian-Haitian director Charles.
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NewsUK’s Park Circus undergoes staff restructure (exclusive)
Graham Fulton and Jen Davies depart to set up a new distribution venture.
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NewsNadine Dorries to quit as UK culture secretary
Penny Mordaunt and Kemi Badenoch linked to role ahead of cabinet reshuffle.
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News‘Minions 2’ regains UK-Ireland box office crown; ‘Prima Facie’ breaks event cinema record
National Cinema Day provided a box office boost and ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ returned to the charts.
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NewsUK and US National Cinema Days see large spikes in admissions
Saturday saw over 1.46 million cinema admissions which translates to £4.38m in box office revenue.
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Reviews‘Nezouh’: Venice Review
Soudade Kaadan’s second feature is a delicate drama about a family in war-torn Syria
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Reviews‘Padre Pio’: Venice Review
Shia LaBeouf leads Abel Ferrara’s compelling historical drama about a canonised Franciscan Capuchin friar
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Three Thousand Years Of Longing’ leads the new releases
’The Forgiven’ and ‘Fall’ are also out this weekend.
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Features
Sally Potter on bringing short ‘Look At Me’ starring Javier Bardem and Chris Rock to Venice
The UK filmmaker created the short from material she shot for 2020 feature ’The Roads Not Taken’
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Features“Fiction allows me to express what is happening”: Syrian filmmaker Soudade Kaadan on Venice title ‘Nezouh’
The family drama follows two parents in conflict about whether to flee their war-torn home city of Damascus.
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NewsGeorgia Oakley’s Venice title ‘Blue Jean’ seals UK-Ireland deal
The UK-produced film follows a closested P.E teacher grappling with her identity during 1980’s Thatcherism.
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Reviews‘Blue Jean’: Venice Review
Georgia Oakley’s impressive debut, set in the UK during the introduction of Section 28, features a knockout performance from Rosy McEwen
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NewsReclaim the Frame x International unveils participants in Filmonomics training programme (exclusive)
The Filmonomics course will be led by director of Birds’ Eye View Melanie Iredale and training manager Simone Glover,
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Reviews‘Bobi Wine: Ghetto President’: Venice Review
This gripping documentary charts the rise of the pop star-turned-politician seeking to end Uganda’s brutal dictatorship
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NewsLFF titles ‘Sick Of Myself’, ‘More Than Ever' secure UK-Ireland deal (exclusive)
The films will play in the Laugh and Love strands respectively.
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NewsBFI London Film Festival 2022 unveils full line-up
Includes ’The Whale’, ’White Noise’, ’The Eternal Daughter’, and ’Decision To Leave’.
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NewsUK’s Reggie Yates to write and direct biopic ‘Poles Apart’
The film is inspired by Dwayne Fields, the first Black Briton to trek over 400 nautical miles to the North Pole.