All UK/Ireland articles – Page 21
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NewsKristen Stewart’s ‘The Chronology Of Water’ scores raft of sales including UK-Ireland
The film premiered at Cannes’ Un Certain Regard section this year.
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FeaturesWord of mouth: Bankside’s Sophie Green uses Instagram, avoids reviews and has dusted off her DVD player
The head of acquisitions and development at UK sales outfit Bankside Films explains why she turns to Instagram and her old DVD collection to guide her viewing habits.
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NewsUK creative bodies slam government for resistance on AI copyright protection
Further signatories include screenwriters Sarah Phelps and Danny Brocklehurst.
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NewsUK Lammas Park exec Anna Smith Tenser joins Maven Screen Media
Smith Tenser was managing director and executive producer at Steve McQueen’s production outfit.
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News‘Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale’ tops UK-Ireland box office with £4.4m; ‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’ opens second
Lionsgate’s ‘The Long Walk’ also saw a solid opening.
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News‘Adolescence’ star Owen Cooper becomes youngest male actor Emmy winner
“I was nothing three years ago. I’m here now.”
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Reviews‘Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale’ review: Change comes to the Abbey in nostalgic final hurrah
Director Simon Curtis and writer Julian Fellowes serve up a familiar formula of scandal and sentimentality
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NewsJack Thorne named Writers’ Guild of Great Britain president
Adolescence creative pledges to fight conservatism in commissioning and ensure government support against AI.
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NewsEuropean investment firm SCIO Capital secures lease for UK’s Winnersh Film Studios
The studio has been shut since April 2024.
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NewsSarah Brocklehurst, Andy Paterson, Helen Simmons to join ‘Disrupters’ panel at Screen Summit 2025
The three top producers will explore radical ideas and ambitious interventions to shore up the future of indie film production in the UK.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale’ bows out in 760 cinemas
Lionsgate’s ‘The Long Walk’ and Sony’s ‘Spinal Tap II’ also launch.
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NewsSundance award-winning documentary ‘Zodiac Killer Project’ secures UK-Ireland distribution (exclusive)
EXCLUSIVE: Charlie Shackleton’s film won the Next Innovator award at Sundance.
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NewsRome’s MIA unveils 62 projects for 2025 co-production market
Nearly 500 projects were submitted this year from 81 countries.
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NewsFrank Berry’s ‘The Lost Children Of Tuam’, starring Monica Dolan, starts filming for Element Pictures, mk2
EXCLUSIVE: The film about the horrors of an Irish mother and baby home is now shooting in Ireland.
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NewsUK mystery thriller ‘Black Church Bay’ starring Tom Cullen and Joe Locke wraps Wales shoot
EXCLUSIVE: Rhys Marc Jones directs, with Ossian International and The Bureau producing.
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NewsUS streamers ramp up spending on European original content
The UK and Spain together accounted for 58% of US streamer spend on original European content.
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NewsUK actors’ union Equity to appeal Spotlight court decision
The High Court ruled against Equity’s request for Spotlight to be an employment agency.
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NewsLisa Nandy takes “dim view” of streamers and Banijay for not funding UK industry standards body CIISA
More support for the exhibition sector and “frustrations” over AI legislation were also talking points.
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Reviews‘& Sons’ review: Bill Nighy’s disheveled alcoholic author heads intriguing family drama
Imelda Staunton, Johnny Flynn and George MacKay also star in Pablo Trapero’s English-language feature debut
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News“He was a true visionary”: Tributes paid to ‘Harry Potter’ production designer Stuart Craig, who has died at 83
Craig won three Oscars and was nominated for 16 Baftas.