All UK/Ireland articles – Page 222
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NewsWarnerMedia hires Miranda Higham as international communications head
Higham was previously at 21st Century Fox
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NewsEngland’s independent cinemas awarded £5m in pandemic support
More than £20m has been granted to date from the UK government’s Culture Recovery Fund.
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News‘Rocks’ wins big at 2020 BIFAs with five awards
The film won three acting prizes including two for Kosar Ali.
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NewsIFC Films takes North America on Eric Bana Australian box office smash ‘The Dry’
Crime drama has grossed more than A$17m in local territory.
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NewsTarik Saleh follow-up to ‘The Nile Hilton Incident’ acquired by STXfilms for US
STXinternational to distribute directly in UK and Ireland.
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News‘Conversations With Friends’ casts Alison Oliver, Sasha Lane, Joe Alwyn, Jemima Kirke
Creative team behind ‘Normal People’ to produce series for the BBC and Hulu.
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News‘Blue Story’, ‘David Copperfield’ head UK Casting Directors’ Guild winners
Screen Star of Tomorrow Isabella Odoffin cast ’Blue Story’.
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NewsDisney+ execs outline “exclusive streaming home” intent, plans for adult-focused Star
Star launches on the Disney+ platform next week.
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NewsBFI Flare premiere ‘Rebel Dykes’ secures UK-Ireland deal
Documentary centres on a gang of activist lesbians in 1980s London.
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NewsSignature takes UK-Ireland rights on Morgan Freeman thriller ‘Vanquish’
Ruby Rose, Ekaterina Baker, Nick Vallelonga also in the cast.
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NewsGuy Davies’ ‘Philophobia’ closes UK, France, HBO Europe deals
Debut director managed his own UK theatrical release during pandemic.
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FeaturesGame changer: what effect have the new Bafta rules had on the longlists?
Viewing groups, a broader membership and conscious voter videos have all been introduced.
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NewsUK’s Birds’ Eye View steps up pandemic response as share of films on release by women increases
Film gender equality organisation BEV analysed every film on digital or theatrical release in 2020.
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NewsHanWay Films boards Robert Connolly’s ‘Blueback’ ahead of EFM
Filming has begun in Australia with Mia Wasikowska, Radha Mitchell and Eric Bana.
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FeaturesHas Bafta’s documentary category become too populist?
“It feels like the documentary category has become the casualty of this whole process.”
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NewsMise En Scène launches inaugural EFM slate with two pickups
Titles include ‘The True Don Quixote’ starring Tim Blake Nelson.
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NewsReason8 picks up UK Production Finance Market title ‘The Ripper’s Ghost’
The firm will launch sales at next month’s EFM.
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NewsEdinburgh film festival considers future as hunt for creative leader begins
Uncertainty remains over plans for EIFF’s 2021 edition.
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NewsCreative England selects 10 participants for female entrepreneurs programme
Female Founders aims to help women in film, TV, games and tech.
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NewsUK’s Twickenham Film Studios plans £15m refurbishment and expansion
Studio aims to start work later this year and complete by October 2022.