All UK/Ireland articles – Page 223
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NewsDevilworks adds two horror titles to EFM slate
Additions include ‘Medusa: Queen of the Serpents’
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NewsVue CEO Tim Richards appointed new BFI chair
Richards will take over the role from interim Chair and BFI Governor Pat Butler.
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NewsArgentinian thriller ‘A Common Crime’ acquired for UK-Ireland
Francisco Márquez’s feature premiered at the Berlinale in 2020.
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NewsMSR Media hires Gravitas Ventures’ exec Nick Royak
US acquisitions manager will handle feature film development at the UK-based production company.
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NewsUniversal Pictures Content Group takes world rights to Tina Turner doc
Altitude to release documentary in the UK and Ireland, while HBO will debut the film in the US.
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NewsTribeca winner ‘Cowboys’ secures UK-Ireland distribution (exclusive)
Blue Finch Film Releasing has acquired the rights.
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NewsBritish Association for Screen Entertainment appoints Sony exec as chair
Rob Marsh will serve with immediate effect.
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NewsSebastian Gutierrez directing ‘Leopard Skin’ in Dominican Republic for AGC Television
AGC Television producing, fully financing eight-episode series.
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NewsAustralian box-office hit ‘The Dry’ hot seller for Cornerstone Films (exclusive)
Crime drama has ranked number one since start of year.
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NewsKevin Macdonald, Krysty Wilson-Cairns head Glasgow Film Festival industry line-up (exclusive)
Festival will also launch a new Ambassador programme, spotlighting rising talent under 30.
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NewsUK’s Doc Society launches new unit, fund for climate change stories
The Climate Story Unit is dedicated to stories that advance “a climate just future.”
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NewsKaleidoscope grows EFM slate led by ‘Dawn Of War’ (exclusive)
Spy thriller ‘Dawn Of War’ led the box office in its native Estonia.
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NewsBankside appoints senior sales manager ahead of EFM (exclusive)
UK sales and finance company has also appointed a new sales executive.
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NewsUK’s Grimmfest reveals inaugural Easter line-up (exclusive)
Kourosh Ahari’s ‘The Night’ and Lluís Danés’ ‘The Barcelona Vampiress’ to open genre festival.
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News‘Nomadland’ scoops top prizes at London Critics’ Circle Film Awards
Chloé Zhao’s film took three prizes, while ‘Rocks’ was also a multiple winner.
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NewsConcerns raised over Covid payouts for UK film and TV freelancers
Cinematographers trade body Imago highlighted the concerns.
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NewsAmazon UK seeks commissioning apprentices
Recruits will join Dan Grabiner and Johnny Lewsley’s divisions
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NewsLightbox exits Channel 4 Indie Growth Fund
Co-founders Jonathan Chinn and Simon Chinn taking back full control of the business.
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NewsNFTS, BFI partner on training initiatives aimed at diversifying UK industry (exclusive)
The Early Stage Access and Diversity Accelerator Programme aims to widen learning opportunities.
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NewsUK inward investment rallies to near record level in last quarter of 2020
Spend on UK independent features remains just 9% of total.