All UK/Ireland articles – Page 225
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NewsAmazon, MGM, Disney+ execs on Inside Pictures programme headed by Andrew Macdonald (exclusive)
The prestigious exec training programme is delivered by the NFTS and supported by the BFI.
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NewsVenice drama ‘Pilgrims’ sold to North America, Central and Eastern Europe (exclusive)
Reason8 handles sales on the title.
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NewsThe Writers Lab UK & Ireland for women over 40 years old returns for 2022 (exclusive)
Lab is supported by Cate Blanchett’s Dirty Films.
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NewsScreenSkills film and animation funds receive record levels of contribution from industry
‘Wonka’, ’Downton Abbey: A New Era’ and ’Dungeons & Dragons’ are among the contributors.
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Reviews‘Men’: Cannes Review
Alex Garland’s outrageous rural horror is a disorientating and roundly unpredictable piece
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NewsM-Appeal secures raft of sales for buzzy Australian drama ‘Lonesome’ (exclusive)
Craig Boreham’s film premiered in Seattle and will play at the Sydney International Film Festival next month.
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NewsSingle print feature ‘The Afterlight’ sets self-distributed UK-Ireland cinema tour (exclusive)
Charlie Shackleton’s film exists as a single 35mm print.
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NewsBFI appoints two new female board members to represent Wales and Scotland
Romana Ramzan and Anwen Griffiths will join the board of governors
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NewsCannes Un Certain Regard title ‘Harka’ picked up for France, first look revealed (exclusive)
Film Constellation represents worldwide sales, co-repping North America with CAA.
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NewsEmbankment unveils first look at Lone Scherfig’s ‘The Movie Teller’ (exclusive)
The Spanish-language film is in production in Chile’s Atacama Desert.
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NewsFilm4 promotes Daniel Battsek to chairman, Ollie Madden to director
Battsek’s role takes on a widened brief within Channel 4.
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NewsFree Range Films, Embankment join forces for new company
The UK companies will both operate under umbrella company, Free Range Entertainment.
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NewsSophie Nélisse, Dougray Scott to star in Quiver’s wartime drama ‘Irena’s Vow’, as WestEnd launches sales (exclusive)
Producers anticipate 2023 release.
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News‘Doctor Strange 2’ conjures up £14.9m for highest UK-Ireland opening since December
Beats ‘The Batman’; fourth-highest MCU opening weekend ever.
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NewsFirst look at Bankside horror ‘Talk To Me’ from YouTubers RackaRacka, ‘The Babadook’ producers (exclusive)
The film is the directorial debut of YouTubers Danny and Michael Philippou, a.k.a. RackaRacka.
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NewsWestEnd board sales on ‘Sinner V. Saints’ starring Maisie Williams, Freddie Highmore
Tim Kirkby’s feature is due to begin shooting next year in the US and UK.
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NewsMichelle Pfeiffer to star in ‘Wild Four O’Clocks’ for Protagonist, CAA
CAA Media Finance is handling domestic sales for the film.
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NewsAGC to launch Cannes sales on supernatural thriller ’Consecration’, releases first image (exclusive)
Film shot entirely in UK last autumn.
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NewsGeorge MacKay and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett to star in UK revenge thriller ‘Femme’ for Anton
‘Femme’ is based on the Bafta-nominated short film by Sam H Freeman and Ng Choon.
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NewsUK directors foundation launches mental health support service
Directors Charitable Foundation teams with psychotherapy professionals Solas Mind.