All UK/Ireland articles – Page 248
-
News‘Fantastic Beasts 3’ tops UK-Ireland box office but opens below predecessors
The third instalment in the Harry Potter spin-off series took £5.9m.
-
NewsFilm Republic boards Screen International prizewinner ‘Tasty’ (exclusive)
Lithuanian comedy ‘Tasty’ won the Screen International best pitch award at Tallinn’s Baltic Event in 2020.
-
FeaturesChannel 4 privatisation: the inside story
What now for the top team at Horseferry Rd and C4’s would-be bidders, as DCMS prepares the pathway to privatisation?
-
Reviews‘Elizabeth: A Portrait In Parts’: Visions du Reel Review
The late Roger Michell’s documentary on Queen Elizabeth II offers a lasting impression of a figure of stability
-
NewsBFI chair Tim Richards on his new board and priorities for the 10-year plan (exclusive)
Richards will serve as BFI chair until 2024.
-
NewsNetflix’s Scott Stuber joins Elizabeth Karlsen and Edgar Wright on new-look BFI board
The governors will serve four-year terms starting in May 2022.
-
NewsLondon Screenings set for return in June
After a two-year hiatus, the Film London event will take place at Picturehouse Central.
-
NewsNewen-backed Ringside Studios acquires stake in Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor’s Joi Productions
Gharoro-Akpojotor was a 2020 Screen Star of Tomorrow, and produced ‘Blue Story’ and ‘Boxing Day’.
-
NewsBFI Film Fund appoints new senior production and development executive
The post was vacated by Farhana Bhula.
-
NewsDiversity and inclusion study to examine distribution of BFI film funds (exclusive)
The study is authored by Screen Star of Tomorrow producer Chi Thai and producer Josh Cockcroft.
-
NewsUK cinemas should resume pre-pandemic 200m yearly admissions target, says UKCA head
Speakers at UKCA conference also called for more theatrical family films.
-
NewsSky orders Mussolini drama produced by The Apartment, Pathé
M. Son Of The Century is based on Antonio Scurati’s bestselling novel of the same name.
-
NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Fantastic Beasts 3’ attempts to conjure Harry Potter magic
Festival titles ‘The Outfit’, ‘Murina’, ‘Compartment No. 6’ all debut.
-
NewsVertigo Releasing acquires Bafta winner ‘After Love’ for North America (exclusive)
Joanna Scanlan won best actress at this year’s Baftas for the film.
-
NewsKenneth Branagh issues rallying cry for risk-taking at UK cinema conference
Branagh revealed he refused to send screeners when pitching ‘Belfast’ to distributors.
-
NewsWayne Garvie: Sony can become UK’s biggest drama studio
Bad Wolf’s Jane Tranter reveals Arthurian project in works with Last Kingdom’s Bernard Cornwell
-
NewsUK exhibition sector launches Cinemas for Ukraine fundraising initiative
Joint initiative between UKCA, Event Cinema Association and Powster.
-
NewsEdinburgh International Film Festival reveals six film and TV projects for Talent Lab Connects
EIFF has also launched four new film curating initiatives.
-
NewsGisli Snaer to step down as director of London Film School
Icelandic director is leaving his post to focus on filmmaking opportunities.
-
NewsConservative backlash against plans to sell off UK’s Channel 4
Tom Tugendhat, Ruth Davidson, Jeremy Hunt and Damian Green criticise party’s decision.