All UK/Ireland articles – Page 258
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PromotionAt a glance: UK Film Centre events at 2020 Cannes virtual market
Webinars focusing on reaching new audiences, co-productions and restarting UK production all feature.
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FeaturesCannes virtual market: UK buzz titles
Projects starring Andrea Riseborough, Maggie Smith, Emma Mackey, and Lily James are on UK sellers’ Cannes market slates.
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NewsSunny Side of the Doc ushers in new era with exceptional online edition
Respected documentary and factual content industry event runs online June 22-25.
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NewsWildcard bolsters UK/Ireland release slate with trio of acquisitions (exclusive)
They include Nathalie Biancheri’s well-received LFF premiere ‘Nocturnal’.
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NewsMark Rylance to lead Cornerstone’s ‘The Fantastic Flitcrofts’
Craig Roberts to direct biopic that will be introduced at the virtual Cannes market.
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NewsAutlook boards music doc ‘Rockfield’ ahead of virtual Cannes (exclusive)
Documentary centres on the iconic recording studio and includes interviews with Robert Plant, Chris Martin and Liam Gallagher.
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NewsIan Holm, ‘Alien’ and ‘Lord Of The Rings’ actor, dies aged 88
”Charming, kind and ferociously talented, we will miss him hugely.”
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Reviews‘Influence’: Sheffield Doc/Fest Review
A portrait of the late PR mogul turned spin doctor and international ‘reputation manager’ Lord Tim Bell
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NewsUK cinemas given access to 450 films to boost recovery
Hollywood classics, indie hits and recent blockbusters to help relaunch cinemagoing in the UK.
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NewsKaleidoscope launches doc ‘Owen’ about tragic wrestling star Owen Hart (exclusive)
Hart died in an accident in a live televised wrestling stunt.
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NewsJon Hamm, Andrea Riseborough, Nicholas Hoult join Protagonist’s ‘Alpha Gang’
Shooting scheduled to commence in 2021 in Eastern Europe.
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News101 Films International adds ‘Take Back’ with Mickey Rourke to Cannes online slate (exclusive)
The company has also picked up ‘The Complex – Lockdown’.
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NewsUK’s Curzon appoints Sophie Wong to senior distribution role
Barbara Dias steps down after eight years at Curzon.
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NewsEvolutionary Films sells trio to SP Releasing for North America, US (exclusive)
Deals for ‘Trick Or Treat’, ‘Tribal – Get Out Alive’, ‘Things I Do For Money’.
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NewsCharades unveils multiple deals on Neon titles including ‘Spaceship Earth’ (exclusive)
Titles were sold with a special Covid-19 era marketing package devised by Neon.
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NewsBFI Distribution acquires Jóhann Jóhannsson’s final film for UK (exclusive)
Narrated by Tilda Swinton, ‘Last And First Men’ debuted at the Berlinale earlier this year.
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NewsBFI outlines initial steps to counter film and TV industry’s “diversity deficit”
“We need to embody the change we want to see,” says BFI chief executive Ben Roberts.
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NewsModern Films acquires Marco Bellocchio's ‘The Traitor’ for UK (exclusive)
Distributor planning hybrid theatrical-virtual release shortly after cinemas reopen.
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NewsMaggie Smith, Kathy Bates, Laura Linney join ‘The Miracle Club’; Embankment lands UK sale (exclusive)
Embankment Films also reveals a raft of upcoming feature documentaries as part of a fresh push into factual.
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NewsUK screen sector faces 100,000 job losses, report warns
“Cultural catastrophe” predicted by alarming research from Oxford Economics.