All UK/Ireland articles – Page 276
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News“Force of nature”: UK industry looks forward to the Mia Bays era at the BFI Film Fund
Bays will take on the role for an initial three-year period from October.
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NewsOscar-nominated ‘The Man Who Sold His Skin’ acquired for UK-Ireland
The Tunisian drama debuted at Venice and is nominated for best international feature.
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CommentGuest comment: Global Screen Fund will help UK talent export their films overseas, says Oliver Dowden
Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden shares his thoughts on the UK’s Global Screen Fund (GSF), the first strand of which is launching next week.
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NewsBafta restructures senior management team
Donna Mathews joins from Channel 4 as executive director of PR and communications.
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NewsUK’s Global Screen Fund to go live from April 28
Recruitment for the head of the Fund is ongoing.
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NewsQuestlove’s ‘Summer Of Soul’ to open Sheffield Doc/Fest 2021
World premiere of Mark Cousins’ ‘The Story Of Looking’ will close the UK documentary festival.
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NewsMajority of UK screen workforce from privileged backgrounds, survey finds
Only one in four of the screen workforce are from working class background.
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NewsMia Bays appointed new director of BFI Film Fund (exclusive)
Bays will take over for an initial three-year term.
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NewsYalla Yalla signs Terry George, Mariam Naoum for Egypt-set drama ‘The Alexandria Killings’
Arabic-language series based on two infamous killer sisters in 1920 Alexandria.
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NewsSzabolcs Hajdu’s ‘Treasure City’ acquired for UK-Ireland
Hungarian drama from award-winning filmmaker previously screened at Film Festival Cottbus and Russia’s Sofia International Film Festival.
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NewsNew film and TV studios planned for Brighton on UK south coast
The studio is launching to mark the School’s 15th anniversary.
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News‘Downton Abbey 2’ starts shoot, adds cast, sets Christmas 2021 release
Dominic West, Hugh Dancy, Laura Haddock, Nathalie Baye join the household.
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NewsMunro Film adds two UK titles to 2021 theatrical slate (exclusive)
Both titles picked up from Media Luna New Films.
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NewsUK independent cinemas begin to confirm May 17 reopening date
Cineworld will also open from May.
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FeaturesMy Screen Life: UK composer Daniel Pemberton talks biggest mistake and ‘Spider-Verse 2’
The Oscar-nominated film composer discusses his messy studio, the upsides of the pandemic and being mistaken for Owen Wilson.
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NewsHelen McCrory, ‘Harry Potter’, ‘Peaky Blinders’ star, dies aged 52
The news was announced by McCrory’s husband, actor Damian Lewis.
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News‘The Queen’s Gambit’ star Jacob Fortune-Lloyd to play Brian Epstein in ‘Midas Man’
UK actor to lead a biopic of The Beatles’ late manager.
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News‘Kensuke’s Kingdom’ completes financing with $6.5m boost from LA-based Align (exclusive)
Former Umedia exec Adrian Politowski’s new company invests $6.5m into the animated feature.
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NewsDisney+ orders first UK scripted projects including J Blakeson heist thriller
The series include ‘Culprits’ from the producers of ‘The Night Manager’ and ‘Killing Eve’.
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News‘Fisherman’s Friends 2’ kicks off UK shoot, reveals cast, sales representation
James Purefoy, Dave Johns are back; Daniel Mays, Tuppence Middleton, Noel Clarke not.