All UK/Ireland articles – Page 283
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NewsUK producers decry “horrendous” cost of Covid protocols, talk working with the streamers
Tim Bevan, Alison Owen and Iain Canning were speaking at the Restart conference hosted by Screen International.
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NewsUK’s NFTS appoints former BBC exec as Wales head
Former independent production executive was previously head of factual and music at BBC Wales.
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News‘Peter Rabbit 2’ tops UK box office on first day as over 400 cinemas reopen
Warner Bros released six of the top 15 titles.
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NewsHow the Global Screen Fund will work for UK companies
Neil Peplow, director of industry and international at the BFI, outlined how the fund will work at Screen’s Restart conference.
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NewsShane Meadows to make first BBC series with period drama ‘The Gallows Pole’ (exclusive)
The series will be produced by Element Pictures.
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NewsNew projects from Michaela Coel, Working Title, ‘Rocks’ writer Theresa Ikoko on BBC drama slate
The projects join a new Shane Meadows series, announced earlier.
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NewsUK’s Duck Soup Films hires former Film4, Big Talk execs
Celine Coulson, Kathryn O’Connor will join the Leeds-based indie.
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NewsUK’s Film and TV Charity unveils £1m anti-racism scheme
Scheme ringfences further 30% of future grants for minority groups.
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NewsJohn Boyega, Joe Cornish to return for ‘Attack The Block’ sequel
Writer/director Joe Cornish will also return, 10 years after the original.
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NewsBFI appoints new deputy CEO, bolsters senior team
Appointments relate to BFI’s strategic plans and work with government.
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NewsUK financier Head Gear Films appoints new COO
Tom Harberd to step down after more than seven years at film financier.
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News‘Sex Education’ writer fronts Netflix, Sky fellowship
£100,000-plus scheme will support scribes from under-represented communities.
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NewsModern Films lands UK-Ireland rights to Tribeca, Doc/Fest premieres (exclusive)
Titles include ‘Lady Boss: The Jackie Collins Story’ and Mark Cousins’ ‘The Story of Looking’.
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NewsNew Curzon membership scheme to combine cinema tickets and streaming (exclusive)
The membership will be available in two types – Classic and Cult.
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NewsSheffield Doc/Fest 2021 programme includes world premiere of Steve McQueen’s ‘Uprising’
The festival will take place in Sheffield, across the UK, and online.
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NewsCineworld strikes theatrical deals with Disney, Universal
Pacts comes as pandemic recovery builds momentum.
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NewsIndependent distributors see opportunities as UK cinemas set to reopen
Three executives discuss their plans with Screen.
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NewsJinga adds two genre titles to Cannes slate (exclusive)
Features include comedy horror ‘Red Snow’.
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FeaturesCreating the look of HBO fantasy ‘The Nevers’
Production designer Gemma Jackson and costume designer Michele Clapton discuss creating a believable version of Victorian London for HBO’s fantasy show.