All UK/Ireland articles – Page 284
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News“He is one of our own”: UK film industry responds to Ben Roberts taking CEO role at BFI
Rose Garnett, Andy Leyshon and Daniel Battsek among those praising Roberts’ appointment.
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NewsMGM TV, UK/US-based 42 strike first-look production deal
Parties to create original scripted programming, draw on MGM library.
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News‘The Souvenir’ leads nominees for 2020 London Critics’ Circle Film Awards
The Irishman, 1917, Marriage Story also in contention.
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NewsDirectors UK appoints Andy Harrower as new CEO
Harrower will take over as Andrew Chowns retires after a decade in the role.
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NewsBen Roberts appointed CEO of the British Film Institute
Deputy CEO of the UK organisation will step up in 2020.
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NewsNicky Morgan returns to UK culture secretary role
Morgan is unelected, having stood down as MP last month.
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FeaturesBafta film chiefs talk streaming challenges, eligibility rules, date changes
Amanda Berry, CEO of Bafta, and Emma Baehr, director of awards and membership, sit down with Screen.
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NewsKering Foundation, Modern Films reveal winner of 16 Films 16 Days initiative
Jury included Thandie Newton, Jodie Whittaker and Alice Winocour.
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News‘Jumanji: The Next Level’ takes UK box office crown from ‘Frozen II’ with £5.2m debut
Other new openers included horror remake ’Black Christmas’ and Imelda Marcos documentary ’The Kingmaker’.
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FeaturesWord of Mouth: “I follow younger critics and general agitators on Twitter”
The UK’s Mia Bays on who she trusts for film and TV recommendations.
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NewsCineworld to acquire Canada’s Cineplex in $2.1bn deal
Cineplex is the largest operator in Canada with 165 cinemas, 1,695 screens and a 75% market share of the territory’s box office.
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FeaturesWhy ‘For Sama’ is “a tool to understand the Syrian situation”
Waad al-Kateab — co-directing with Edward Watts — gave shape to her Syrian survival story For Sama by making it a letter to her infant daughter.
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NewsWhat could the UK election result mean for the local film industry?
The decisive victory for Boris Johnson has brought clarity over Brexit for the UK’s creative sector, but also despair from industry professionals.
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NewsHugh Skinner, Shazad Latif, Rebecca Benson board UK comedy ‘Falling For Figaro’ (exclusive)
Gary Lewis also joins Danielle Macdonald and Joanna Lumley in romantic comedy.
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NewsUK box office preview: ‘Jumanji: The Next Level’ aims to thaw ‘Frozen II’
Other titles set for release include ‘Black Christmas’, ‘The Kingmaker’ and ‘Pink Wall’.
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NewsUK’s Great Point Media secures $100m investment for film and TV projects
London-based firm lands investment from US-based MC Credit Partners.
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NewsIreland’s Break Out Pictures acquires ‘Rialto’, ‘Arracht’ (exclusive)
The distributor was launched by former Element Pictures executives.
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NewsAnna Marsh promoted to CEO of Studiocanal as Didier Lupfer departs
Marsh joined company in 2008 and has steadily risen up ranks.
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News’Love Actually’ caught up in political crosshairs of UK election
Spoof ad promoting Brexit policies puts Boris Johnson in role played by Andrew Lincoln.
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NewsSarah Gavron, Julie Gayet join Les Arcs’s female-representation initiative Femmes de Cinéma
European cinema-focused Alpine festival pushes on with efforts to improve female representation.