All UK/Ireland articles – Page 291
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NewsNetflix selects inaugural recipients of £400k documentary talent fund
Each filmmaking team will receive up to £40,000.
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NewsGlenda Jackson receives honorary BIFA award
Jackson returned to acting in 2016 following a 25-year hiatus.
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NewsLos Angeles-based Align boards animation ‘The Canterville Ghost’ to complete financing
Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie and Freddie Highmore to voice Oscar Wilde adaptation.
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NewsPaul Verhoeven’s ‘Benedetta’ acquired for UK-Ireland distribution
Subversive period drama set to play in Competition at Cannes.
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News‘Small Axe’, ‘I May Destroy You’ clean up at Bafta Craft Awards
Steve McQueen and Michaela Coel shows dominate with eight awards.
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FeaturesWhat’s it like to go back to the cinema in the UK post-lockdown?
Screen staff test out six different venues for factors including masks, food & drink and ticketing.
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NewsHBO, facility execs talk UK studio demand and sustainability
HBO production executive discusses boom in production.
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News‘Peter Rabbit 2’ tops first post-lockdown UK box office with strong £3.8m
Takings were significantly up on the reopening in July 2020.
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Reviews‘In The Heights’: Review
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony award-winning musical lights up the big screen at last
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NewsAmazon takes UK-Ireland on English-language ‘Call My Agent!’ remake
Kelly Macdonald, Helena Bonham Carter, Olivia Williams join cast.
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NewsUK producers recommend wellbeing practitioners, childcare budgets for film & TV shoots
Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor, Helen Simmons and Rienkje Attoh were taking part in the Restart conference.
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News“We take chances”: UK public film funds issue rallying cry to filmmakers
Film4’s Daniel Battsek, BBC Film’s Rose Garnett and BFI’s Lizzie Francke on Restart Conference panel.
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NewsVue, Picturehouse heads vow to support distribution partners, talk new flexible window policies
Tim Richards and Clare Binns discussed changes to the UK theatrical market at the Restart conference.
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NewsUniversal moves ‘Fast & Furious 9’ UK release two weeks earlier
The franchise title will now come out on June 24.
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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.