All UK/Ireland articles – Page 4
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NewsUK cohort to participate in Sundance Institute summer labs
Himesh Patel and novelist Nikesh Shukla among participants.
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NewsUK competition regulator begins inquiry into Paramount-Warner Bros Discovery merger
A deadline of August 7 has been set for the first phase of inquiry.
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NewsSocial media satire ‘Babystar’ sells to key territories including UK-Ireland
EXCLUSIVE: Film will release in UK-Ireland cinemas in autumn 2026.
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NewsUK’s Elysian Film Group Distribution enters insolvency
Danny Perkins’ Elysian Film Group production arm remains in operation.
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NewsCannes Competition drama ‘The Beloved’ starring Javier Bardem picked up for UK-Ireland
Exclusive: Bardem plays an acclaimed film director known for his films and for his past of violence and excess.
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Features“I am always optimistic,”: Sheffield DocFest creative director on the resilience of documentary
The festival runs from June 10-15, opening with Rich Felgate’s ‘We, The Hated’.
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NewsCalifornia, New York prepare Warner Bros Discovery-Paramount lawsuit
Other US states are understood to be joining action that seeks to block $110bn deal.
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News‘Scary Movie’ tops UK-Ireland box office, ‘Backrooms’ holds off ‘Masters Of The Universe’
‘Obsession’ passes £10m after increasing takings for second consecutive weekend.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office up 11% year-on-year thanks to strong May
‘Michael’, ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ took over £65m combined in the month alone.
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News“I live on there,” say Amazon, Fremantle and Banijay execs of BookTok
Amazon MGM Studios’ Tara Erer, Fremantle UK CEO Amelia Brown and Banijay’s head of adaptations Hannah Griffiths were talking at SXSW London.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Masters Of The Universe’ and ‘Scary Movie’ lead new releases
Also in cinemas: period drama satire ‘Savage House’ and Charli XCX drama ’Erupcja’.
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NewsBlack Bear begins filming ‘Jason Statham Stole My Bike’ in the UK and Malta
Meta action comedy arrives in summer 2027.
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NewsNetflix EMEA head says UK earnings boost local ecosystem and do not “disappear into a black box in California”
Larry Tanz, EMEA content chief, said UK revenues are “recycled into more British investment, more stories, more jobs and more infrastructure”.
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NewsBanijay and Pact lobby for household levy to replace UK licence fee
Banijay UK and Pact support the introduction of a household levy to replace the BBC’s licence fee funding.
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NewsNeon boards Asif Kapadia’s ‘70 Up’ as Tom Quinn says: “While everyone is snoozing on docs, I’m a firm believer”
Quinn is also on the lookout for international action thrillers and TV projects.
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NewsFrench truck driver romance ‘Flesh And Fuel’ drives to deals for North America and UK-Ireland
EXCLUSIVE: The French film won a prize at Cannes Critics’ Week.
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NewsSimon Rumley’s Thailand-set thriller ‘Crushed’ lands key deals including UK-Ireland, North America
EXCLUSIVE: The film has played at Edinburgh, Fantastic Fest and Sitges.
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NewsUniversal, UK government confirm £7.3bn investment in Bedford theme park
Name unveiled for new resort, which is scheduled to open in 2031.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office up in first quarter of 2026, boosted by book-to-screen adaptations
‘Project Hail Mary’, ‘Wuthering Heights’, ‘Hamnet’ and ‘The Magic Faraway Tree’ have all been released.
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Reviews‘Virginia Woolf’s Night & Day’ review: A spirited Haley Bennett helps lift weighty adaptation
Tina Gharavi’s take on Woolf’s 1919 novel opens SXSW London before a theatrical release