All UK/Ireland articles – Page 57
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NewsLiverpool launches initiative to clean up production in the city
The pilot scheme will see productions plug into the grid rather than using diesel generators on site.
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News‘Dogspiracy’ dog abuse documentary acquired for international sales (exclusive)
Paul Crompton’s film explores the hidden world of dog abuse.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Moana 2’ sails into 630 cinemas; ‘Conclave’ also opens
Payal Kapadia’s Cannes award-winner ‘All We Imagine As Light’ also opens.
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NewsIrish rap trio Kneecap wins arts funding case against UK government
The Irish rap group has been re-awarded £14,250.
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NewsGlasgow, Locarno, IDFA join European film market alliance
The F.A.M.E. Alliance also includes CPH: Dox, Les Arcs and Zurich.
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NewsYouTube beginning to dominate UK video consumption among adults, says Ofcom
Regulator’s Online Nation report finds 9 in 10 of all online adults using the Google service.
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NewsSky’s Karl Holmes to lead Disney+ in EMEA
Former Sky UK and Ireland finance chief to oversee Disney+ and direct-to-consumer operations.
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NewsFfilm Cymru Wales names Amanda Rees next chair (exclusive)
Outgoing chair Ruth McElroy departs in December.
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NewsMohsen Makhmalbaf urges UK government to open doors to Afghanistan’s creatives
“Bringing these people here is not just saving the life of individuals. It’s saving culture.”
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NewsPhilip Knatchbull to return to UK’s Curzon on interim basis; Edward Fletcher to depart (exclusive)
Curzon was acquired at auction by US’ Fortress Investment Group earlier this month.
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NewsTogether Films selects projects for $50,000 climate action fund (exclusive)
Two projects highlight innovative approaches to tackling climate crisis.
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Features‘Kneecap’ filmmakers on navigating Northern Ireland’s politics and bringing bigger budget films to Belfast
Rich Peppiatt’s film won audience awards at Sundance and Galway and is being released next month in UK-Ireland.
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NewsBFI London Film Festival award winner ‘Four Mothers’ picked up for UK-Ireland
The feature is set for release in April next year.
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News‘Kneecap’, ‘Civil War’ lead Bifa 2024 craft winners
Further winners include ‘Love Lies Bleeding’ and ‘Firebrand’.
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News‘Wicked’ shines with biggest opening weekend of 2024 at UK-Ireland box office
The musical has also broken the box office record for best-peforming debut for a stage-to-screen adaptation in the territory.
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NewsFirst-look images for Wales-shot ‘Madfabulous’ starring Callum Scott Howells unveiled (exclusive)
Rupert Everett also stars.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Wicked’ aims to cast its spell in 698 sites
Also out this weekend: Sundance drag queen romance ‘Layla’ and a raft of documentaries, including ‘Bread & Roses’ and ‘Silent Men’.
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NewsShifting business models leads discussion at British Screen Forum
Speakers include David Puttnam, Kathleen Kennedy, Jane Featherstone, Jane Millichip and Caroline Dinenage.
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NewsLuna Carmoon, Sean Wang, Nava Mau among Bafta Breakthrough 2024 line-up
43 creatives include 21 from UK, 13 from US and nine from India.
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News‘The Penguin Lessons’, ‘Kneecap’ receive UK Global Screen Fund support; fund lands key hire
Jordan Allwood joins the UKGSF team from sales outfit Independent Entertainment.