All UK/Ireland articles – Page 73
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NewsThe Bureau, Quiddity Films, Recorded Picture Company among UK Global Screen Fund recipients
Over £3.3m has been allocated across the international co-pro and business development strands.
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NewsFilm and TV investment bank ACF sells majority stake to Forest Road
ACF is behind key deals in the media sector including sale of ’The Lord of The Rings’ IP to Embracer Group
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NewsTrinity CineAsia takes UK-Ireland rights to Hong Kong comedy ‘Table For Six 2’ (exclusive)
The sequel to the box office hit will be released at Lunar New Year.
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NewsFilm curator June Givanni to receive Bafta outstanding contribution to cinema award
The June Givanni PanAfrican Archive preserves the history of pan-African and Black British cinema and culture.
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Features16 UK films to tempt festival directors in 2024
Includes Andrea Arnold’s ‘Bird’ and fiction feature debuts from Lucy Cohen, Daisy-May Hudson, Sandhya Suri and Rebecca Lenkiewicz.
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NewsQuiddity Films, Wild Swim Films, barry crerar among recipients of BBC’s Small Indie Fund
UK film companies are now eligible to apply for the BBC’s £1.5m Small Indie Fund.
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NewsUK production and sales outfit Embankment Films expands team (exclusive)
“We’re investing in highly intelligent young future leaders,” said Embankment’s Tim Haslam.
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NewsVue cinema chain restructures debt; no jobs cuts, venue closures planned
Hundreds of millions of pounds of existing debt will be converted to equity, with roughly £50m of new capital being injected into the company.
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News“She lit up a room”: Industry pays tribute to late UK writer and exec producer Ruth McCance
McCance died aged 53 on December 19 last year, shortly after being diagnosed with cancer.
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News‘Poor Things’ thrives at UK-Ireland box office with £1.6m opening; ‘Wonka’ stays top for sixth weekend
‘Anyone But You’, ‘One Life’ have another £1m+ weekend; ‘The Boys In The Boat’ starts with £250k.
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NewsLevelK boards UK title ‘Sebastian’ ahead of Sundance premiere (exclusive)
The queer drama is directed by UK-Finnish director Mikko Makela.
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News‘Oppenheimer’, ‘Saltburn’ among British Society of Cinematographers feature film nominees (exclusive)
Third-ever nomination for Rodrigo Prieto, for ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Poor Things’ breaks new ground for Yorgos Lanthimos
‘The Beekeeper’ starts a buzz for Sky Cinema; ‘The Boys In The Boat’ sets sail for Warner Bros.
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NewsUK indie filmmakers react to arrival of streamer head as next BFI chair
Apple TV+ European creative director Jay Hunt is the first streamer executive to take up the mantle.
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NewsDisney’s ‘Andor’ resumes UK shoot on series two
The series shut down production in July 2023 due to the SAG-AFTRA strike.
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NewsPicturehouse Entertainment makes two hires to new-look acquisitions team
Two new staff follow departure of Paul Ridd to head up Edinburgh Film Festival.
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News‘Back To Black’: first trailer for Studiocanal’s Amy Winehouse biopic starring Marisa Abela
Abela was named a Screen Star of Tomorrow in 2023.
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NewsUK TV execs applaud Jay Hunt’s new role at the BFI: “She will be a real friend and force for the organisation”
Hunt is renowned for her vast experience in the UK TV landscape.
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NewsProduction wraps on documentary ‘Mogwai: If The Stars Had A Sound’ ahead of SXSW premiere (exclusive)
The film follows the Scottish band across their almost 30-year career.
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NewsXYZ Films, IPR.VC renew slate financing partnership
Investment vehicle has backed 20 productions including upcoming Sundance premieres Skywalkers: A Love Story, Krazy House.