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NewsUK was “first port of call” for Amazon’s ‘Lord Of The Rings’ move, says British Film Commission head
Amazon Studios’ ’The Lord Of The Rings’ series will relocate from New Zealand to the UK for its second season.
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NewsJuja Dobrachkous to follow ‘Bebia’ with UK feature ‘Isle of Skye’ (exclusive)
UK drama set to shoot in London later in 2021.
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NewsSan Sebastian Film Festival defends decision to present Johnny Depp with honour
Festival director Jose Luis Rebordinos issues statement.
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NewsErik Poppe’s ‘The Emigrants’ heads for Haugesund works in progress
Haugesund’s New Nordic Films industry event will present 17 upcoming features.
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NewsChinese Tribeca winner ‘Ascension’ lands worldwide deal
Distributor plans October 8 and awards-qualifying run.
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NewsAmazon Studios to shoot S2 of ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ series in UK
Pre-production will start in 2022 concurrent with final months of post on Season 1 in New Zealand.
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NewsDisney CEO talks talent deals amid ‘Black Widow’ furore in buoyant Q3 report
Third quarter revenues gain 45% year-on-year as parks, cruses, theatrical distirbution return.
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NewsSony pushes back ‘Venom 2’ amid Delta surge in US
No word at time of writing on plans for Hotel Transylvania 4,
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NewsFormer California Film Commission deputy director Eve Honthaner named AFCI president
New hire succeeds Kevin “KJ” Jennings.
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NewsLightbox sets co-production partnership with Warner Music Entertainment
Warner Music Entertainment will co-produce, co-develop and co-finance projects with Lightbox.
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NewsBenedict Cumberbatch to receive 2021 TIFF honour
British star has two films in festival: The Power Of The Dog and The Electrical Life Of Louis Wain.
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NewsFirst look at Florence Pugh in Netflix’s ‘The Wonder’ as Tom Burke, Niamh Algar join cast
Further new cast include Elaine Cassidy, Toby Jones, Ciaran Hinds.
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NewsCinephil founder joins BBC Storyville as commissioning editor
Renowned documentary exec Philippa Kowarsky will report to Rose Garnett.
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NewsLocarno’s Open Doors to turn the spotlight onto Latin America and the Caribbean
Open Doors bids farewell to Southeast Asia and Mongolia at the end of 2021.
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NewsZurich Film Festival to honour Paolo Sorrentino
Paolo Sorrentino will receive the Tribute to… Award at the 17th Zurich Film Festival.
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NewsCineworld posts $208m operating loss, predicts theatrical windows to “stablise” in 2022
The losses cover a six month period, ending June 30 2021.
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NewsMark Cousins’ ‘The Story Of Film: A New Generation’ sells to North America (exclusive)
Plus additional deals for Italy, Spain, Japan, China.
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NewsLA city leaders in unanimous vote over vaccine mandate for public indoor spaces
Development comes one week after New York City initiative.
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NewsSlamdance Joshua Tree inaugural outdoor event to fete best of fest
Participants must be fully vaccinated and will be required to show CDC vaccination card and picture ID.
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NewsVenice removes quarantine requirement for fully vaccinated UK attendees
UK visitors can attend festival “for working reasons”.