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NewsParkland Entertainment reshuffles UK theatrical releases, acquires three new films (exclusive)
It is also putting three planned theatrical releases on hold until later in 2020.
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NewsUK ‘Resident Evil’ stuntwoman left with life-changing injuries wins legal challenge
Olivia Jackson was injured while shooting ‘Resident Evil: The Final Chapter’ in 2015.
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NewsAlarm bells ring for UK freelancers after last-minute update
HMRC fund will not support anyone on fixed-term contracts ended before their ‘natural conclusion’.
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NewsFormer BBC Drama Studios producer Maggie Boden joins The Ink Factory
Boden appointed director of development at the outfit behind ‘Fighting With My Family’ and ‘The Little Drummer Girl’.
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NewsUK’s Grimmfest launches free genre streaming platform during lockdown (exclusive)
Manchester-based genre festival to offer horror features and shorts for the duration of quarantine.
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NewsThailand’s trade department launches online trade show for Thai content
MOVE Live, a three-day virtual market using Zoom technology, is scheduled to take place May 25-27.
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NewsFremantle sells ‘My Brilliant Friend’ to China’s three leading streamers
Deal marks first time non-English language European drama has sold to all three platforms simultaneously.
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NewsCannes unveils details for online Marche du Film
”The online market is intended to mimic the market experience in Cannes.”
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NewsBectu, Pact join forces to lobby UK government over freelancers
Bodies demand clarity over whether freelancers whose contracts reached ‘natural end’ can be furloughed.
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NewsSTX merges with India’s Eros Entertainment
Combined entity to be headquartered in Burbank and Mumbai.
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NewsComic-Con cancels 2020 edition
Organisers of San Diego convention to return on July 22-25, 2021.
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NewsSundance Institute launches $1m emergency coronavirus relief fund
”When history looks back, this will either be the moment when we invested in artists,…or it will be the moment we lost a generation of art and artists.”
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NewsSPC picks up world rights to Julia Childs documentary
Feature marks first collaboration between SPC and CNN Films.
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NewsScreen Talks live Q&A: How indie distributors are creating virtual cinema models
The Talk is scheduled for Thursday, April 23 at 16:00 BST, and will feature the heads of Kino Lorber, Film Movement and Modern Films.
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NewsVenice Film Festival planning goes on but doubts intensify
Festival director Alberto Barbera has ruled out a virtual Venice.
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NewsScreen Ireland provides €4.5m coronavirus support measures
All support measures are being allocated from Screen Ireland’s 2020 capital budget.
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NewsPoland’s New Horizons Film Festival postponed due to Covid-19 ban
Festival in Wroclaw was due to launch in late July.
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NewsUniversal, Focus set UK digital release for ‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always’
Eliza Hittman’s Berlin and Sundance prize-winner was due to receive a theatrical release in the UK.
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NewsNetflix, Netherlands Film Fund launch Covid-19 production aid
Streaming giant contributes €1m to launch the fund.