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All articles by Mona Tabbara – Page 15
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NewsGoodfellas adds Laura Carreira’s ‘On Falling’ To EFM line-up (exclusive)
A first-look image has also been unveiled.
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Features“There’s an assumption everything is just coming out of the US”: Searchlight’s UK team on their significant role
Searchlight Pictures is in the awards fray with three strong films: ’Poor Things’,’ All Of Us Strangers’ and ’Rye Lane’. But less well known is how pivotal its UK team has been in bringing these titles to fruition.
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Features“I’ve never seen meetings book up this quickly”: UK sales agents set for turbocharged EFM
After the Hollywood strikes put a dampener on the of 2023, UK sales agents are sensing hunger from buyers.
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NewsBankside unveils first look at Mala Emde in ‘The Girl From Köln’, plus suite of sales (exclusive)
The feature, from the producers of Cannes title Holy Spider, is currently in post-production.
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NewsEmbankment embarks on first animated feature ‘Bollywoof’
BFI supported development of the film, while Sky Cinema will release in the UK-Ireland.
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NewsAlief acquires Lucy Cohen’s Glasgow premiere 'Edge Of Summer’ (exclusive)
Cohen’s narrative feature debut is produced by Dorothy St Pictures, with backing from BBC Film and BFI.
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NewsAltitude lines up two films about iconic British band blur
The UK sales and distribution outfit is launching sales at the EFM and will release theatrically in the UK and Ireland.
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NewsGerard Johnson’s thriller ‘Odyssey’ gears up for UK shoot (exclusive)
The feature is produced by UK outfits Electric Shadow Company and Stigma Films.
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NewsAaron Taylor-Johnson to star in David Mackenzie’s heist thriller ‘Fuze’ for Anton
Taylor-Johnson reunites with ’Outlaw King’ filmmaker David Mackenzie on the project.
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NewsProtagonist Pictures makes key promotions to boost senior team
Senior execs Janina Vilsmaier and Mounia Wissinger have both been promoted.
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NewsBankside boards hot Icelandic volcano thriller ‘The Fires’ (exclusive)
Director Ugla Hauksdóttir’s previous credits include TV series ‘The Power’.
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NewsKaren Gillan, Patsy Ferran to star in Guy Jenkin's comedy ‘Fools’ for Altitude
Altitude is launching sales at the upcoming European Film Market (EFM), with UTA repping North America.
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FeaturesCan UK independent distributors take any lessons from event cinema's success?
Event cinema grossed over £37m in the UK and Ireland last year, with £12m from Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour alone.
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NewsUkrainian festival winner ‘La Palisiada’ joins Reason8’s EFM slate (exclusive)
It is the debut feature from Ukrainian director Philip Sotnychenko.
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NewsMia Bays, Eva Yates, Adura Onashile, Charlotte Regan join Glasgow industry line-up
Highights include a celebration of the new wave of UK filmmaking; the inaugural Book to Screen live pitching event; and the launch of the industry advisory board’s 10-year vision for the festival’s industry programme.
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NewsHanWay boards Catherine Hardwicke’s ‘A French Pursuit’ starring Toni Collette
The comedy is a re-imagining French box office hit, ’Antoinette Dans Les Cévennes’
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NewsUK film and high-end TV production spend down 32% in strike-impacted 2023
The UK’s film and high-end TV production spend reached over £4.23bn in 2023, almost level with 2019 pre-Covid production spend.
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NewsLocal box office for UK indie films drops by 49% in 2023
UK independent market share fell to the second lowest in 20 years.
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NewsUK and Berlin-based MetFilm School acquired by BIMM University
MetFilm School launched in 2003, with campuses in London’s Ealing Studios, Leeds and Berlin.
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NewsSophie Ellis-Bextor to perform ‘Murder On The Dancefloor’ at Baftas following ‘Saltburn’ renaissance
The song has returned to the charts 22 years after its first release, with social media a major driving force in its return to popularity.