All articles by Mona Tabbara – Page 26
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Noel Clarke seeks £10m damages from UK’s Guardian newspaper
As well as claiming for general damages which cover harm to reputation, Clarke is seeking special damages which cover specific financial losses.
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Elton John gives evidence as defence witness at Kevin Spacey sexual assault trial
The Rocket Man singer appeared via video link alongside his husband, David Furnish.
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Galway Film Fleadh winner ‘Apocalypse Clown’ rounds up global deals (exclusive)
It has sold across Europe, the US and Canada, Russia and CIS and India.
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‘Apocalypse Clown’, ‘Verdigris’ scoop prizes at Galway Film Fleadh, as marketplace packs a punch
Further winners include ’Past Lives’ in the world cinema competition and Agnes O’Casey for the Bingham Ray New Talent Award.
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International shoots paused on ‘Deadpool 3’, Gladiator 2, ‘Venom 3’ due to SAG-AFTRA strike; cameras still rolling on ‘The Watchers’ in Ireland
Marvel Studios production was filming in UK’s Pinewood Studios and most recently Norfolk.
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SAG-AFTRA strike disrupts ‘The Martini Shot’ Galway premiere; ‘Oppenheimer’ stars walk out of London premiere
US actors’ union strike was confirmed on Thursday (July 13) morning Pacific Time.
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’Oppenheimer’ London premiere, Galway Film Fleadh first hit by strike complications
’Oppenheimer’ London premiere is due to take place tonight (July 13), as is the world premiere of ’The Martini Shot’ at the Galway Film Fleadh.
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Bafta tightens up campaigning rules for 2024 film awards
Changes also include space for non-binary filmmakers in the best director category and updates to eligibility rules.
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Writers’ Guild of Great Britain calls for independent AI regulator
The policy statement is titled ‘Writers and AI’, and includes recommendations such as AI developers only using writers’ work with express permission.
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“There’s no question – the Galway Film Fleadh is for Irish film”: director of programming talks 2023 edition
Maeve McGrath took over as director of programming at the start of 2023.
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Kevin Spacey 'drugged man and performed sex act on him', UK court hears
An aspiring actor is the fourth and final complainant to take to the stand.
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Locarno Film Festival to honour Stellan Skarsgård
He will receive the Leopard Club award at next month’s festival.
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UK’s Elstree Studios seeking over £150m for urgent repairs after asbestos found
The local council’s report has stated it could not “afford to continually invest”.
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‘Club Zero’, ‘How To Have Sex’, ‘The Old Oak’ among UK Global Screen Fund recipients
13 titles have received funding in the latest round from the £7m per year UK Global Screen Fund.
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Global box office records best quarter since 2019
The global box office has reached $8.6bn for Q2.
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Edinburgh film festival one-off edition includes world premiere of ’Chuck Chuck Baby’
A total of 24 feature films, including five world premieres, make up this year’s programme.
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Kevin Spacey trial latest: second accuser hoped coming forward would “help” others
The complainant detailed meeting Spacey while drinking in a countryside pub and returning to a property the actor was staying in, where the alleged incident took place.
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Adjani Salmon wins inaugural Menelik Shabazz award at Windrush Caribbean Film Festival
Salmon is a Screen Star of Tomorrow 2022 and the creator of BBC, A24 and Big Deal Films series ‘Dreaming Whilst Black’.
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Kevin Spacey trial: first alleged victim says Spacey’s behaviour was “well-known”
Source: WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM/swiss-image.ch / Jolanda Flubacher (licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) Kevin Spacey The first alleged victim of Kevin Spacey described the US actor as a “slippery, snaky, difficult person” as Spacey’s trial gets underway at London’s Southwark Crown Court, following last week’s opening arguments. Spacey ...
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Luke W Moody named head of UK’s BFI Doc Society Fund (exclusive)
Moody’s previous roles include director of film programming at Sheffield Doc Fest.