All articles by Mona Tabbara – Page 38
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Glasgow Film Festival to open with Adura Onashile’s ‘Girl’, sets first industry events
The industry programme runs from March 6-9, with the festival taking place from March 1-12.
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Iranian actor Taraneh Alidoosti to be released on bail
Alidoosti’s temporary release was confirmed by her lawyer.
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Stephen Graham, David Harewood named in UK’s 2023 New Year Honours List
Visual artist and filmmaker John Akomfrah and actress and wildlife campaigner Virginia McKenna are also on the list.
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The BFI’s 10 biggest distribution awards of 2022
Titles include ’Ali & Ava’, ’The Worst Person In The World’ and ‘Aftersun’.
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The BFI’s 10 biggest production awards of 2022
Titles to make the list include ‘Chuck Chuck Baby’, ’Layla’ and ‘Starve Acre’.
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UK-Ireland box office preview: ’Corsage’, ’I Wanna Dance With Somebody’ among festive releases
Also out during the Christmas and New Year period: ’Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical Singalong’ and ’Peter von Kant’.
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Screen’s guide to the 2023 international feature Oscar shortlist
Europe is less dominant this year, with Asia, Latin America and Africa represented.
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Number of female-made films dropped 6% in the UK in 2022
143 of the 588 titles released this year were made by women.
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Five years of #MeToo: What has changed in the UK?
Key UK figures including Maya Amsellem, Mia Bays, Aisha Bywaters, Sarah Brocklehurst, Sadie Frost, Jen Smith and Eva Yates discuss the progress and pitfalls.
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‘The Banshees Of Inisherin’ leads London Critics’ Circle Awards nominations
Martin McDonagh’s dark comedy has nine nominations, while Charlotte Wells’ ’Aftersun’ has eight.
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Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi demands release of arrested actor Taraneh Alidoosti
“I stand with Taraneh and demand her release alongside that of my other fellow cineastes Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof,” said the filmmaker.
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Curzon unveils 2023 slate, includes Venice titles ‘The Damned Don’t Cry’, ‘L’Immensità’ (exclusive)
Further titles include Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s ’The Beasts’ and Chie Hayakawa’s debut ‘Plan 75’.
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“History, unfortunately, is cyclical”: ‘Blue Jean’ filmmakers on the drama’s important warning
Director Georgia Oakley and producer Hélène Sifre tell Screen why they felt they had to tell this story.
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‘Avatar: The Way Of Water’ opens with strong £11.2m at UK-Ireland box office
James Cameron sequel scores joint seventh-highest weekend opening total for a post-pandemic title.
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Clint Dyer, Roy Williams board Film4 football drama ‘Three Degrees’ (exclusive)
The feature tells the true story of three Black footballers who transformed the fortunes of West Bromwich Albion football team.
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Mo Mowlam doc among second recipients of Uncertain Kingdom development fund (exclusive)
The fund will re-open for a third round on January 9.
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UK film industry pioneer Sydney Samuelson dies aged 97
Samuelson spent more than 50 years working in the UK industry and was the first British film commissioner.
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BFI and Film4 partner on high-budget shorts programme called Future Takes
Up to £90,000 will be awarded per project
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BFI launches search for new London Film Festival director
Who does the industry believe would be a good fit to take over from Tricia Tuttle?
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Prince Charles Cinema team “very disappointed” as Edinburgh Filmhouse bid rejected
The administrators are understood to have “received a much larger offer and one which blew the rest of us out of the water”.