All UK & Europe Newsletter articles – Page 26
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NewsThe Match Factory boards Michel Franco’s Venice/TIFF drama ‘New Order’ (exclusive)
Dystopian drama has been selected for Toronto and will debut at Venice in competition.
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Reviews‘Unhinged’: Review
’Needlessly unpleasant, abrasively stressful but, at the same time, oddly monotonous’
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NewsToronto Film Festival unveils line-up, Mira Nair’s ‘A Suitable Boy’ to close festival
Films include ’Ammonite’, ’Notturno’, ’New Order’ and ’Penguin Bloom’.
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NewsWhat could the AMC-Universal deal mean for Hollywood?
“I don’t know why everyone wouldn’t be looking [at a similar deal].”
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NewsInternational industry tunes in for hot new projects at Polish Film Days
Jakub Piątek’s ’Prime Time; won the Screen International Best Pitch award
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NewsSan Sebastian Film Festival unveils Spanish titles
Two series selected for out of competition slots.
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NewsRiz Ahmed, Octavia Spencer board Amazon-backed thriller ‘Invasion’ from ‘Beast’ director
The project is produced by Amazon alongside Film4, who developed it with Raw.
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NewsVue confirms UK cinema reopening plans
Phased reopening starts with 10 sites on Friday August 7.
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NewsVenice chief on safe, plentiful screenings, women directors and a possible Cannes partnership
Alberto Barbera also revealed which (male) directors turned him down.
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NewsFilms Boutique boards Venice-bound ‘And Tomorrow The Entire World’ (exclusive)
Julia von Heinz’s feature is the first made under her new Seven Elephants banner.
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NewsDetails revealed of UK’s £500m production insurance fund
A £500m government scheme is aimed at kickstarting film and TV productions, which have struggled to secure insurance for Covid-related costs.
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NewsKelly Reichardt’s ‘First Cow’ to open Locarno’s hybrid 2020 edition
Jean-Marie Straub’s short film La France Contre Les Robots to close festival; juries unveiled.
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NewsUniversal, AMC Theatres agree to collapse theatrical window, share PVoD revenue
”AMC is highly confident moviegoers will come to our theatres in huge numbers in a post-pandemic world.”
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NewsBFI readies £30m recovery fund for England’s independent cinemas
Grants part of UK government’s £1.57bn culture support package.
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NewsUK weekend box office up 15.8% as more cinemas reopen
More than 20% of cinemas are now back in business.
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NewsAcademy re-elects David Rubin president
Casting director David Rubin has been re-elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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NewsNetflix leads Emmy nominations, HBO’s ‘Watchmen’ leads titles
Nominees include ‘Succession’, ‘Ozark’.
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NewsUK government reveals £500m insurance fund to kickstart indie production
The BFI and Pact have both welcomed the news.
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NewsFocus Features confirms worldwide deal for James Gray’s ‘Armageddon Time’
Production set to begin in New York in 2021.
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FeaturesComment: A “Damascene moment” for Venice
This year’s line-up looks very global, very arthouse, and very welcome.