All UK & Europe Newsletter articles – Page 4
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NewsJosh Berger to depart Warner Bros in December after 31 years
Warner Bros veteran Berger has worked on over 350 theatrical releases.
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NewsJapan selects Naomi Kawase’s ‘True Mothers’ as Oscar submission
The film received a Cannes 2020 label and premiered at Toronto in September.
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NewsJinga Films adds three genre titles to AFM slate (exclusive)
Additions include sex trafficking drama ‘Lost Girls’.
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NewsSC Films to launch sales at AFM on animated robot adventure ‘Stonerunner’ (exclusive)
The film will begin pre-production in Australia and New Zealand in December.
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NewsAltitude boards survival thriller ‘Out Come The Wolves’ for international sales (exclusive)
IFC Midnight has taken US rights and levelFilm has acquired Canadian rights.
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NewsVertigo acquires SXSW award-winner ‘Freshman Year’; Protagonist boards international sales (exclusive)
IFC Films acquired North American rights to Cooper Raiff’s romantic comedy.
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NewsIDFA sets ‘Nothing But The Sun’ to open, final competition sections
The festival scaled back its physical events earlier this month.
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NewsPotboiler, Rathaus, BBC Film, Steve McQueen join forces for ‘Augustown’ adaptation (exclusive)
Jamaica-set drama will be the directing debut of ‘Small Axe’ cinematographer Shabier Kirchner.
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NewsNational Theatre to make original film of Josh O’Connor, Jessie Buckley in ‘Romeo & Juliet’
The production will be filmed at the Lyttelton Theatre building on London’s South Bank.
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NewsBBC documentary arm Storyville moves under BBC Film remit
The Storyville commissioning team will report to BBC Film head Rose Garnett.
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NewsCo-productions can thrive in Asia despite Covid-19, say experts
A panel of experts discussed the state of production in the latest ScreenDaily Talks session.
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News‘Honest Thief’ ends ‘Tenet’ eight-week reign as UK box office battles back
New titles breathe life into cinema offerings.
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NewsHildur Gudnadóttir, Nicholas Britell triumph at 20th World Soundtrack Awards
The two composers won for, respectively, their scores for ‘Joker’ and ‘Succession’.
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NewsIDFA, IFFR, Göteborg among recipients of €1.62m Creative Europe funding
Thirty-four festivals from 19 countries are sharing the grants.
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News‘Pixie’, ‘Peninsula’, ‘Paradise War’ opening in key European territories this week
Several major distributors return to UK cinemas this weekend.
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NewsFormer Casarotto agent launches South Africa-based agency Torchwood (exclusive)
The new literary agency will focus on local and international filmmaking talent.
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NewsKeith Allen, ‘Love Island’ star Chris Hughes join ‘Rise Of The Footsoldier: Origins’ (exclusive)
Production started this week on the fifth title in the ’Footsoldier’ series.
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NewsProduction Guild creates UK diversity taskforce
Twenty-five-strong group aims to improve production diversity and career progression opportunities.
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NewsBBC Film, BFI to debut new release model in BBC Two UK film series
Series includes British independent titles released theatrically in the last three years.
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NewseOne’s UK managing director Kezia Williams appointed vice-chair of MediCinema
Williams will step up to become chair when Paul Massara steps down in 2021.