All UK & Europe Newsletter articles – Page 56
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NewsFlanders’ VAF launches €2m emergency production fund
Temporary aid scheme to support production slates during Covid-19 lockdown.
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NewsScandinavian fund Film i Väst hires new head of production
Kristina Börjeson is presently head of drama production at TV4/C More.
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NewsCurzon acquires UK rights to three features to strengthen online offer during lockdown (exclusive)
Plans to screen all three theatrically when UK cinemas reopen.
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NewsPact taskforce tackles UK insurance concerns
Fears start to emerge over inability to secure cover against Covid-19-related suspensions post-lockdown.
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NewsRussia unveils virtual content market for international buyers in early June
The Key Buyers Event: Digital Edition to launch on June 8.
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NewsLocarno chief Lili Hinstin talks completely new 2020 iteration
“We looked at what would be helpful for the films and their creators.”
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NewsNoah Media Group picks up Steven Gerrard doc ‘Make Us Dream’, HBO’s ‘Bleed Out’
UK company will represent international sales on both.
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NewsBIFA takes unconscious bias training free and online during crisis
BIFA voters to take part in training, adapted for social distancing.
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NewsLe Pacte sells French rights for ‘Pinocchio’ to Amazon Prime Video
Wide French theatrical release in March was cancelled due to Covid-19 lockdown.
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NewsCineworld says it will not show films that ‘fail to respect windows’
“Cineworld’s policy with respect to the window is clear, well known in the industry and is part of our commercial deal with our movie suppliers.”
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NewsBFI launches £2m crisis fund for UK indie films impacted by Covid-19
Up to £150,000 will be awarded to productions interrupted as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsVertigo acquires ‘Fanny Lye Deliver’d’ for UK; sets digital release (exclusive)
Thomas Clay’s period drama stars Maxine Peak and Charles Dance.
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NewsIDFA chief talks finding new online audiences, plans for 2020 edition
Visitors to festival’s IDFA Online Collection webpage surge during global lockdown.
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NewsFrench cinemas to remain closed until early June, with large gatherings banned until September
French government presented strategy to lift Covid-19 strategy to parliament on Tuesday.
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NewsWar of words erupts after AMC says it will ban Universal films from its global sites (update)
Tensions rise over threat to theatrical exclusivity model.
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NewsMubi launches UK Cinema Fund to support exhibitors during lockdown (exclusive)
Fundraising campaign will contribute to the BFI’s FAN Covid-19 Resilience Fund.
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NewsAcademy allows Oscar contenders to launch on streaming or digital platforms during pandemic
Oscar show keeps February 2021 date as top brass “recognise the importance of work being seen and also celebrated when audiences appreciate movies more than ever.”
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News‘Trolls World Tour’ numbers signal long-term shift, NBCUniversal head says
”As soon as theatres reopen, we expect to release movies on both formats.”
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FeaturesMy Working From Home Life: Maven Pictures’ Celine Rattray
“My children interrupted a writer meeting, saying they had a movie idea, holding up a Harry Potter book.”