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All UK/Ireland articles – Page 139
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NewsIn pictures: Rising Stars Scotland 2022 party
The inaugural launch was held at The Groucho Club, London
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NewsBFI Network selects 15 filmmakers for LFF development programme (exclusive)
The cohort includes Screen Star of Tomorrow 2019 Benjamin Bee
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NewsNatasha Kaplinksy appointed BBFC president
Kaplinsky takes over from Patrick Swaffer, who ends a 10-year tenure.
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NewsUK’s MetFilm acquires Zak Brilliant’s Republic Film Distribution
Acquisition marks the start of a new division at MetFilm.
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News‘Chernobyl’ director Johan Renck launches Sinestra with producer Michael Parets, strikes deal with Fremantle
First collaboration with Fremantle will be adaptation of Antoine Wilson’s ’Mouth to Mouth’
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NewsWeak pound rattles UK indie sector as inward investment set to reap benefits
“Paying MGs and acquiring product has become 30% more expensive in the last year.”
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NewsBafta scraps LA’s Britannia Awards, sets year-round North American special awards
Highly popular celebration of UK and global talent last took place in 2019.
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News‘Don’t Worry Darling’ tops UK-Ireland box office with strong £2.7m start
Olivia Wilde’s Florence Pugh, Harry Styles-starrer out-performed its Friday-Saturday hold in the US.
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NewsSombracine, Mr Miyagi and Wildstar International team for Marco Berger’s ‘The Astronaut Lovers’ (exclusive)
Award-winning Argentinian director’s 10th film is set to begin filming in October.
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NewsTrio of departures at Sky Studios scripted team
Drama commissioners Gabriel Silver and Liz Lewin and production head Amanda Wilkie-Sweeney are leaving.
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NewsBFI head of UK audiences Ben Luxford talks new strategies under Screen Culture 2033
The emphasis is on using Lottery funding for widest possible public benefit.
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News“We have to do more with less”: BFI unveils ambitious 10-year strategy titled Screen Culture 2033
CEO Ben Roberts is confident a new-look BFI can grow its own revenues by 10% in a decade.
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NewsUK’s Sovereign picks up Swiss thriller ‘A Forgotten Man’ ahead of Zurich premiere (exclusive)
The thriller follows Germany’s Swiss ambassador post World War II.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office: ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ becomes widest female-directed film opening ever
‘Ticket To Paradise’ first weekend, plus ‘Avatar’ re-release.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office to top £1bn by end of 2022, analysts predict
Outperforming global figures, but challenges remain after slow summer.
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NewsScreenDaily Talks: BFI’s Ben Roberts, Harriet Finney to discuss Screen Culture 2033
The talk will take place September 27 at 16:00 BST.
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NewsLocarno prize-winner ‘De Noche Los Gatos Son Pardos’ scores UK, Australia deals (exclusive)
Italian sales outfit The Open Reel also racked up further deals on its slate.
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NewsBFI London Film Festival adds ‘Bones And All’, ‘Bros’, 'No Bears'
Luca Guadagnino’s cannibal love story will play as a Special Presentation.
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NewsVenice winner ‘Blue Jean’ sells to major territories including France, Germany, Spain (exclusive)
Film Constellation secures further deals on Georgia Oakley’s feature debut.
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NewsFormer BFI and Warp Film exec Mary Burke launches film and TV indie Public Dreams
Production company is developing projects for BBC drama, and with talent from ’The Crown’ and ‘Severance.’