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All UK/Ireland articles – Page 53
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News‘Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes’ tops UK and Ireland box office with £3.2m debut
The fourth instalment in the ‘Apes’ reboot had the lowest opening weekend of the franchise.
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NewsUK romantic thriller ‘White Widow’ acquired for world sales (exclusive)
Rory Fleck Byrne, Adelaide Clemens, Kim Bodnia, Saffron Burrows, Russell Tovey star.
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FeaturesEva Yates on her vision for BBC Film
Two years into her role, BBC Film director Eva Yates reflects on challenges and opportunities for the UK public-funding pillar.
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NewsDogwoof boards Oliver Stone’s Cannes documentary ‘Lula’ (exclusive)
The documentary feature will receive a special screening at Cannes.
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NewsBankside launching David Jonsson, Tom Blyth prison thriller ‘Wasteman’ in Cannes; Lionsgate takes UK & Ireland (exclusive)
Calum Macdiarmid makes feature directorial debut.
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NewsSam Claflin, Rupert Friend to star in WW2 thriller ‘Perdition’ for Thunder Road Pictures, Mister Smith
Mister Smith Entertainment is launching international sales at Cannes, with CAA and UTA to oversee North American rights.
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FeaturesBuyers want certainty but need new stars, say UK sales agents as they gear up for busy Cannes
Fully-packaged projects and clear genres are important but risks need to be taken to reach younger audiences, say sellers.
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NewsMoin Hussain’s Venice Critics’ Week title ‘Sky Peals’ acquired for UK-Ireland (exclusive)
Faraz Ayub, Natalie Gavin and Claire Rushbrook all star.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes’ climbs into over 650 cinemas
Space for indie titles ‘La Chimera’, ‘The Almond And The Seahorse’.
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NewsCycling drama ‘Hard Miles’ starring Matthew Modine secures UK-Ireland theatrical deal (exclusive)
Sean Astin, Cynthia Kaye McWilliams, Leslie David Baker star alongside Modine.
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News101 Films International to launch sales on comedy horror ‘Crocodylus: Mating Season’ (exclusive)
A private investigator is hired to look into the legend of a human-alligator hybrid.
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NewsBBC Film reveals new projects on slate (exclusive)
Includes the second features of Remi Weekes and Raine Allen-Miller.
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News’The Apprentice’ producer Daniel Bekerman lines up ‘The Eden Express’ with Stephen Fry as EP
LevelK will do a soft launch in Cannes; Stephen Fry to serve as executive producer.
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News‘The Outrun’ to open revamped Edinburgh International Film Festival
The full EIFF programme will be unveiled on July 10.
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NewsSteven Soderbergh’s Sundance title ‘Presence’ acquired for UK-Ireland theatrical release (exclusive)
Lucy Liu, Julia Fox, Chris Sullivan star in the film.
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NewsProtagonist boards game-show thriller ‘Press Your Luck’
A first-look at the thriller, based on a true story about a game show scandal, has also been unveiled.
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NewsUK’s NFTS selects 20 executives for Inside Pictures training programme (exclusive)
Participants from All3Media, Studiocanal, Curtis Brown.
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NewsSXSW London to debut in June 2025
Announcement draws praise from culture secretary Lucy Frazer, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan.
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NewsCannes UK Pavilion to host talks on indie tax credit, international co-pros, engaging audiences
There will also be Talent Talks with creatives including Sandhya Suri and Robbie Ryan.
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NewsAlexander Skarsgard, Harry Melling to star in Harry Lighton’s ‘Pillion’ for Element, Cornerstone
Picturehouse Entertainment is also providing production finance in a first for the UK company.