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All UK/Ireland articles – Page 61
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NewsPact issues principles for using AI in UK production
Members of the UK producers’ organisation have been urged to prioritise human creativity and tackle bias.
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FeaturesBFI’s Harriet Finney explains the crucial next steps for the UK’s new indie tax relief
“It needs to work culturally, economically and practically,” says the BFI’s deputy CEO, who played a key role in the securing the credit.
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NewsAction thriller ‘Boy Kills World’ starring Bill Skarsgård swept up for UK-Ireland (exclusive)
Signature Entertainment will release theatrically on April 26.
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NewsBFI Film Audience Network unveils programme to improve access to indie film (exclusive)
The Spotlight scheme will support eight hubs, with £1.85m National Lottery funding ringfenced.
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NewsMirror feature ‘We 12’ lands distribution in the UK and Ireland (exclusive)
Source: MakerVille ‘We 12’ Trinity CineAsia has acquired UK and Ireland rights to We 12, the upcoming action comedy starring all 12 members of Cantopop boy band Mirror, in a deal with Hong Kong’s Makerville. The film will open in UK and Ireland cinemas on March 29, ...
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NewsIn pictures: The British drinks at Filmart 2024
Attendees included representative of Altitude Film Sales and Hanway Films.
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NewsUK’s Signature Entertainment acquires Latin American outfit Particular Crowd
Particular Crowd’s Peter Bevan joins the Signature senior management team as president of global strategy and distribution.
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NewsBerlin award-winner ‘Dying’ finds UK-Ireland home (exclusive)
Matthias Glasner’s family drama won the silver bear in best screenplay.
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NewsBFI Flare, Bafta reveal 2024 talent development cohort
Six LGBTQIA+ filmmakers will be supported with their television or film debut.
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NewsNetflix UK agrees remuneration deal for writers of scripted series
Streamer strikes deal with Writers’ Guild of Great Britain and agency body the Personal Managers Association.
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NewsKorean box office hit ‘Exhuma’ sold to US, UK, Asia (exclusive)
The supernatural thriller has taken nearly $60m after just three weeks on release.
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NewsUK and Irish talent enjoys strong night at the Oscars
Jonathan Glazer’s German and Polish-language ‘The Zone Of Interest’ is the first UK film to win the best international Oscar.
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News‘Dune: Part Two’ nears £20m after two weekends at UK-Ireland box office; ‘Imaginary’ opens fifth
‘Part Two’ is well ahead of 2021’s ‘Dune’ at the same stage.
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NewsIcelandic football film ‘The Home Game’ scores audience award as Glasgow Film Festival wraps
Smari Gunn and Logi Sigursveinsson’s underdog documentary scored the highest audience score in the award’s 10-year history.
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NewsUK broadcaster ITV enjoys 1.9m peak audience for Oscars coverage
Ceremony aired in the UK on free-to-air TV for the first time in two decades.
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NewsFormer Dogwoof exec launches festival strategy agency Indox with CPH:DOX title (exclusive)
Luke Brawley will offer festival strategy services to filmmakers.
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NewsBBC Film makes key hire from media law firm Lee & Thompson (exclusive)
Anwen Griffiths will replace Geraldine Atlee, who is moving role within the BBC.
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Reviews‘Magpie’: SXSW Review
Sam Yates’s slow-burn debut about a marriage under strain fields an impressive performance from its producer, Daisy Ridley
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Reviews‘Grand Theft Hamlet’: SXSW Review
Video game ’Grand Theft Auto’ plays host to a virtual staging of Shakespeare’s Hamlet
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Reviews‘Janey’: Glasgow Review
Glasgow’s closing film goes on the road with Scottish comedian Janey Godley