All articles by Mona Tabbara
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NewsSXSW prize winner ‘We Were Dangerous’ boarded for sales (exclusive)
New Zealand filmmaker Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu won a special jury prize for filmmaking at SXSW.
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News‘The Great Lillian Hall’ starring Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates, Pierce Brosnan picked up for sales (exclusive)
Signature Entertainment will launch sales at the upcoming AFM.
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NewsBritish Urban Film Festival unveils 2024 winners
Marcus Flemmings’ ’White Guilt’ took home the best feature prize.
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NewsErotic horror ‘Swap’ sells across North America and Europe (exclusive)
UK genre specialist Jinga Films represents sales.
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NewsBFI says it remains “committed” to African Odysseys strand amid concerns over its future (exclusive)
It is understood that David Somerset, who runs the programme, is facing redundancy.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Venom: The Last Dance’ swings into 622 sites
Further new releases this weekend include ’The Room Next Door’, ’Emilia Perez’ and ’Dahomey’
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NewsThird season of ‘Good Omens’ to be feature-length episode for Amazon Prime Video
The third seaon was originally planned as a full series.
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NewsBankside’s ‘Learning To Breathe Under Water’ wraps production, locks in deals (exclusive)
Rory Kinnear and Maria Bakalova star in the project, from the producers of Kneecap.
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NewsJeremy Irvine, Rupert Everett, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett to star in ballroom comedy ‘The Light Fantastic’ for Cornerstone
Production is set to begin in the UK in early 2025.
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News“The doors are closing again”: Black creatives call out loss of commissioning momentum
A panel of four Black creatives, including ’Supacell’ producer Sheila Nortley, spoke yesterday on a panel at Bafta HQ.
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NewsUS stoner comedy ‘Extremely Unique Dynamic’ picked up for sales (exclusive)
New UK outfit Rapt Films International is taking the title to AFM.
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News‘Chuck Chuck Baby’, ‘Heartstopper’ win at Bafta Cymru awards
Bad Wolf co-founder Julie Gardner was honoured with the outstanding contribution award.
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NewsBFI chair Jay Hunt talks AppleTV+ UK investment and why she only mentors women
Hunt was speaking at the BFI London Film Festival, in her first public address in post.
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NewsBristol councillors approve sale of Bottle Yard Studios
The council will retain the freehold, while selling the leasehold on a long-term basis.
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NewsSearchlight is outbid on a “daily basis” by streamers says UK exec; updates on future projects
Katie Goodson-Thomas was speaking as part of a BFI London Film Festival spotlight conversation.
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NewsBFI trials £1.5m initiative to improve workplace practices in UK screen sector
‘Work Wise For Screen’ is a two-year pilot, with specific guidance on changes under the Labour government’s Employment Rights Bill.
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News“Make the movie sexy”: International sales agents talk market wish lists
Bankside, Memento, Alpha Violet and Visit Films execs were speaking at the BFI London Film Festival.
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NewsBFI overhauls complaints procedure as report finds it “badly handled” allegations of racial discrimination
Faisal A Qureshi said the BFI has not gone far enough in its response.
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NewsUK performers’ union Equity campaigns to block council sale of Bristol’s Bottle Yard Studios
The council plans to sell the lease on a 10-year term.
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NewsA “generational shift” is pushing UK producers closer to international partners, says BFI’s Mia Bays
The roundtable discussion took place during the Dinard Festival of British & Irish Film.