All articles by Mona Tabbara – Page 9
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NewsFantastic Fest comedy ‘Hundreds Of Beavers’ scooped up for UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand (exclusive)
Lightbulb Film Distribution will release the films in UK and Irish cinemas on July 9.
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NewsOne in five UK creative industries workers have experienced a serious sexual assault at work, says Bectu survey
Only 14% of respondents believe high-profile cases, such as the allegations against Russell Brand, have improved employers’ responses to sexual harassment in the creative sector.
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NewsCritics’ Week title ‘Julie Keeps Quiet’ heads to Curzon’s Artificial Eye (exclusive)
Curzon unveiled the re-launch of its specialist distribution label earlier this year.
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News11 talking points from the 2024 Cannes Film Festival
Screen rounds up the big themes and discussion points from this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
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News“It’s not restricted to admissions”: Euro execs examine impact of UK indie film globally
Cineart, Lucky Red, Together Films and Film Constellation execs discussed the global footprint of UK films at the UK pavilion in Cannes.
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NewsProducers Fiona Lamptey and Ameenah Ayub Allen attend Diversity In Cannes celebration
Over 150 women attended the event, which began two years ago as a gathering of 15 people.
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NewsAnton set for major expansion following €100m funding boost from BlackRock
Anton plans to expand its genre-focused feature film and series development and production slate.
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NewsUK culture secretary grilled on AI, failed apprenticeship system by culture, media and sport committee
Lucy Frazer backed an “agile” approach to AI and believes there is “still scope” in the apprenticeship scheme.
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News‘Limonov: The Ballad’ filmmaker Kirill Serebrennikov backs Georgian protestors
Serebrennikov was speaking during a Cannes press conference about protests that have errupted in Georgia over a controversial new law.
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NewsTilman Singer’s ‘Cuckoo’ starring Hunter Schafer to open UK’s Raindance, full line-up revealed (exclusive)
The festival has shifted from autumn to a midsummer slot, running June 19-28.
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NewsUK’s Tea Shop on bustling development slate and why commerciality is not “a dirty word” (exclusive)
The producer of Cannes thriller ’The Surfer’ is developing projects with Ruth Paxton, Merman, Searchlight and Jimmy Dean.
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News"I'm seeing increased interest from the US": UK producers courted by international partners thanks to 40% tax relief
”The credit has definitely opened up conversations with a wider variety of financiers”
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NewsCannes UK pavilion to ask: how can UK films engage global audiences?
Cineart, Lucky Red, Together Films and Film Constellation execs will discuss.
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NewsBankside Films, Phyllida Lloyd team on true-life feature ‘Everything I Ever Knew’ (exclusive)
Project based on a screenplay by Suzie Miller, the writer behind Olivier and Tony-award winning one-woman play ’Prima Facie’.
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NewsUS revenge thriller ‘Clearmind’ cleans up for Film Seekers (exclusive)
The film has sold across Europe and Latin America.
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News“We do not fund films in a vacuum”: UK’s film funders to discuss remit, risk and ambition at Cannes pavilion
Also taking place at the UK pavilion on Sunday (May 19) is a talent talk with Sandhya Suri, the writer-director behind Un Certain Regard title ’Santosh’.
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NewsBFI Filmmaking Fund director Mia Bays extends contract by two years (exclusive)
Bays is extending her contract to October 2026.
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NewsFrench horror ‘Schlitter’ lands in UK-Ireland (exclusive)
Signature Entertainment has picked up the title from WTFilms.
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NewsMartial arts horror ‘Blood Passage’ boarded for sales (exclusive)
It is the first project of the recent co-production deal struck between Philippines’ Blackops Studios Asia and Singapore’s Very Tay Media.
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NewsGothic horror ‘The Well’ ventures to North America (exclusive)
The Sitges premiere has also sold in Italy, UK, Benelux, Scandinavia and Middle East.