All articles by Mona Tabbara – Page 2
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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.
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NewsUK industry reacts to Labour’s Employment Rights Bill: “The devil will be in the detail”
”It is critical that freelancers are not left out in the cold”
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NewsLisa Nandy, UK culture secretary, pledges to plug skills gap and re-look at plans for Marlow Film Studios
The government aims to fill 25,000 job vacancies in the creative industries and overhaul the apprenticeship levy.
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NewsUK standards authority CIISA names first board ahead of early 2025 launch
CIISA aims to address poor workplace behaviour across the UK creative industries.
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NewsPinewood to open hub for indie filmmaking at Buckinghamshire studios
The hub is being launched in conjunction with the Independent Film Tax Credit (IFTC).
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NewsDuncan Heath-backed Isle of Wight studios receives planning permission
Under current plans, two stages, one office and two workshops will be ready to use for productions in 2025.
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NewsIndependent Film Tax Credit gets official greenlight from UK government
The BFI certification unit will begin accepting applications on October 30.
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News‘September Says’, ‘Unicorns’ among winners at Dinard Festival Of British & Irish Film
‘That They May Face The Rising Sun’ and ’Paul And Paulette Take A Bath’ also took home prizes.
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FeaturesLondon Film Festival head Kristy Matheson on stars, politics and broadening the audience
In her second edition, Matheson is keeping a steady hand to see out the final phase of the festival’s five-year plan.
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NewsBFI and Chanel filmmaker awards selects 2024 winners
The £20,000 prizes were awarded at a ceremony in London this evening.
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NewsTicket prices and lack of film choice are key barriers to cinema attendance, says BFI report (exclusive)
Streaming is proving more the more with audiences than watching films in a cinema environment.
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NewsIreland receives 8% tax incentive uplift for lower-budget local film production
Local films budgeted under €20m will now receive a 40% tax break.
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NewsBFI Network@LFF unveils 2024 cohort, partners with Doc Society (exclusive)
Participants include Screen Star of Tomorrow Elizabeth Rufai and The Ceremony producer Hollie Bryan.
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NewsBFI’s Harriet Finney and industry update on progress for the UK indie tax credit
“They’re engaging very quickly,” said Finney at yesterday’s ’Screen Summit 2024: The Future of UK Film’.
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NewsJoy Gharoro-Akpojotor’s ‘Dreamers’ selected for BFI London Film Festival works-in-progress showcase
The showcase takes place on October 12.
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News‘Cleaner’ starring Daisy Ridley picked up for UK-Ireland by Sky (exclusive)
It will be released on Sky Cinema in early 2025.
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NewsFilm Seekers boards Bolivia-shot ‘Cielo’ for sales (exclusive)
The shoot took place across the high-altitude Altiplano and Yungas regions, near the capital of La Paz.
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NewsAndy Serkis says screen industries should embrace AI at Labour party conference
“We have to get over the fear,” said Serkis.
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NewsBritish Urban Film Festival unveils 2024 line-up
The line-up includes the world premiere of Ukrainian refugee documentary ’Here We Are Now’
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NewsThomas Riedelsheimer’s ‘Tracing Light’ to open DOK Leipzig 2024
The German doc festival runs from October 28 to November 3.