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NewsBFI’s Harriet Finney and industry update on progress for the UK indie tax credit 6t6z3c
“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 205n20
The showcase takes place on October 12.
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‘Cleaner’ starring Daisy Ridley picked up for UK-Ireland by Sky (exclusive) 5v46s
It will be released on Sky Cinema in early 2025.
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Film Seekers boards Bolivia-shot ‘Cielo’ for sales (exclusive) 4da5j
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 2v4k2r
“We have to get over the fear,” said Serkis.
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British Urban Film Festival unveils 2024 line-up 225m3d
The line-up includes the world premiere of Ukrainian refugee documentary ’Here We Are Now’
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Thomas Riedelsheimer’s ‘Tracing Light’ to open DOK Leipzig 2024 1h3327
The German doc festival runs from October 28 to November 3.
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NewsFive actions could revive struggling indie UK film sector, according to British Screen Forum report 2c6g5y
They include galvanising private equity investment and improved access to data.
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‘Barbie’, ‘Wonka’ producer David Heyman among winners at PGGB 2024 awards 1o1r3e
Further winners include Rapman’s ‘Supacell’ and production and well-being consultant Valeria Bullo.
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How Ireland’s distribution market is forging its own identity 636170
A quartet of local distribution players are working to ensure the market is never an afterthought.
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NewsSundance winner ‘Sujo’ picked up for UK by new distribution outfit Beam Films (exclusive) c5x3
‘Sujo’ is the first title on the Beam Films slate, a UK company founded by Ijaz Kato and John Kinson.
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NewsCaroline Dinenage re-elected as chair of UK’s culture, media and sport committee 3a4g22
Dinenage was the sole nomination.
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NewsRealness Institute selects writers from Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya and South Africa for AuthenticA Series Lab (exclusive) h705c
The six-month lab s writers to develop their series ideas into pilot scripts.
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Cannes Directors’ Fortnight comedy drama ‘Eephus’ sells across Asia (exclusive) 2e1h4z
The baseball film has sold to Japan, Indonesia and India.
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News’s mk2 hires former Protagonist, Upgrade exec Vanessa Saal to extend UK footprint 1o1w60
Scaling up co-production activity is part of London-based Saal’s remit.
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News‘Good Omens’ season three on track at Amazon despite Neil Gaiman allegations 1z6p3e
UK author, scriptwriter and executive producer Gaiman has been the subject of sexual assault allegaions by five women.
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Features“I wanted more rain”: the journey behind Irish revenge drama ‘Bring Them Down’ 1d3g61
Chris Andrews makes his feature debut with the sheep-farming revenge tale
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News‘The Summer Book’ starring Glenn Close s BFI London Film Festival line-up along with six titles 434x11
’The Assessment’ and ‘The End’ have also ed the programme.
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NewsIain Canning, Barnaby Thompson, Ray Panthaki Bafta film committee 53c63
They have been elected by Bafta’s 12,000-strong hip from across the screen industries.
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NewsSan Sebastian to host day of solidarity with embattled Argentinian industry 6e2i1t
Argentina will be the festival’s country of focus, with a day earmarked to show solidarity with the sector.
