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UK’s Reputation As Production Hub Under Threat Due To Lack Of Government Funding In BFI, Report Says
An increased workload coupled with a real-term decrease in government funding has reduced the British Film Institute’s efficiency, threatening the UK’s reputation as a filming destination, according to a...
U.S. Studios Line Up Screenings For Central & Eastern European Buyers At NATPE Budapest
Several U.S. studios and distributors will hold screenings at NATPE Budapest in June. A+E Global Media, Lionsgate, Paramount Global Content Distribution and Sony Pictures Television are the confirmed U.S....
Mubi Acquires Rights To Joachim Trier’s Cannes Competition Pic ‘Sentimental Value’
Mubi has picked up rights to Joachim Trier’s latest movie Sentimental Value, which has just been revealed in competition at next month’s Cannes Film Festival. Starring Renate Reinsve (The Worst...
Maya Jama’s Agency Insanity Hires Talent Manager Duo
EXCLUSIVE: Insanity, the London agency that reps Maya Jama and Zara McDermott, has hired two talent managers in its entertainment team. Emily Gray and Rosie Luff join from rival agency...
Danny Dyer Talks Confounding The Critics In ‘Rivals’, Why The UK Needs Working Class Actors & What His Old Friend Harold Pinter Would Have Made Of His First Ever BAFTA Nom
EXCLUSIVE: “It’s good to feel like you have range, which is something I’ve never been acknowledged for,” Danny Dyer told Deadline as he reacted to his first ever BAFTA...
Cannes Film Festival Lineup — Updating Live
Cannes Film Festival Delegate General Thierry Frémaux is about to unveil the lineup for this year’s edition at a press conference in Paris. Frémaux is joined at the presser...
Bruce Springsteen Doc Set For BBC; UK Podcasters Merge; Cristiano Ronaldo & Matthew Vaughn Team For Movies – Global Briefs
Bruce Springsteen’s Time In Britain To Be Explored In BBC Doc An exclusive new interview with the The Boss himself will feature in a BBC documentary about Bruce Springsteen...
Peter Kosminsky: UK Government Would Rather See British Drama “Go To The Wall” Than Upset Trump
EXCLUSIVE: Wolf Hall director Peter Kosminsky has argued that the UK government is more worried about “poking the U.S. presidential bear” than protecting British TV storytelling. The BAFTA-winning dramatist...
How To Watch The Cannes Film Festival Lineup Announcement – Livestream
The Cannes Film Festival will announce the lineup for its 78th edition Thursday morning at 11 a.m. Paris time (2 a.m. PT/5 a.m. ET). Cannes Delegate General Thierry Frémaux...
UK Culture Committee Officially Recommends 5% SVoD Levy & Urges Government To Take Legal Steps If Industry Doesn’t Act: “It’s Time For The Streamers To Put Their Money Where Their Mouth Is”
The influential UK Culture, Media & Sport Committee (CMSC) has officially recommended a 5% streamer levy to the government and said this should be enshrined into law if the...
