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“Of course we’re going to keep the tax reliefs,” says Labour 6r3j63
DCMS secretary of state Lucy Frazer also took part with representatives from the Liberal Democrat, Green and Plaid Cymru parties.
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UK’s National Film and Television School to open campus in Camden 6i3i5j
NFTS will be the education partner for the north London development.
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Raindance artistic directors on bolstered industry programme and “testing the waters” with June date 2r5p3h
Martyna Szmytkowska and Malaika Bova’s second edition sees them double down on for emerging filmmakers.
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Eva Birthistle on her directorial debut, Ken Loach’s and the future of ‘Bad Sisters’ 661j
The Irish actor’s directorial debut feature is world premiering at Raindance Film Festival.
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Creative UK to host general election debate 2b2x5z
Conservative culture secretary Lucy Frazer will be ed by representatives from Labour, the Liberal Democrats, the Green Party and Reform UK.
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NewsSheffield DocFest unveils 2024 winners 2l33y
’At The Door Of The House Who Will Come Knocking’, ‘The Boy And The Suit Of Lights’ and ‘No Other Land’ took home key prizes.
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NewsFilm Export UK unveils incoming CEO (exclusive) 5w1f5d
They will replace Charlie Bloye, who is retiring in July.
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UK-Ireland box office preview: Disney's ‘Inside Out 2’ pours into 684 sites 6s3z3
Also out this weekend: ’Freud’s Last session’, ‘Treasure’ and ‘Sasquatch Sunset’
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NewsSXSW reincarnation romp ‘Timestalker’ picked up for UK-Ireland (exclusive) 345n35
A theatrical release is planned for September.
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UK drama films boost Q1 box office in UK-Ireland but Q2 off to slow start 1x6qc
There are positive glimmers on the horizon, with releases such as ’Deadpool & Wolverine’, ‘Inside Out 2’ and ‘Despicable Me 4’ still to come this summer.
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Inaugural London Soundtrack Festival line-up features Howard Shore, David Cronenberg 12491q
The festival runs from March 19-26.
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Screen Ireland introduces ‘locked box’ recoupment system for development funding 6f3k6p
The funding threshold for development awards has also increased to €75,000 per project, from €50,000.
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UK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Bad Boys: Ride Or Die’ rolls into 643 sites 382v3z
Also out this weekend is ‘The Watched’ (AKA ‘The Watchers’), ‘The Dead Don’t Hurt’ and ‘Food, Inc. 2’.
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“Very little progress has been made,” says Diversity in Cannes founder 6n2a6d
Yolonda Brinkley pointed to both the lack of Black filmmakers selected and the treatment of minority groups.
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Directors’ Fortnight comedy drama ‘Eephus’ acquired for French release (exclusive) 2o5h4v
Carson Lund’s debut feature will be released theatrically at the start of 2025.
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Mubi unveils Mubi Fest to take place in nine cities worldwide (exclusive) 5q285i
Mubi Fest will take place in Manchester, Mexico City, São Paulo, Chicago, Bogotá, Buenos Aires, Santiago, Istanbul and Milan.
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NewsWriters’ Guild of Great Britain calls for penalties on employers who use free labour, stricter AI controls 2z26f
The calls are outlined in WGGB’s manifesto.
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Emerald Fennell, Carey Mulligan call for industry bodies to fund UK standards authority CIISA 6o224b
The Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority’s 2024 launch date is contingent on securing this final funding.
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UK film and high-end TV inquiry faces indefinite pause as committee dissolved 262w61
The committee will be revived with new after the UK general election on July 4 who will decide whether to continue the inquiry.
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UK film production spend down 45% in Q1 2024, but high-end TV rises 5b2f72
Film production spend was £211m, down from £381m, according to figures from the BFI.
