All articles by Mona Tabbara – Page 3
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: Disney's 'Snow White' bites into 651 sites
Also out this weekend: Warner Bros ‘The Alto Knights’ starring Robert De Niro and Oscar-winning animation ‘Flow’.
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NewsBFI, Warner Bros, Embankment execs join New Black Film Collective 2025 XPO line-up
The New Black Film Collective 2025 XPO takes place in London from March 24-28.
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NewsBFI Flare comedy ‘Departures’ picked up for sales (exclusive)
The queer comedy marks the first feature from collective Punk Spirit Films.
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NewsWorldwide box office share for UK indie films up in 2024, led by ‘Conclave’
UK independent films performed best in the Netherlands, Australia and New Zealand.
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News“‘Conclave’ might have disappeared on a streaming platform,” director Edward Berger tells UK exhibitors
Berger was speaking at the UK Cinema Association’s annual conference in London.
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NewsUK’s Cinesite secures renewed $215m funding package amid challenging VFX landscape
Cinesite’s credits include A24’s ’Warfare’, Lionsgate’s Michael Jackson biopic ’Michael’ and Paramount’s next ’Smurfs’ film.
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NewsIron Maiden feature doc underway at Universal Pictures Content Group (exclusive)
Universal Pictures International will release the film internationally in the autumn of 2025.
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NewsNewgrange Pictures developing Irish drug loophole comedy ‘Pillgate’ (exclusive)
John Morton is writing the script based on a temporary decriminalisation of Class A drugs in Ireland.
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NewsIreland is the best place to be a freelancer in the screen sector, according to UK report
Research modelled how the tax and benefits systems for freelancers from six countries would work when applied in the UK.
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NewsTribeca comedy ‘The French Italian’ picked up for sales (exclusive)
The New York comedy is the feature debut of Rachel Wolther.
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NewsJuno Studios, B-Side, Turnover Films among recipients of BBC’s Small Indie Fund
The fund will distribute £1.3m between companies with turnover of under £10m.
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NewsUK cinema chain Everyman’s 2024 revenue up 17.9%; two venues to open in 2025
West London venues Brentford and Bayswater are set to open in 2025.
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NewsBrian Durnin’s ‘Spilt Milk’ wins audience award at Glasgow Film Festival
The festival drew to a close on Sunday (March 9).
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FeaturesLondon Film School director Chris Auty on bringing the UK’s oldest film school into a new era
An updated campus, additional specialisms and a fresh focus have come together for 2025.
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News“The whole event felt like a stand-up comedy show,” say attendees of Glasgow’s Funny Features pitch event
‘My Fake Family’ and ‘Committed’ were also hits with the industry panel.
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NewsUK industry standards body CIISA outlines next steps, details need to raise further funds
Chief operating officer Medlock was speaking today at the Glasgow Film Festival.
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NewsEquity and Bectu among UK trade unions calling for independent AI regulator
The Trades Union Congress has published its AI manifesto for creative work.
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News10 participants selected for UK’s Women in Action mentoring and pitching initiative (exclusive)
The programme has been created by UK label Action Extreme, part of UK production and distribution outfit Sovereign.
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NewsImelda Staunton, Sally El Hosaini, Nainita Desai join Cinesisters’ International Women’s Day
Cinesisters is hosting its Women’s Day Film Festival in London on March 8.