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NewsBFI overhauls complaints procedure as report finds it “badly handled” allegations of racial discrimination 23641e
Faisal A Qureshi said the BFI has not gone far enough in its response.
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NewsUK doc charity Grierson Trust revokes Asif Kapadia patronage 1h3r4k
Filmmaker’s appointment sparked backlash due to social media posts on Middle East conflict.
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NewsBafta moves to quell UK distributor unrest over new fee structure 3jj13
Distributors expressed concern over the new £11,000 fee to enter a title in the best film category.
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NewsUK performers’ union Equity campaigns to block council sale of Bristol’s Bottle Yard Studios 1z6z6u
The council plans to sell the lease on a 10-year term.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Transformers One’ leads openers, ‘Terrifier 3’ is unleashed 361817
Further releases include Warner Bros horror ’Salem’s Lot’ and Alice Lowe’s ‘Timestalker’.
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NewsDevilworks launches four genre features for AFM including road trip ‘An American Masquerade’ (exclusive) 661b3l
Further titles include Australia horror ‘Spithood’.
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NewsA “generational shift” is pushing UK producers closer to international partners, says BFI’s Mia Bays 2h573h
The roundtable discussion took place during the Dinard Festival of British & Irish Film.
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NewsThe Light cinema chain acquired by hospitality entrepreneur Luke Johnson 4e6e38
The deal gives the UK circuit £15m to invest over the next couple of years.
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NewsUK industry reacts to Labour’s Employment Rights Bill: “The devil will be in the detail” 4z1r3t
”It is critical that freelancers are not left out in the cold”
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NewsRungano Nyoni’s ‘On Becoming A Guinea Fowl’ scores UK-Ireland deal, release date (exclusive) 472l5b
Nyoni’s second feature launched in Un Certain Regard at Cannes.
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NewsPalestinian thriller ‘To A Land Unknown’ scores UK-Ireland deal ahead of LFF premiere (exclusive) 2ux3c
Mahdi Fleifel’s fiction feature debut follows two refugees who pose as smugglers.
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NewsLisa Nandy, UK culture secretary, pledges to plug skills gap and re-look at plans for Marlow Film Studios rme
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 1l1r6e
CIISA aims to address poor workplace behaviour across the UK creative industries.
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NewsBen Roberts, Tim Bevan laud UK tax credit lift at BFI London Film Festival opening night 5qk5h
“This tax credit is specifically about telling British stories,” suggested Bevan.
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NewsSteve McQueen talks on-set behaviour: “Being a director is not about being an arsehole” 485e1t
The filmmaker gave a Screen Talk ahead of opening the BFI London Film Festival with ‘Blitz’.
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NewsDaniel Kaluuya says there is “less hierarchy” on UK productions than in the US 4c4h5c
The Oscar-winning actor also spoke about working with the late Chadwick Boseman.
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NewsPinewood to open hub for indie filmmaking at Buckinghamshire studios 21a1d
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 2e185
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 4g302g
The BFI certification unit will begin accepting applications on October 30.
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NewsIndie tax credit could make UK “a home for horror”, enthuses Production Finance Market keynote 4f5v4p
John Graydon, senior partner at UK law firm Saffery, said the IFTC would attract more US indies to shoot in the UK.