Ben Sharrock’s feature scooped Hitchcock d’Or Ciné and the public prize feature film award
Ben Sharrock’s Limbo has won the Hitchcock d’Or Ciné and the public prize feature film award at the 32nd edition of Dinard Festival of British Film, which took place as a hybrid event from September 29 to October 3.
Sharrock’s Bifa award-winning sophomore feature stars Screen Star of Tomorrow Amir El-Masry as a promising young musician who has fled the conflict in Syria, and finds himself stranded with a group of other refugees on a remote Scottish island.
Nika McGuigan received a posthumous...
Ben Sharrock’s Limbo has won the Hitchcock d’Or Ciné and the public prize feature film award at the 32nd edition of Dinard Festival of British Film, which took place as a hybrid event from September 29 to October 3.
Sharrock’s Bifa award-winning sophomore feature stars Screen Star of Tomorrow Amir El-Masry as a promising young musician who has fled the conflict in Syria, and finds himself stranded with a group of other refugees on a remote Scottish island.
Nika McGuigan received a posthumous...
- 10/7/2021
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
BFI London Film Festival has revealed its line-up for its second Works-in-Progress showcase, including a documentary about Hong Kong’s draconian National Security law and a TV narrative feature starring Sir Lenny Henry and Malachi Kirby (pictured above).
The showcase will take place on Oct. 9.
It consists of seven recently completed or in production/post-production audio-visual projects from emerging British talent made for cinema, television and immersive platforms.
The audience will include international buyers, festival programmers and, via a secure digital platform, a number of other industry professionals.
The talent selected for the workshop will also, with assistance from the British Council as well as the BFI Lff, get an opportunity to network with various industry players such as buyers, commissioners, producers and programmers via a number of initiatives including a reception for new talent and a producers’ lunch.
2021 marks the workshop’s second year. Last year’s projects included...
The showcase will take place on Oct. 9.
It consists of seven recently completed or in production/post-production audio-visual projects from emerging British talent made for cinema, television and immersive platforms.
The audience will include international buyers, festival programmers and, via a secure digital platform, a number of other industry professionals.
The talent selected for the workshop will also, with assistance from the British Council as well as the BFI Lff, get an opportunity to network with various industry players such as buyers, commissioners, producers and programmers via a number of initiatives including a reception for new talent and a producers’ lunch.
2021 marks the workshop’s second year. Last year’s projects included...
- 10/4/2021
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
The second edition of the showcase will take place on October 9.
The second edition of the BFI London Film Festival (Lff)’s Work-in-Progress showcase has selected seven projects from emerging British talent, to present to an invited audience of international buyers and festival programmers at the event on October 9.
The in-person showcase will include extracts screened from each project, followed by a Q&a with the director and producer. Projects include cinema, television and immersive works; all are recently completed or in production or post-production.
The works include Dionne Edwards’ debut feature Pretty Red Dress, backed by BBC Film and the BFI,...
The second edition of the BFI London Film Festival (Lff)’s Work-in-Progress showcase has selected seven projects from emerging British talent, to present to an invited audience of international buyers and festival programmers at the event on October 9.
The in-person showcase will include extracts screened from each project, followed by a Q&a with the director and producer. Projects include cinema, television and immersive works; all are recently completed or in production or post-production.
The works include Dionne Edwards’ debut feature Pretty Red Dress, backed by BBC Film and the BFI,...
- 10/4/2021
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Further new titles include ‘The Sopranos’ prequel ‘The Many Saints Of Newark’.
Fourteen new titles are looking to make the most of the last session at the UK-Ireland box office before James Bond film No Time To Die dominates cinemas.
Independent titles such as The Green Knight, Sweetheart, Gagarine and The Man Who Sold His Skin are going up against Warner Bros’ The Many Saints Of Newark, in a truncated week for new titles.
No Time To Die opens on Thursday, September 30, with many cinemas screening the film from 00.01 BST. With projections from Gower Street Analytics that the film will...
Fourteen new titles are looking to make the most of the last session at the UK-Ireland box office before James Bond film No Time To Die dominates cinemas.
Independent titles such as The Green Knight, Sweetheart, Gagarine and The Man Who Sold His Skin are going up against Warner Bros’ The Many Saints Of Newark, in a truncated week for new titles.
No Time To Die opens on Thursday, September 30, with many cinemas screening the film from 00.01 BST. With projections from Gower Street Analytics that the film will...
- 9/24/2021
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
It was a week of holdovers as Disney titles “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” and “Free Guy” continued their reign over the U.K. and Ireland box office.
“Shang-Chi” retained the top spot with a weekend gross of £2.32 million ($3.26 million) and has now has a cumulative total of £15.8 million in its third week of release, per numbers provided by Comscore.
“Free Guy” was the runner up with £677,000 and has collected £15.3 million in six weeks.
A pair of Universal titles brought up the third and fourth positions at the box office. “Respect” collected £377,395 in its second weekend for a cumulative total of £1.1 million while “Candyman,” took £323,350 over its fourth weekend for a total of £4.3 million.
Rounding off the top five was “Paw Patrol: The Movie” with £263,167 over its sixth weekend for a total of £7.6 million.
The summer hits continued to score at the box office. “Jungle Cruise” now has a total of £12.2 million,...
“Shang-Chi” retained the top spot with a weekend gross of £2.32 million ($3.26 million) and has now has a cumulative total of £15.8 million in its third week of release, per numbers provided by Comscore.
“Free Guy” was the runner up with £677,000 and has collected £15.3 million in six weeks.
A pair of Universal titles brought up the third and fourth positions at the box office. “Respect” collected £377,395 in its second weekend for a cumulative total of £1.1 million while “Candyman,” took £323,350 over its fourth weekend for a total of £4.3 million.
Rounding off the top five was “Paw Patrol: The Movie” with £263,167 over its sixth weekend for a total of £7.6 million.
The summer hits continued to score at the box office. “Jungle Cruise” now has a total of £12.2 million,...
- 9/21/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The film is the final one from the latest Microwave slate to wrap.
Production has wrapped on Marley Morrison’s feature debut Sweetheart, the final title from the latest Film London Microwave slate of low-budget projects.
Screen can exclusively reveal a first-look image from the film, which follows a socially awkward 17-year-old on a family trip to a Dorset caravan park, as she embarks on her first holiday romance.
Newcomer Nell Barlow takes the lead role of A.J. alongside a supporting cast that includes Jo Hartley, Ella Rae Smith, Sophia Di Martino, Samuel Anderson and Tabitha Byron. Shooting took...
Production has wrapped on Marley Morrison’s feature debut Sweetheart, the final title from the latest Film London Microwave slate of low-budget projects.
Screen can exclusively reveal a first-look image from the film, which follows a socially awkward 17-year-old on a family trip to a Dorset caravan park, as she embarks on her first holiday romance.
Newcomer Nell Barlow takes the lead role of A.J. alongside a supporting cast that includes Jo Hartley, Ella Rae Smith, Sophia Di Martino, Samuel Anderson and Tabitha Byron. Shooting took...
- 10/18/2019
- by 1101321¦Ben Dalton¦26¦
- ScreenDaily
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