All UK/Ireland articles – Page 9
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Think-Film Impact Production marks 10th anniversary with busy Cannes schedule
Impact specialists are hosting discussion panel on censorship.
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Word of mouth: Screen Scotland’s Isabel Davis on her ruthless family WhatsApp group
Davis is the executive director of Screen Scotland.
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Reviews
‘My Father’s Shadow’ review: Sope Dirisu stars in this electric debut set in 1990s Nigeria
The semi-autobiographical first feature from Akinola Davies Jr premieres in Un Certain Regard
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‘Pillion’ review: Alexander Skarsgard and Harry Melling star in frank British debut
Writer/director Harry Lighton sensitively explores a submissive gay relationship
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Jennifer Lawrence: “I highly recommend having kids if you want to be an actor”
Lawrence and Robert Pattinson joke over whether parenthood gives you energy.
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James McArdle, Ewen Bremner to lead Sunderland-set dark comedy ‘Kill Paddy’
EXCLUSIVE: The independent title is produced by Carley Armstrong.
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Jack Davenport, Sophia Di Martino to star in Yorkshire-set comedy ‘Blueberry Inn’
EXCLUSIVE: Shooting took place at Castle Howard in Yorkshire.
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First look at Emily Atef’s English-language debut ‘Call Me Queen’ as production wraps
EXCLUSIVE: Eliane Umuhire, Denise Gough lead the adaptation of Lara Santoro’s novel ‘Mercy’.
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CJ Beckford, Mirren Mack to lead UK romantic comedy ‘Arthur & Clara’
EXCLUSIVE: Directorial debut of Kieran Bourne.
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Australian folk horror ‘The Banished’ heads to North America
Blue Finch Films is selling the film and will release in UK-Ireland and Australia-New Zealand.
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“AI should be a tool for liberation”: Cannes UK pavilion to dig into the thorny AI in filmmaking debate
A discussion on the rise of indigenous languages in film, how genre films travel across borders and a talent talk with ’Pillion’ director Harry Lighton are also still to come.
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BFI Filmmaking Fund team talk Cannes success, AI and investment strategy
My Father’s Shadow, Pillion and Urchin have been selected for Cannes.
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WestEnd boards ‘The Highway That Eats People’ directed by Mary Harron
EXCLUSIVE: WestEnd is selling the film at Cannes, starring Anna Cobb and Charlie Plummer.
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‘Urchin’ review: Harris Dickinson directs an elevated study of addiction
British actor-turned-filmmaker bows in Un Certain Regard
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“A love letter to Lagos”: ‘My Father’s Shadow’ producers talk filming on location in Nigeria
Nigerian cinema joins the A-list with Akinola Davies Jr’s debut, following two brothers on a road trip across Lagos. Screen talks to producers Rachel Dargavel and Funmbi Ogunbanwo.
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Buyers swing for Serbian epic ‘Sword Of Vengeance’
The feature is being billed as Serbia’s answer to ‘Mad Max’.
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Cineverse swoops for Blue Finch slate
EXCLUSIVE: ‘The Draft!’, ’A Mother’s Embrace’ and ’Above The Knee’ have all been acquired for North America.
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Former Element Pictures exec launches Ireland-UK distribution venture Beach Pictures
EXCLUSIVE: Irish exec Dave Reid will focus on animation, independent cinema and non-English language films.
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Trudie Styler’s ‘Rose’s Baby’ to film in London for Maven Screen Media, Beta Cinema
EXCLUSIVE: The shoot set to take place this summer around London, with Beta Cinema selling the project and CAA representing North America.
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BMAN, Forty Foot Pictures, Bankside select genre projects for €50,000 Irish scheme
Three projects receive a share of €50,000.