BFI publishes travel advice for UK Cannes attendees
The British Film Institute (BFI) has compiled a list of guidelines for UK professionals heading to the Cannes Film Festival in France next month. Source: https://www.screendaily.com/news/
Local film producer tipped for the top
Lambeth-based film producer Yaw Basoah, who is mentored by Small Axe director Sir Steve McQueen, has been named as a Film London Lodestar for 2021. Lodestars is an annual list noting innovative London creators and practitioners in film, TV and … Continued
Maeve, revisited – inside an Irish screen classic
Pat Murphy and John Davis’ seminal 1981 film Maeve offers an alternative, feminist perspective on the Troubles and Irish nationalism. The film has just been reissued by the BFI. Source: https://www.rte.ie/culture/
BFI appoints inaugural head of UK Global Screen Fund
The British Film Institute (BFI) has appointed former All3Media and Endemol Shine executive Denitsa Yordanova as head of the recently-launched UK Global Screen Fund. Starting on July 12, Yordanova will lead the promotion, delivery and growth of the Fund, which … Continued
Peaky Streamers: A Guide to the Best Services for British Movies and TV
American viewers looking for British TV shows and movies can often be stymied by a byzantine system of international rights and a scattered system of streaming services that carry different slices of U.K. content. Yet we can’t get enough: British … Continued
Lensing and Production Designing The Peabody Award-Winning “The Good Lord Bird
Cinematographer Peter Deming, ASC was brought onto The Good Lord Bird (Showtime) by Albert Hughes, who directed the first episode and served as an EP on the limited series which is based on James McBride’s novel of the same title. Set in … Continued