Calling on young people to pitch for futuristic TV show
Entrants asked to submit a 30-second video, summarising their idea for a mini TV show set 75 years from now. Source: https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/
2021 Cannes Classics Lineup Includes Orson Welles, Powell and Pressburger, Tilda Swinton & More
Yes, sure, all the new films are exciting and sure to dominate discourse from here to January, but every year (i.e. when a pandemic doesn’t kneecap them) the Cannes Film Festival provides an equal-if-not-greater service: Cannes Classics, their mix of … Continued
British Animation Industry to Benefit From U.K. Global Screen Fund
Supporting the U.K. animation industry is one of the key priorities for the recently launched £7 million ($9.77 million) U.K. Global Screen Fund (UKGSF), which is being administered by the British Film Institute. Each of the three key funding strands of … Continued
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/