Landmark Theatres has entered into a long-term lease for the Scottsdale Quarter luxury multiplex in Scottsdale Arizona which was previously occupied by dine-in-cinema iPic Theatre. This is Landmark’s first theatre in the market since originally having the Valley Art Theater in Tempe, Arizona during the early 1980s, which is now owned and … [Read more...]
UK Government’s Production Restart Scheme Supports 640 Projects
The UK’s Film and TV Production Restart Scheme has backed a total of 640 projects in its first year of operation, supporting some $2.6BN (£1.9BN) worth of production on Brit shores since it was rolled out.The initiative was introduced only July 28, 2020 to plug the gap left after coronavirus insurance became effectively impossible to acquire from … [Read more...]
Sundance Institute Names Recipients Of Grants Supporting Bipoc Artists
Sundance Institute has named the recipients of the inaugural Uprise Grant Fund and Arts Organization Grants, supporting BIPOC artists.The Uprise Grant Fund specifically looks to uplift BIPOC artists, whose careers and creative development have been harmed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Source: Sundance Institute Names Recipients Of Grants Supporting … [Read more...]
Cannes: Todd McCarthy & Pete Hammond On Hits, Misses And Joys Of 2021 Edition
Only Ten Months Until the Next Cannes.The 74th annual Cannes Film Festival is now behind us, and covering it all for Deadline were esteemed veterans in the critics community Todd McCarthy, Anna Smith and Deadline Awards Columnist and Chief Film Critic Pete Hammond. Looking in the rearview mirror, here are some wrap-up musings on how it all went … [Read more...]
Ofcom: Tax Incentives Could Be Expanded For Public Service Media
UK media regulator Ofcom has recommended that the country’s wildly popular television tax break system could be expanded to encourage increasingly dominant platforms, such as streaming giant Netflix, to invest in local public service content. Source: Ofcom: Tax Incentives Could Be Expanded For Public Service Media – Deadline … [Read more...]
Annemarie Jacir On Her Journey To Preserve Palestinian Cinema
When Annemarie Jacir pitched her thesis film at graduate school some 20 years ago, her advisor told her the best place for her script was in the garbage. It was an ambitious project for the young Columbia University student: A Palestinian film crew navigating their way through Israeli checkpoints in occupied territory as they attempt to reach … [Read more...]
