A decision by France to impose a seven-day quarantine on people arriving from the UK due to fears over the Indian Covid-19 variant that has been detected in the UK has further complicated the plans by the country’s film industry to attend the Cannes Film Festival from July 6-17. Source: https://www.screendaily.com/news/ … [Read more...]
Vue, Picturehouse heads vow to support distribution partners, talk new flexible window policies
Tim Richards, CEO of European cinema chain Vue, and Clare Binns, joint managing director of the UK’s Picturehouse Cinemas, have pledged to work closely with distributors as cinemas reopen in the UK over the next few months and have each signalled a flexible windows policy, temporarily at least. “Things are changing, evolving,” said Binns of the … [Read more...]
How the Global Screen Fund will work for UK companies
Neil Peplow, director of industry and international at the British Film Institute (BFI), has outlined in detail how companies can access the new £7m UK Global Screen Fund (GSF), the creation of a UK version of Unifrance, and a summit to discuss the progress of the fund later this year. The GSF went live as a one-year pilot in April by the … [Read more...]
France pledges almost $100m in extra state support for cinema sector
French culture minister Roselyne Bachelot has announced an extra €150m ($183m) in state support for France’s pandemic hit culture sector, with €80m ($97.6m) earmarked for cinema.The minister announced the extra support on Tuesday evening, on the eve of the reopening of the country’s cinemas, theatres and museums on Wednesday (May 19), following six … [Read more...]
‘Atonement’ beach cinema searches for operator following £10m redevelopment
A UK cinema overlooking the beach where a key scene in Joe Wright’s Atonement was filmed is looking for a new operator to take over once a £10m rebuild of the venue is complete. The Regent Cinema, which has been a cultural venue in Redcar, North Yorkshire for over 140 years, is currently being rebuilt by Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council as … [Read more...]
Odeon to open “vast majority” of UK cinemas on May 17
Odeon is the UK’s second-largest cinema chain. Source: https://www.screendaily.com/news/ … [Read more...]
