Before he made Tick, Tick… Boom!, Andrew Garfield was not much of a singer. “In the first play I did — just a kids’ community theatre production when I was 14 — we did Bugsy Malone, but I played Fat Sam, the one non-singing role,” he says. “Later I failed miserably in my singing strand at drama school. After that, I put my singing ambitions on the … [Read more...]
Korean distributors brace for reintroduction of cinema restrictions to tackle Covid surge
Cinema screenings will have to end before 22.00 and local theatres have already rearranged this coming weekend’s timetables and are making refunds for cancelled reservations. Spider-Man: No Way Home, which Sony Pictures opened Wednesday to 635,000 admissions, set a record for biggest opening day since the pandemic began. But the superhero film … [Read more...]
Face coverings mandatory in English cinemas from Friday but no Covid pass | Screen Daily
Face masks will be mandatory in cinemas in England from Friday (December 10), as UK prime minister Boris Johnson moved to adopt ‘Plan B’ measures in the face of rising Covid cases linked to the Omicron variant of the virus. Source: Face coverings mandatory in English cinemas from Friday but no Covid pass | News | Screen … [Read more...]
How are vaccine passports, health checks and social distancing impacting cinema-going around the world? | Screen Daily
No Time To Die’s potent global rollout has steadied the nerves of the international cinema business, but Covid-19 rules still present a mixed bag for audiences. Source: How are vaccine passports, health checks and social distancing impacting cinema-going around the world? | Features | Screen … [Read more...]
Seville European Film Festival is the perfect gateway into Spain for filmmakers, international partners | Screen Daily
The 18th edition of Seville European Film Festival (SEFF, November 5-13) this year boasts a bigger than ever competition section, a dedicated showcase of Spanish films for local exhibitors and a special focus on co-producing with Germany. Source: Seville European Film Festival is the perfect gateway into Spain for filmmakers, international … [Read more...]
French exhibitors body calls on Netflix to renounce cinema screenings plan | Screen Daily
The National Federation of French Cinemas (FNCF) has called on Netflix to abandon its plans to hold a series of theatrical screenings of its most prestigious titles of 2021 in cinemas across France in December.“The FNCF calls on Netflix to renounce its project involving cinema theatres,” the body said in a statement on Wednesday (October … [Read more...]
