Leading UK filmmakers and executives in the UK film industry have reacted with dismay and concern to the prospect of a privatised Film4, the film arm of UK public service broadcaster Channel 4. Source: “Incredibly short-sighted”: UK industry reacts to possible privatisation of Film4 | Features | Screen … [Read more...]
UK’s Calculus Creative Content fund invests in London & Sydney-based prodco
The British Film Institute (BFI)-backed Calculus Creative Content EIS Fund has made its latest investment, this time in a Sydney and London-based production operation.Brouhaha Entertainment has been formed by Philomena producer Gabrielle Tana, Hopscotch Films founder Troy Lum and Mason, who has been behind shows including The Matrix and … [Read more...]
UK film production boom: Lack of studio space is not for the long term
The film production industry is going through a boom right now, but the current fear over the current lack of studio space being a long term issue may well be misplaced. Source: UK film production boom: Lack of studio space is not for the long term … [Read more...]
Black British cinema pioneer Menelik Shabazz dies aged 67
UK filmmaker Menelik Shabazz, known as a pioneer in the development of contemporary Black British cinema, has died aged 67. Shabazz’s death was confirmed to Screen by his daughter, film curator Nadia Denton, who said he died in Zimbabwe of diabetes-related complications. Source: https://www.screendaily.com/news/ … [Read more...]
UK investors to explore Nigeria’s creative sector
United Kingdom’s Department for International Trade (DIT) in Nigeria has hosted a series of webinars that presented an overview of Nigeria’s creative sector. Source: https://www.sunnewsonline.com/ … [Read more...]
New French Covid-19 travel restrictions hit UK industry Cannes plans
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...]
