UK government to host international ‘green initiatives in film’ event
Conference to address the climate crisis and how to boost sustainability in film through international collaboration. Source: https://www.screendaily.com/news/
UK free cinema ticket initiative expands ahead of venues reopening
More than 200,000 free cinema tickets are to be made available in the UK, as venues prepare to reopen following months of closures as a result of the pandemic. The National Lottery Cinema Weekend will take place from June 19-20 … Continued
How the UK became the most popular location for this autumn’s blockbusters
With some £1.2bn spent on new productions, this is boom time for the UK TV and film industry. Source: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/
BBC tours UK for drama package
UK pubcaster the BBC has commissioned eight new scripted series from Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England, including a thriller from the writers of Humans. Source: https://www.c21media.net/news/bbc-tours-uk-for-drama-package/
UK public ready to return to cinemas, survey reveals
59 per cent of respondents cited the cinema as their most missed out-of-home entertainment activity… Source: UK public ready to return to cinemas, survey reveals
UK producer Jeremy Thomas talks Oscar return, his new starring role and friendship with Johnny Depp
UK producer Jeremy Thomas is back on the awards trail more than 30 years after Bernardo Bertolucci’s The Last Emperor, produced by Thomas, won nine Oscars. Source: UK producer Jeremy Thomas talks Oscar return, his new starring role and friendship with Johnny Depp … Continued