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Ken Loach, A Trade Unionist Of 60 Years, Ousted From Bectu Role Amid Simmering Internal Tensions At Britain’s Film & TV Union - deadline.com - Britain
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22.12.2023

Ken Loach, A Trade Unionist Of 60 Years, Ousted From Bectu Role Amid Simmering Internal Tensions At Britain’s Film & TV Union

EXCLUSIVE: British director Ken Loach has been suspended from holding a decision-making role at Bectu amid simmering internal tensions at the UK’s biggest film and TV union.

Tilda Swinton Bedtime Story Read and Josh O’Connor Porridge-Making Lesson Among Auction Lots Raising Money for Gaza - variety.com - Israel - Palestine - Beyond
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28.03.2024

Tilda Swinton Bedtime Story Read and Josh O’Connor Porridge-Making Lesson Among Auction Lots Raising Money for Gaza

Alex Ritman A number of major names from the U.K. film and TV world and beyond have donated items — and their own time — to an auction raising money for Gaza.

International Insider: Indie Movie “Game-Changer”; Trip To Poland; Earnings Unveiled - deadline.com - Britain - Poland
deadline.com
08.03.2024

International Insider: Indie Movie “Game-Changer”; Trip To Poland; Earnings Unveiled

Good afternoon Insiders, Max Goldbart here taking you through what has been a whirlwind of a week in international TV and film. Do not stop here — please do read on. And sign up here.

‘I, Daniel Blake’ Producer Rebecca O’Brien Says UK Indie Film Sector Will “Die” Without “Additional Fiscal Support” - deadline.com - Britain - Japan
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21.02.2024

‘I, Daniel Blake’ Producer Rebecca O’Brien Says UK Indie Film Sector Will “Die” Without “Additional Fiscal Support”

“There’s market failure because the streamers came in, high-end TV got higher end, and Hollywood arrived. And they took a lot of our investors away,” Sixteen Films producer Rebecca O’Brien concluded when quizzed on the state of the UK indie film sector during an appearance at the UK’s British Film & High-End TV Inquiry. 

Manchester United legend Eric Cantona announces new UK tour dates including stop-off in Manchester - www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk - Britain - France - London - Manchester - Dublin
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
22.01.2024

Manchester United legend Eric Cantona announces new UK tour dates including stop-off in Manchester

Footballing legend Eric Cantona has announced new UK and European tour dates including a gig in Manchester. It follows his debut sold-out tour last October, which included a date at Manchester's Stoller Hall.

Valladolid: ‘The Permanent Picture,’ ‘The Old Oak’ Win Big as the Spanish Festival’s Reboot Wins Applause - variety.com - Spain
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29.10.2023

Valladolid: ‘The Permanent Picture,’ ‘The Old Oak’ Win Big as the Spanish Festival’s Reboot Wins Applause

Ken Loach’s “The Old Oak” – won big Saturday night at Spain’s Valladolid Festival, walking off with its main competition Golden Spike and the Spanish event’s best actor (Dave Turner) and Audience Award plaudits respectively. The prize ceremony also saw Charlotte Rampling, star of closing film “Juniper” from Matthew J.

Filming underway in Glasgow for new movie by award winning Ken Loach - www.dailyrecord.co.uk - Scotland - Portugal - county Somerset - county Bath
dailyrecord.co.uk
29.10.2023

Filming underway in Glasgow for new movie by award winning Ken Loach

Filming has been underway around Glasgow for the latest movie shot by award winning director Ken Loach’s production company.

‘Saw X,’ ‘The Creator’ Battle for No. 1 at U.K., Ireland Box Office - variety.com - Britain - Ireland - city Venice
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03.10.2023

‘Saw X,’ ‘The Creator’ Battle for No. 1 at U.K., Ireland Box Office

Naman Ramachandran Disney sci-fi epic “The Creator” and Lionsgate U.K.’s horror franchise entry “Saw X” debuted atop the U.K. and Ireland box office — and the race was almost too close to call. “Saw X” won the three-day total with £1.92 million ($2.31 million), while “The Creator” was just behind with £1.89 million ($2.27 million).

‘Harry Potter’ Director David Yates to Receive Raindance Icon Award - variety.com - Britain - London - city Cambridge
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03.10.2023

‘Harry Potter’ Director David Yates to Receive Raindance Icon Award

Naman Ramachandran British filmmaker David Yates, known for his extensive work across the “Harry Potter” universe, will be the 2023 recipient of the Raindance Icon Award. Previous recipients of the Raindance Film Festival award include Vanessa Redgrave, Jonathan Pryce, Gemma Arterton, Michael Caine, Sally Hawkins, Jude Law, Olivia Colman, Terry Gilliam, Guy Richie and Ken Loach.

‘The Old Oak’ Trailer: Acclaimed Filmmaker Ken Loach Returns With A Tale Of A Small Town Welcoming Refugees - theplaylist.net
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05.07.2023

‘The Old Oak’ Trailer: Acclaimed Filmmaker Ken Loach Returns With A Tale Of A Small Town Welcoming Refugees

Over 50 years since the debut of his first feature film, 1967’s “Poor Cow,” acclaimed filmmaker Ken Loach continues to add to his incredible filmography. And his next film is “The Old Oak,” which continues what Loach does best—telling humanist stories about the struggles that complicate the lives of people.  READ MORE: Summer 2023 Movie Preview: 52 Must-See Films To Watch As seen in the trailer for “The Old Oak,” the film tells the story of a once-thriving mining community that is struggling to stay afloat.

Glastonbury Cancels Screening Of ‘Oh, Jeremy Corbyn, The Big Lie’ Doc After Jewish Groups Accuse Film Of Pushing Antisemitic Conspiracy Theory - deadline.com - Britain - Israel
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20.06.2023

Glastonbury Cancels Screening Of ‘Oh, Jeremy Corbyn, The Big Lie’ Doc After Jewish Groups Accuse Film Of Pushing Antisemitic Conspiracy Theory

Glastonbury Festival has removed documentary Oh, Jeremy Corbyn, The Big Lie from its film program after Jewish groups accused it of putting forward an antisemitic conspiracy theory around why the politician never rose to the position of UK prime minister.

Left-Wing Director Ken Loach, Writer Paul Laverty on the Poisonous Seed-Bed for Far Right Politics in Britain’s Rust-Belt Communities - variety.com - Britain - Germany - Syria
variety.com
28.05.2023

Left-Wing Director Ken Loach, Writer Paul Laverty on the Poisonous Seed-Bed for Far Right Politics in Britain’s Rust-Belt Communities

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor In “The Old Oak,” which played in Competition in Cannes, Ken Loach portrays a village in the North-East of England where the indigenous white community comes into conflict with Syrian refugees – a conflict fuelled by the despair, deprivation and decline of the rust-belt region. Such conditions can be a seed-bed for far right groups, the director tells Variety. Such issues have not been explored sufficiently in film and television, Loach says, and he draws a parallel with the portrayal of the rise of Nazism in Germany in the mass media. “We have endless programs about the Second World War, about the horrors of Nazism and fascism, about the racism, about the Holocaust. Quite properly, we have endless programs about that, but what they refuse to point out is that that arose from alienation, anger, feeling cheated, and finding scapegoats. And that’s how we ended up with Hitler, and that’s the ground in which the far right flourishes. One of the points of the film is to say: This is the cause of fascism. This is where it comes from. This is its seed-bed, and it comes as an inevitable consequence of our economic system. Because if the neoliberal agenda was an essential development for capitalism, to use the old-fashioned word, then that’s where fascism comes from. Implicit in that is that the far right will rise because that’s how people will be heading. And they know that and yet the mass media, the press, just turn their backs on that. They’ll tell us all about the horrors of Hitler. Sure. But they won’t tell us how he came to power. And that’s the huge lesson. And we see it in essence now all the time.”

Ken Loach at Cannes: 'don't know' if 'The Old Oak' will be last film - www.msn.com - Britain - Syria
msn.com
26.05.2023

Ken Loach at Cannes: 'don't know' if 'The Old Oak' will be last film

By Hanna RantalaCANNES (Reuters) - Ken Loach said on Friday he does not know if "The Old Oak," the 86-year-old British director's attempt to win the Cannes Film Festival's top prize for a third time, would be his last. "Oh, I don't know, I live day by day," said Loach, who turns 87 in June. "If you read the obituary columns and you're not in them, it's a good day.

‘Ken, Remember When We Began?’: U.K. Folk Icon Donovan on Working With Ken Loach on His First Feature Film - variety.com - Britain - Scotland
variety.com
23.05.2023

‘Ken, Remember When We Began?’: U.K. Folk Icon Donovan on Working With Ken Loach on His First Feature Film

Christopher Vourlias On a recent morning in Cannes, Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan sat over coffee at the Hotel Martinez and recalled a phone call he received nearly 60 years ago, not long after he’d made a splash on the British folk scene. On the other end of the line was a rising screenwriter and director called Ken Loach. “He said he was making his first feature…and would I help him with the music?” Donovan told Variety. The film, a kitchen sink drama called “Poor Cow,” based on a novel by British playwright and author Neil Dunn, tells the story of a working-class single mother leading a hard-luck life in the slums of London. It’s a movie that set the tone for the type of social drama that propelled Loach throughout a remarkable, prolific career.

Cannes Critic’s Take: From Martin Scorsese to Wes Anderson, This Year’s Lineup Is Faithful to Old Friends - thewrap.com - France - Indiana - Turkey - Finland - city Asteroid
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16.05.2023

Cannes Critic’s Take: From Martin Scorsese to Wes Anderson, This Year’s Lineup Is Faithful to Old Friends

“Elemental” and Martin Scorsese’s Apple-produced “Killers of the Flower Moon” an additional veneer of vindication. As to the box-office futures of the 20-odd films competing for this year’s Palme d’Or, certainly none will reach the international highs of James Mangold’s “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” but then, none were ever expected to.Instead — and at its best — Cannes works as a sophisticated shell game, channeling the glamour of the red carpet and the frenzy of 40,000 accredited guests to make glitzy international events out of existential Turkish dramas like Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s “About Dry Grasses,” existential Finnish dramedies like Aki Kaurismäki’s “Fallen Leaves”or intimate two-headers about 19th-century French gastronomy like Tran Anh Hung’s “The Pot au Feu.”Other Palme d’Or contenders will come with built-in SEO, as Wes Anderson’s more-star-packed-than-usual “Asteroid City”threatens to saddle red-carpet rubberneckers with a permanent case of whiplash once the Texan auteur’s full repertory company mounts the Palais steps alongside new additions Tom Hanks and Scarlett Johansson.That all the aforementioned filmmakers could walk those Palais steps in blindfolds is another notable element of an official competition marked by staggering high fidelity.

Panique! and Pájaro Board ‘Olivia and the Invisible Earthquake,’ as KMBO Lands French Distribution (EXCLUSIVE) - variety.com - Spain - France - Ukraine - Chile - Belgium
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15.05.2023

Panique! and Pájaro Board ‘Olivia and the Invisible Earthquake,’ as KMBO Lands French Distribution (EXCLUSIVE)

Callum McLennan Belgium’s Panique! (“Adoration,”), and Chile’s Pájaro have joined Oscar-nominated Vivemant Lundi! (“Flee,” “Mémorable,”) and Spanish collective Terremoto AIE to round out the co-production force behind the animated feature, “Olivia and the Invisible Earthquake.”  Filmax will handle distribution in Spain. KMBO will handle its domestic release in France. The Gallic distributor is on a roll with strong animation box office performances in France for “Amazing Maurice” and current Ukrainian hit “Mavka: The Forest Song,” Spearheading the production is Terremoto AIE, which includes Citoplasmas Stop Motion studio, Cornelius Films, and Bígaro Films, all contributing to the feature. 

‘Spring Breakers’ Director Harmony Korine Set For Locarno Honorary Award - deadline.com - Switzerland
deadline.com
09.05.2023

‘Spring Breakers’ Director Harmony Korine Set For Locarno Honorary Award

U.S. director Harmony Korine will be heading to Switzerland this summer to receive an honorary award at the 76th edition of the Locarno Film Festival, running from August 2 to 12.

Cannes Chief Thierry Frémaux Talks Scorsese’s Competition Invite, “Magnificent” Johnny Depp, Lineup Additions & A Jean-Luc Godard Tribute - deadline.com - France - Paris
deadline.com
13.04.2023

Cannes Chief Thierry Frémaux Talks Scorsese’s Competition Invite, “Magnificent” Johnny Depp, Lineup Additions & A Jean-Luc Godard Tribute

Cannes chief Thierry Frémaux unveiled the bulk of the Official Selection for the 76th edition of the festival at a packed press conference in Paris on Thursday morning.

Eric Clapton, Nick Mason and more sign petition for Roger Waters’ gig ban to be reversed - www.nme.com - Germany - Israel - Palestine
nme.com
21.03.2023

Eric Clapton, Nick Mason and more sign petition for Roger Waters’ gig ban to be reversed

Roger Waters from performing in Frankfurt, Germany.The former Pink Floyd member was set to perform in the city on May 28 as part of his This Is Not A Drill tour – however the show was pulled by the officials at Frankfurt City Council following accusations of anti-Semitism.Now, famous faces including Eric Clapton, Rage Against The Machine‘s Tom Morello and Pink Floyd’s own Nick Mason have rallied behind Waters, and backed a Change.org petition aiming to have the decision overturned.Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel and Soft Machine founder Robert Wyatt have also shown their solidarity, as well as actors Susan Sarandon and Julie Christie, and film director Ken Loach. Currently, the petition has more than 10,000 signatures.“Waters’ criticism of Israel’s treatment of Palestinians is part of his long-term advocacy on behalf of human rights across the globe,” reads the description alongside the petition.

Brian Tufano Dies: Veteran ‘Trainspotting’ & ‘Billy Elliot’ Cinematographer Was 83 - deadline.com - Britain
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16.01.2023

Brian Tufano Dies: Veteran ‘Trainspotting’ & ‘Billy Elliot’ Cinematographer Was 83

Brian Tufano, the veteran British cinematographer who lensed films such as Trainspotting, Shallow Grave, and Billy Elliot, has died. He was 83.

Wild Bunch’s Vincent Maraval & Brahim Chioua Talk New Era As They Move On From The Company’s Iconic Name: “I’ve Been Through My Period Of Mourning” — Deadline Q&A - deadline.com - France - Paris - Germany
deadline.com
13.01.2023

Wild Bunch’s Vincent Maraval & Brahim Chioua Talk New Era As They Move On From The Company’s Iconic Name: “I’ve Been Through My Period Of Mourning” — Deadline Q&A

EXCLUSIVE: Original Wild Bunch co-founders Vincent Maraval and Brahim Chioua bid farewell to the legendary company name they created in 2002 at a party in Paris on Thursday evening.

Wild Bunch Co-Founders Say Goodbye To Legendary Moniker… But Have Yet To Confirm New Name - deadline.com - France - Paris - Germany
deadline.com
13.01.2023

Wild Bunch Co-Founders Say Goodbye To Legendary Moniker… But Have Yet To Confirm New Name

Wild Bunch co-founders Vincent Maraval and Brahim Chioua bid farewell to the legendary company name they created in 2002 at a characteristically rebel-rousing party in Paris bannered “Forever Wild Whatever The Name!” on Thursday night, but have yet to confirm their new name.

Iranian Actress Taraneh Alidoosti Released By Authorities After Posting Bail - deadline.com - Iran
deadline.com
04.01.2023

Iranian Actress Taraneh Alidoosti Released By Authorities After Posting Bail

Acclaimed Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti has been released from prison.

2022 Film Festival Gallery: Ruben Östlund’s Cannes Double, Steven Spielberg’s First Bow At TIFF & Laura Poitras’s Venice Triumph - deadline.com - Sweden - Berlin
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24.12.2022

2022 Film Festival Gallery: Ruben Östlund’s Cannes Double, Steven Spielberg’s First Bow At TIFF & Laura Poitras’s Venice Triumph

After two truncated years of pandemic-related disruptions, film festivals around the world returned with full-flowing in-person events this year.

Tim Burton to Receive Lyon Festival’s 2022 Lumiere Award - variety.com - France - Indiana - county Lyon
variety.com
20.07.2022

Tim Burton to Receive Lyon Festival’s 2022 Lumiere Award

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentTim Burton is set to receive the 14th Lumiere Award at the Lumiere Festival, a week-long celebration of heritage movies and film masters held in Lyon, France, in October. Headed by Cannes Film Festival’s chief Thierry Fremaux, the Lumiere Festival previously honored Jane Campion, the Dardenne Brothers, Francis Ford Coppola, Quentin Tarantino, Clint Eastwood, Martin Scorsese, Jane Fonda, Wong Kar-wai, Catherine Deneuve, Pedro Almodóvar, Ken Loach, Gérard Depardieu and Milos Forman“From his first movies and early successes, Burton establishes his universe, skilfully blending his intensely personal expressivity with novelistic lyricism and pictorial references, traversing the entire history of art,” said the Lumière Festival in a statement.

Cannes Awards Predictions: Can the Dardennes Win the Palme d’Or a Third Time? - variety.com - Italy - county Davis - county Clayton
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27.05.2022

Cannes Awards Predictions: Can the Dardennes Win the Palme d’Or a Third Time?

Clayton Davis The 2022 Cannes Film Festival is nearing its conclusion, and soon the jury will be selecting awards for this year’s impressive, albeit quieter, slate of films. After last year’s “Titane” from Julia Ducournau made history as the first female-directed film to fully win the Palme d’Or (Jane Campion’s “The Piano” tied with “Farewell My Concubine” in 1993), at this point in the festival, it doesn’t seem likely that a woman-directed project will walk away with it this year.“Forever Young” by French-Italian director Valeria Bruni Tedeschi seems to be the only film directed by a woman that has so far invoked any passion for bringing it to the finish line.

Johnny Depp’s New Movie Will Be On Sale At The Cannes Market, Actor Will Play French King Louis XV - deadline.com - Britain - France
deadline.com
03.05.2022

Johnny Depp’s New Movie Will Be On Sale At The Cannes Market, Actor Will Play French King Louis XV

Johnny Depp’s new movie Jeanne Du Barry will be launched for pre-sales at this month’s Cannes market, marking a first narrative feature for the actor in more than three years.

Martin Compston celebrates 20 years of Sweet Sixteen - the film that changed his career forever - www.dailyrecord.co.uk - Scotland
dailyrecord.co.uk
15.03.2022

Martin Compston celebrates 20 years of Sweet Sixteen - the film that changed his career forever

"Hope yer porridge isny too lumpy, Jean!" is a famous line from the Scots movie Sweet Sixteen that Martin Compston starred in 20 years ago.

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