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French film production company StudioCanal benefited from £35.8m of UK taxpayers’ cash to make a television series and three movies about British icon Paddington bear, with £13.4m alone handed out for the latest film which premiered on Friday. Source: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/french-film-makers-claws-35m-161356204.html
At a fast-paced event on Monday held on the margins of the Busan International Film Festival, the company detailed plans to invest some $45 million over five years into 15 Mandarin-language series and five horror films through a new fund. … Continued
Led by Alexander Seropian, a founder of ‘Halo’ developer Bungie, the L.A.-based studio also launches a creator label to support talent on such creator platforms as Fortnite, Roblox, and Minecraft. Source: Hasbro, Bandai Namco Back UGC Game Studio Look North … Continued
Hulu’s Nine Perfect Strangers filmed its second season in Bavaria with FFF Bayern support. Source: Bavaria gives €4m boost to regional film fund to boost production, inward investment | News | Screen
Chris Garrard, co-founder of the campaign organization Culture Unstained, has had a successful run. His group, which campaigns against fossil fuel companies’ sponsorship of the arts, is celebrating: many of the UK’s leading cultural institutions have cut their links with … Continued
The Tyneside Cinema has landed another funding boost amid plans to rejuvenate the independent arts venue. A £545,000 sum in National Lottery grants from the British Film Institute (BFI) and The National Lottery Heritage Fund will help to fund a … Continued