formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
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
From bustling streets to muddy farmyards and historic castles, TV tourism is now big business. Source: https://rts.org.uk/article/starring-great-britain-and-big-business-screen-tourism
First released in November 1969, Ken Loach’s social-realist tale of a boy who adopts a kestrel still resonates and has become a timeless classic of British cinema. Source: https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20241114-why-the-bleak-and-poignant-kes-is-britains-greatest-coming-of-age-story
Run by the Korean Cultural Centre UK (KCCUK), this year’s festival drew over 3,300 attendees and also marked a historic collaboration with the British Film Institute (BFI), with several screenings taking place at the BFI’s Southbank Theatre. Source: https://deadline.com/2024/11/london-korean-film-festival-curator-female-filmmakers-squid-game-1236176562/
The Really Local Group (RLG)’s Preston Benson has called on UK industry bodies the UK Cinema Association (UKCA) and the British Film Institute (BFI) to provide greater support for independent cinemas, nearly two weeks after the local council closed the … Continued
In the heart of Seville, the central Plaza de la Encarnación is home to one of Spain’s most distinctive modern structures: the Setas de Sevilla – which translates as “Seville’s mushrooms”. Known also as the Metropol Parasol, this complex has … Continued