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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
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/
More than 2,700 cultural and heritage bodies – from the National Football Museum in Manchester to Glastonbury Festival – are getting a slice of cash designed to boost the sector as it prepares for the easing of lockdown restrictions. … Continued
The venue and events will receive a share of £400 million given out nationally from the fund, which is awarded through Arts Council England, Historic England, National Lottery Heritage Fund and the British Film Institute. A total of £3.8 million … Continued
HippFest held its first online festival last month and has declared it a great success. Their fans watched 220 films and over 80 musicians took part in the five day programme. Source: https://theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2021/04/the-success-of-the-silent-film-festival/
The BBC in the UK has appointed a British Film Institute (BFI) exec as head of its new writers room and unveiled a raft of new dramas, including a show from the creatives behind The Salisbury Poisonings. Jessica Loveland becomes … Continued