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The UK’s Film and TV Production Restart Scheme has backed a total of 640 projects in its first year of operation, supporting some $2.6BN (£1.9BN) worth of production on Brit shores since it was rolled out.The initiative was introduced only … Continued

Sundance Institute has named the recipients of the inaugural Uprise Grant Fund and Arts Organization Grants, supporting BIPOC artists.The Uprise Grant Fund specifically looks to uplift BIPOC artists, whose careers and creative development have been harmed by the Covid-19 pandemic. … Continued

Only Ten Months Until the Next Cannes.The 74th annual Cannes Film Festival is now behind us, and covering it all for Deadline were esteemed veterans in the critics community Todd McCarthy, Anna Smith and Deadline Awards Columnist and Chief Film … Continued

UK media regulator Ofcom has recommended that the country’s wildly popular television tax break system could be expanded to encourage increasingly dominant platforms, such as streaming giant Netflix, to invest in local public service content. Source: Ofcom: Tax Incentives Could … Continued

When Annemarie Jacir pitched her thesis film at graduate school some 20 years ago, her advisor told her the best place for her script was in the garbage. It was an ambitious project for the young Columbia University student: A … Continued