formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
Odeon reports presales double those for previous record-holder Spectre as Hollywood readies itself for Monday’s world premiere in Los Angeles Source: Ahead of world premiere, Star Wars: The Force Awakens smashes presale records | Film | The Guardian
The cut – which applies to grant-in-aid funding only, and does not affect lottery grants – was announced in the 2015 Autumn statement Source: BFI to lose £1.3m funding over next four years in cuts | Film | The Guardian
The Islamic Society of Britain speaks out against the cancellation of the screening of The Message following the receipt of a petition signed by fewer than 100 protestors Source: Glasgow cinema criticised for cancelling screening of Islam-themed film | Film … Continued
The head of an American movie company based in the UK has emerged as the frontrunner to replace Greg Dyke as chairman of the British Film Institute. Source: Warner Bros’ Josh Berger tipped to chair BFI | Media | The … Continued
Senior executives in the creative industries and the media need to stop being afraid of accusations of political correctness if they implement policies that increase diversity, the culture minister Ed Vaizey has said.Speaking before an event on diversity in film … Continued
Spectre and Suffragette both hit the big screen at the start of a week, but industry experts say only the right kind of movie can pull that off Source: Cinema release dates: is Monday the new Friday? | Film | … Continued