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London Film Festival announces new post-Covid format, with full online programme

2nd July 20202nd July 2020Jason Korsner

The organisers of the London Film Festival have announced a new format for this year’s event, which will take place just weeks after [click for more...]

Raindance Film Festival to go ahead – online

1st July 20201st July 2020Jason Korsner

Back in March, the organisers of the Raindance Film Festival proudly announced that this year’s event would go ahead on 28th October, “no [click for more...]

Cinemas given 450 film catalogue of classics to entice public back

19th June 202019th June 2020Jason Korsner

The UK’s film distributors are making 450 classic films available for cinemas to attract audience when they’re allowed to re-open, as early as [click for more...]

California governor says film shoots could resume from 12th June

6th June 202019th June 2020Jason Korsner

The governor of California has said film and TV shoots in the state can resume from the twelfth of June – subject to [click for more...]

Cannes announces a 2020 line-up that will never be seen as a whole

3rd June 202018th November 2020Jason Korsner

The organisers of the Cannes Film Festival have announced the programme of 56 films they would have screened had the event not succumbed [click for more...]

Streamed films eligible for 2021 Oscars in one-off response to lockdown

28th April 202028th April 2020Jason Korsner

For the first time, films released on-demand or online only will be eligible for the Oscars, under new regulations agreed in response to [click for more...]

Cannes Film Market to take place online in June

17th April 202018th April 2020Jason Korsner

The organisers is the Cannes Film Festival have announced that the market that usually runs alongside it will take place online from 22 [click for more...]

Cannes Film Festival won’t be held “in its original form.”

15th April 2020Jason Korsner

The organisers of the Cannes Film Festival have responded to the lengthening of the lockdown in France by acknowledging that it’s “clearly difficult [click for more...]

Raindance to take place in October – “no ifs no buts”

25th March 2020Jason Korsner

Raindance has confidently announced the dates for the 2020 Raindance Film Festival. Raindance founder Elliot Grove says the festival will begin on 28th [click for more...]

Netflix funds BFI scheme to help industry freelancers

24th March 202024th March 2020Jason Korsner

The streaming giant Netflix has put £1m behind a relief fund, set up by the BFI and The Film and TV Charity, to [click for more...]

BFI Flare film festival moves online

20th March 202020th March 2020Jason Korsner

The BFI has moved its annual LGBTIQ+ film festival Flare online, days after the last-minute cancellation of the regular event, because of the [click for more...]

Cannes scrapped for May – hopes to run in late June

19th March 202019th March 2020Jason Korsner

The organisers of the Cannes Film Festival have announced that this year’s event cannot be held on the scheduled dates in May. The [click for more...]

BFI Flare film festival latest Coronavirus casualty

16th March 202016th March 2020Jason Korsner

The BFI has cancelled its Flare Film Festival, just two days before it was due to begin. The BFI said the “very special [click for more...]

Banned Iranian director wins Berlin Golden Bear

29th February 20202nd March 2020Jason Korsner

A dissident Iranian film director, Mohammad Rasoulof, has won the top prize at the Berlin Film Festival for his drama about the death [click for more...]