Omicron forces Sundance 2022 online as pandemic strikes film industry again
For those hoping the film industry had weathered the worst of the Covid pandemic, after festivals have been cancelled, awards ceremonies have been
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Belfast and Power of the Dog lead the field for Golden Globes that won’t be on TV
A year ago, the Golden Globes were second only to the Oscars in prestige among the plethora of awards ceremonies; as the Hollywood
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Figures show UK film industry recovering well from pandemic
A new report from the BFI has highlighted the importance of tax reliefs to the UK Film and TV industry – both from
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After Love dominates British Independent Film Awards
Aleem Khan’s first feature has scooped six awards at the British Independent Film Awards – the curtain opener for the awards season on
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Belfast and Boiling Point lead the BIFA field with 11 nominations each
Director Philip Barantini, actor Stephen Graham and actress Vinette Robinson have 3 of Boiling Point’s 11 nominations at the 2021 BIFAs. Kitchen drama
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Debut films dominate the London Film Festival Awards
The London Film Festival has drawn to a close with the European premiere of Joel Coen’s The Tragedy of Macbeth, following the latest
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The Crown reigns as streamers dominate the Emmys
The Crown – the Netflix series based on the British Royal Family – has dominated the first Emmy Awards since the pandemic, which
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French abortion drama wins top prize at Venice Film Festival
The Venice Film Festival has given its top prize, the Golden Lion, to the French drama Happening, about a young woman seeking an
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Ant & Dec, David Tennant, Line of Duty and After Life among NTA winners
Ant & Dec have come out top at a Covid-delayed National Television Awards ceremony, being named the best TV presenters for the twentieth
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BFI brings Cannes and Venice hits to London
The organisers of the London Film Festival have announced the full programme of nearly 160 films. Jeymes Samuels’ opener The Harder They Fall
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Idris Elba and Denzel Washington bookend London Film Festival
The BFI has indicated that a key theme of this year’s London Film Festival will be race, in a year that the Hollywood
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Plans for major new film studio in Hertfordshire
American investors are planning to build a $1 billion dollar film and TV production studio complex in Hertfordshire, in what the UK government
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Cannes Gives Top Prize To a Woman for only the Second Time
The Cannes Film Festival has given its top prize, the Palme d’Or, to a female director for only the second time in its
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Strong British showing at US TV Academy Emmy nominations
After a year when most people across the world – and certainly in the US – have been stuck at home, watching the
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Michaela Coel’s I May Destroy You dominates TV BAFTAs
Michaela Coel was the big winner of the BAFTA TV Awards, with two of the top awards on the night to add to
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Cannes favourites dominate a delayed 2021 line-up
“Cinema is not dead,” declared the artistic director of the Festival de Cannes, Thierry Frémaux, as he announced more than 60 films that
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Small Axe and The Crown dominate BAFTA TV nominations
No sooner are the year’s film awards out of the way, than TV awards season kicks in with BAFTA announcing the nominations for
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Nomadland takes Oscar’s biggest prizes on a less diverse night than expected
Nomadland has taken three of the top awards at the 2021 Oscars, at a ceremony delayed for two months by the pandemic. As
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Nomadland, Sound of Metal and Promising Young Woman dominate Spirit Awards
The awards season front-runner Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland has taken four prizes – including Best Feature and Best Director – at the Independent Spirit
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Golden Globes organisers expel former president Philip Berk over race article
The beleaguered organisation that runs the Golden Globes, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, has moved quickly to expel its eight-time former president, Philip
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