Disney+ has announced that Searchlight Pictures’ Rye Lane will begin streaming exclusively on Disney+ on May 3rd in the UK & Ireland. From director Raine Allen-Miller, Rye Lane is a romantic comedy that stars David Jonsson and Vivian Oparah , as Dom and Yas, two twenty-somethings both reeling from bad break-ups, who connect over the course […]
Crunchyroll, in collaboration with Sony Pictures Releasing UK l, has announced that a special UK screening of “Suzume” will take place on Wednesday 1 March at the BFI Southbank with the director, Makato Shinkai, in attendance. Tickets for the special screening go on sale on February 15th. “Suzume” will be released in cinemas across the […]
The BFI has announced £14 million National Lottery ‘good cause’ funding over three years for education for 5-18 year-olds. Investment in three programmes of UK-wide activity will see a significant shift in focus in how the BFI will support film education with National Lottery funding going forward, an outcome of its new 10 year strategy […]
The BFI has published the final evaluation findings for the Young Audiences Content Fund (YACF), which concluded its three-year pilot in 2022. The findings from the independent evaluation details the success of the pilot, with 61 new commissions for young audiences supported and 160 development projects backed over the course of the three years. The […]
Welsh indie Yeti Television has announced its commission from Sky Arts, for Spike Milligan: The Unseen Archive (1×90’), a feature length film that provides an insight into the life and career of Spike Milligan. Spike Milligan: The Unseen Archive is an intimate and in-depth look at the newly discovered personal archive of Spike Milligan’s work, […]
A partnership between the BBC and BFI will see a new movie premiere every Sunday night on BBC Two, celebrating a wave of British filmmakers who are offering fresh perspectives on UK life and experiences. Each film will be available on BBC iPlayer after its transmission on BBC Two, and most will also be available […]
Plaion Pictures UK has announced that their new comedy, I Love My Dad, will be screening at the 66th BFI London Film Festival. The film will screen on October 10th at the Prince Charles Cinema with an addtional screening on October 11th at the Institute of Contemporary Arts. Inspired by writer, director, and star James […]
BFI chair Tim Richards and chief executive Ben Roberts have published Screen Culture 2033, the UK’s lead organisation for film and the moving image’s new 10-year strategy signalling a fresh approach to benefitting the public and industry through to its landmark centenary in 2033. This new vision sets out how the BFI will transform access […]
Education charity Into Film has announced the winners of its Into Film Awards at a star-studded ceremony in ODEON Luxe Leicester Square, London. Hosted by broadcaster and comedian, Sue Perkins, the event featured celebrity presenters including Lashana Lynch, Eddie Redmayne, Morfydd Clark, Jack Lowden, Tom Ellis, Joanne Froggatt, Stacey Dooley, Michael Ajao, Anson Boon, Aliyah […]
Film and high-end television production in the UK could be worth £7.66 billion (€8.92bn) – up from £5.64 billion – by 2025 and require nearly 21,000 more crew, according to newly-published detailed analysis. The research, which was commissioned by screen industries skills body ScreenSkills, supported by the BFI, awarding National Lottery funding under the Future […]