Media | Cinema | Projection
Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s office-life mockumentary first aired 20 years ago but its influence on shows from ‘Twenty Twelve’ to ‘Parks and Recreation’ has been immense. As for its central character, that’s how we live now Source: The Office … Continued
For Film’s Sake (FFS), the advocacy organisation behind the female-focused film lab Attagirl, has joined with Sydney Film Festival (SFF) to announce two new prizes and an incubator program aimed at supporting filmmakers of diverse backgrounds. Source: For Film’s Sake … Continued
Hollywood tentpoles and high-end TV are driving production activity to record heights: “This bottleneck was built because of COVID-19.” Source: U.K. Studio Boom “White Hot” Despite a Year of Lockdowns – The Hollywood Reporter
While India does not have its usual physical pavilion at the Cannes market this year, due to pandemic travel restrictions, and Bollywood stars aren’t setting the red carpet on fire, the business of cinema continues to be discussed at the … Continued
This week, memory lane takes us back 25 years to when the British Film Institute decided that 200 film plaques should be erected around the UK and they would be free, so I applied and received 20. This was in … Continued
A group of deaf film-makers say they are “increasingly dismayed” by a charity’s failure to ensure it is run by users of British Sign Language (BSL), even though it spends about £2 million every year commissioning television programmes in BSL. … Continued
Rising film producer Yaw Basoah is a South Londoner with long-term memories of Brixton. Simone Richardson spoke to him about films, art and the importance of life outside work Source: A journey down the A23 and into film production | … Continued
The UK Global Screen Fund is making a mark on the Croisette through its support of two British films that illustrate perfectly the fund’s international focus. Source: How the Global Screen Fund is supporting two Cannes-bound British films | Features … Continued
The alternate ending of The Lion King where Simba DIES is horrific. Source: 19 Movie Deleted Scenes/Alternate Endings
A traveling silver screen presenting short films by Indigenous filmmakers brought Kanehsata’kehró:non to a unique viewing under the stars late last week.The event organized by Wapikoni was part of the organization’s latest “Cinema on Wheels” tour, set to end on … Continued