formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
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Savills has won a prestigious RTPI North West Award for Planning Excellence 2026 for its role in the transformation of Sunlight House, a landmark Grade II listed building in Manchester city centre. Source: https://www.savills.co.uk/insight-and-opinion/savills-news/392222/landmark-north-west-listed-building-transformation-wins-prestigious-accolade
As Disney and other studios retrofit beloved franchises with ideological messaging, audiences are turning away, leaving Star Wars, Marvel and the remake machine exposed to a new box-office reality. Source: https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/culture/artc-go-woke-go-broke-the-collapse-of-star-wars-and-the-failure-of-hollywood-s-studio-model
New incubator will help Film and Television MA graduates make their first documentary. Source: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2026/university-of-birmingham-launches-support-scheme-for-future-filmmakers
“He has consistently argued that Manchester should be viewed as a genuine competitor to London for television and film production, and the new Production Fund is the latest example of that ambition translating into action.” Source: https://www.rsmuk.com/news/could-andy-burnham-premiership-bring-boost-to-uk-tv-film-industry
Action Xtreme, Chee Keong Cheung and Andreas Roald’s British outfit, is launching a security division. AX Risk and Advisory (AXRA) will provide security for “high-net-worth clients, global brands and the film, TV and entertainment industry,” the company said. Source: https://deadline.com/2026/06/action-xtreme-launches-specialist-security-division-1236957146/
British crew members on an adaptation of Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey are pursuing legal action after the film collapsed, leaving some people so broke, they had to ask colleagues for fuel money to get home. Source: https://deadline.com/2026/06/northanger-abbey-jane-austen-lawsuit-1236962688/