Over 12 days of screenings at the BFI London Film Festival, the event recorded its highest live audience attendance in 10 years, organizers said on Monday. The festival took place this year from 9 to 20 October with an array of talent premiering or screening some of the year's biggest films, featuring Steve McQueen BlitzSean … Read more
The Real Housewives of London will come to Hayu, Comcast's NBCUniversal reality streamer available in 45 markets outside the United States, in 2025, the service said Saturday in unveiling its first original series. Produced by Monkey (Made in Chelsea), The Real Housewives of London it will be “the next chapter in the immensely popular franchise … Read more
The Jackal was on the loose in London on Tuesday evening. Eddie Redmayne, Lashana Lynch and Úrsula Corberó, known for her role as Tokyo in the hit Netflix film Theft of moneywere among the protagonists of the upcoming television adaptation of The day of the jackal for Sky and Peacock who attended the British premiere … Read more
The 68th edition of the BFI London Film Festival (LFF) concludes on Sunday evening with Piece by pieceMorgan Neville's Pharrell Williams animated LEGO biopic (Won't you be my neighbor?, 20 feet from stardom) after the presentation of the various winners of this year's competition, led by Adam Elliot's claymation film Memory of a snail. Set … Read more
Sean Baker has invited viewers to go and see the Palme d'Or winning film Anora on the big screen at the BFI London Film Festival on Friday. The director spoke alongside his star Mikey Madison just before the film's UK premiere at London's Royal Festival Hall, where Baker said people need to understand that “adult … Read more
Director Sean Baker and star Mikey Madison continued their run as darlings of this year's film festival circuit in London on Thursday night, sharing some thoughts and insights with audiences at a Neon-hosted screening of their Palme d'Award winner 'Gold at Cannes Anora. The film is part of the program of the 68th edition of … Read more
The UK needs to be better represented in all its diversity on cinema and TV screens, tackle divisive fake news and level the playing field for traditional streamers and broadcasters, Lisa Nandy, UK Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport in Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s relatively new Labour government, said at a conference in … Read more
The BBC, Britain's public broadcaster, has been damaged by Huw Edwards' crimes, director general Tim Davie told a major industry conference in London on Tuesday. “A story like this has an impact on our reputation,” he said, noting that the full fallout for the broadcasting giant was not yet clear. But he argued: “You can … Read more
Streaming giant Netflix likes to think about original content with a genuine local focus, co-CEO Ted Sarandos said Tuesday at a TV industry conference in London. Speaking during the keynote speech at the Royal Television Society (RTS) 2024 London Convention, of which Netflix was the main sponsor, he also shared his thoughts on the streamer's … Read more
Insight sessions with heads of Working Title Films, the international head of Searchlight Pictures and the chairman of the BFI, plus discussions on the story behind the success of Last swimemerging filmmakers and documentarians, adaptations and remakes, the art of sound and the magic of marketing are just some of the topics covered at this … Read more