Videndum: Hollywood writers strike calls ‘cut’ on camera gizmo firm’s bottom line April 23, 2024 The 148 day-long strike is the second longest in the history of the Writers Guild of America
Barbie, blockchain and the future of film financing March 17, 2024 n 2023, Box Office’s in the UK and Ireland broke the £1bn barrier for the first time since the pandemic and market research agency Mintel predicts the UK cinema market size is expected to grow 42 per cent to reach £2bn in 2027.
Spring Budget 2024: Jeremy Hunt could back £450m ‘Hollywood of the North’ March 4, 2024 Plans for a £450m film and TV studio in the North East of England could be backed by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt when he unveils his spring Budget later this week.
Aardman co-founder steps down from board as Wallace and Gromit studio hires BBC executive March 1, 2024 The co-founder of Aardman, the animation studio behind Wallace and Gromit and Chicken Run, has stepped down from its executive board.
James Bond studio Pinewood hails ‘resilience’ to US actors’ strikes as Amazon and Netflix deals boost outlook February 22, 2024 The group behind Pinewood Studios has said it remained "largely resilient" to the US actors strike during the final three months of 2023.
Abu-Dhabi backed RedBird IMI makes £1bn swoop on another London media company, All3Media February 16, 2024 Investment fund RedBird IMI is set to snap up British TV and film production company All3Media just months after pouncing on the Telegraph.
Madame Web review: A poisonous new low for superhero movies February 14, 2024 Madame Web feels like the depressing nadir act of corporate movie franchises, thrashing around for nearly two hours looking for a reason to exist.
Aardman: New Wallace and Gromit film helps create almost 100 UK jobs at animation studio February 8, 2024 The up-coming Wallace and Gromit film helped create almost 100 jobs at stop-motion animation studio Aardman.
Rishi Sunak insists Jeremy Hunt will still be Chancellor at election time January 22, 2024 Jeremy Hunt will still be Chancellor at the time of the general election, and is doing a “fantastic job”, Rishi Sunak has insisted.
AI won’t kill off the artist – just look at Chicken Run 2 December 19, 2023 The enduring success of claymation chickens shows AI is not set to rule the roost quite yet, writes Anna Moloney.