BAFTA to Honor MediCinema, U.K. Charity That Builds Cinemas at Hospitals, at Film Awards
BAFTA's Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema award will be presented to MediCinema CEO Colin Lawrence to celebrate its impact in bringing free cinema experiences to those undergoing medical ...
Marisa Abela among Bafta-nominated stars at Vanity Fair EE Rising Star Party
Abela, who is nominated for the Rising Star Award, wore a structured, strapless, brown dress with black sunglasses to the ...
Coogan spared lengthy driving ban to film The Trip
Steve Coogan has been banned for driving for two months instead of six, after telling the judge that a lengthier ban would ...
Beverley Knight and Billy Porter to co-host the Olivier Awards
British singer Beverley Knight and US star Billy Porter will jointly host the 2025 Olivier Awards. The pair follow 2024 and ...
U.K. Film, TV Production Spend Rebounds in 2024 Thanks to ‘Peaky Blinders’ and ‘Knives Out’
Film and TV production in the U.K., whose boom came to a grinding halt in 2023 amid the Hollywood writers and actors strikes, ...
U.K. Film and High-End TV Spend Reached Almost $7 Billion in 2024, Up 31% From Strike-Ravaged 2023
New figures from the BFI show that spend in the UK leaped 31% in 2024 over the strike-ravaged 2023, with film enjoying the ...
British Film & High-End TV Spend Hit $7B In 2024 & Is Ahead Of Pre-Covid Levels For First Time Since Pandemic
UK film and high-end TV spend hit $7B last year - up on pre-covid levels as Bridge Jones and Knives Out made a difference.
National Theatre hits back as celebrated playwright David Hare says it ‘does not present world’s drama’
Playwright Sir David Hare has criticised the National Theatre, saying it “is meant to present the world’s drama, and it doesn’t at the moment”, while suggesting that British cultural life is in ...