Yesterday during the reading of the UK governments spring budget, Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt unveiled significant benefits for the creative industry. Amongst those, UK film and television studios will receive a 40% corporate tax relief through 2034, and independent films will receive the same percentage for qualifying projects with a budget of up to GBP 15 million.
The Global Entertainment Awards (formerly known as World Trailer Awards) took place this past weekend in Wyndham Grand Algarve, Portugal. Celebrating the people behind the promos, trailers and marketing for movies, games and series of the last year, the ceremony announced their top performers as well as celebrating emerging talent from Egypt, Germany, New Zealand, Uganda and the UK. This year’s ceremony was hosted by actress-writer-director Sónia Balacó and Global Entertainment Awards Director Alejandro Barrios.
Boarders is the newest comedy drama from BBC 3. Shot entirely in Bristol and the South West of England, the series was created by BAFTA nominee Daniel Lawrence Taylor. Supporters Bristol Film Office worked with the production team to include local crew talent including camera trainee Jojo Bossman.
Inis Mór, the largest of Ireland’s Aran Islands, has won the EUFCN Location Award for the seventh edition. This award honours the location for its use in Martin McDonagh’s The Banshees of Inisherin, starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson. The award was accepted by Screen Ireland’s Michael Byrne on Sunday 18 February at the EUFCN Location Award Ceremony during the 2024 European Film Market in Berlin.
CineRegio, a network of regional film funds in Europe, launches today their Manifesto for Sustainable Film, as well as a commitment to social impact at this year’s Berlin International Film Festival. As of today, 24 members of CineRegio have signed the manifesto, including Film London and Screen Brussels Fund. In addition to social impact and mental health,the new manifesto will consider environmental impact, building on the network’s Green manifesto which has been signed by 45 members.
David Nicholl’s best-selling novel One Day returned to screens for its Netflix adaptation. Released on 8 February, the romantic drama stars This is Going to Hurt star Ambika Mod and The White Lotus actor Leo Woodhall. Multiple locations were used for filming the series including the UK, Greece, Paris and Italy.
Belfast’s RENDR festival is returning for its second edition from 29 February to 1 March. With a lineup from across the film, gaming, interactive and animation industries, the festival includes speakers from Netflix, Pixar and Sony Pictures Imageworks.
Disney +’s newest drama series Black Cake travelled to Bristol for the filming of two key featured locations. Facilitated by the city’s film office, major locations in Bristol closed off for transformations. The series, adapted from Charmaine Wilkerson’s best selling novel of the same name, is available to streaming now.