Distribution / Releases / Exhibitors - UK/Belgium/Netherlands/Luxembourg
MUBI buys a majority stake in independent Benelux distributor Cinéart
The move marks MUBI’s first acquisition of a distributor and constitutes a significant milestone in the company’s expansion across the European arthouse market
Industry / Market - Europe/UK/USA
Films and TV programmes feature a "glaring absence" of climate change-related terms
A recent study in the USA found that only 0.6% of scripts mentioned the term "climate change" at least once between 2016 and 2020, and a UK study came to similar disheartening conclusions
Industry / Market - Italy/Ukraine/UK/Israel
The Roma Lazio Film Commission and the Italian Film Commissions have made new commitments to the Ukraine, the UK and Israel
CANNES 2022: The regional body has promised to host Ukrainian talent and presented the 2nd Crossing Script, whilst the national association has signed a memorandum with the British Film Commission
Distribution / Releases / Exhibitors - UK/Germany
BBC Studios and Sky Deutschland ink a factual output deal
The agreement, covering 150 hours of factual content, includes titles such as Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World, Louis Theroux: Shooting Joe Exotic and David Attenborough: The Sound of Nature