Sony Pictures, HBO, Studiocanal and Film4 are among film and TV firms joining UK diversity program Equal Access Network, which aims to get Londoners from under-represented backgrounds paid opportunities working in film and TV. London Mayor Sadiq Khan today announced a £50,000 boost for the Network, which is overseen…

EXCLUSIVE: Steve Coogan and David Mitchell are set to star in Michael Winterbottom’s (The Wedding Guest) untitled satirical movie about the super-rich, I can reveal. Sony Pictures International Productions and Film4 are behind the movie, which is gearing up for a fall shoot. Melissa Parmenter (The Face Of An Angel) is…

EXCLUSIVE: Mudbound star Garrett Hedlund and Boardwalk Empire‘s Kelly Macdonald are in final negotiations to lead cast in long-awaited movie Dirt Music, I can reveal. The anticipated drama, an adaptation of Tim Winton’s Booker Prize-nominated novel about simmering passion and revenge in the Australian outback, is…

Raw, producer of Sundance breakout documentary Three Identical Strangers, is partnering with Film4 and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment (SKE) on a narrative feature version of the picture. The Sundance title, about three strangers who inadvertently discover that they are identical triplets separated at birth, won the…

Beanie Fedstein starrer How To Build A Girl is now under way in UK with Lionsgate on board for UK distribution. Joining Feldstein (Lady Bird) and Game Of Thrones star Alfie Allen in the comedic coming-of-age feature are Paddy Considine (Journeyman), Sarah Solemani (Bridget Jones’s Baby), Laurie Kynaston (England Is Min…

Iain Canning and Emile Sherman’s See-Saw Films has appointed Nicky Earnshaw as Head of Production for the UK film and TV divisions. The exec is moving to the Lion and King’s Speech producer from Film4 where she has been acting Head of Production. At See-Saw, she is replacing Amy Jackson who is moving into independent…

EXCLUSIVE: Lady Bird and Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising star Beanie Feldstein has been set for the title role in Caitlin Moran novel adaptation How To Build A Girl, which Protagonist is launching world sales on in Cannes. The comedic coming-of-age story from UK producer Monumental Pictures will start shooting on…

EXCLUSIVE: The Cannes Film Festival lineup may be short on Brit movies but for the second year the UK's three leading financiers, the BFI, BBC Films and Film4, in collaboration with the British Council and the UK government’s ‘Great’ campaign, will be showcasing up-and-coming UK talent with projects in the…

The lineup is set for this year’s Inside Pictures, the business training and development programme for international and U.S. film execs. This year’s lineup comprises: Alison Meese – Head of UK Acquisitions, StudioCanal, United Kingdom Carla Quarto di Palo – Director of International Sales, Cornerstone Films, United…

EXCLUSIVE: Best Picture Oscar nominee Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri has driven past the $100M signpost worldwide. From Fox Searchlight and the UK’s Film4, the Martin McDonagh-helmed dark comedy is, much like its protagonist Mildred Hayes, proving its mettle with $105.1M globally through Wednesday. From…

Martin McDonagh took two trips to the stage at last night’s Golden Globe Awards, collecting the Best Screenplay and Best Motion Picture trophies as part of a 4-awards-strong haul for the movie that puts it in prime position as awards season trundles on. His dark horse contender, which previously won the coveted…

Film4 has made a series of key changes to its team including the promotion of veteran Sue Bruce-Smith to Deputy Director, and the addition of Lauren Dark as a Commissioning Executive. Bruce-Smith joined Film4 13 years ago as Commercial and Distribution Manager, before moving into her current role as Head of Commercial…