Are festivals part of the government’s £1.57billion arts bailout? AIF demands “urgent clarity and meaningful action”

Scottish Government as it still doesn’t have a restart date – but concert bosses have warned it still may be not enough for venues to survive.Earlier this month, the UK Government announced a package for the arts sector which would see £97million given to Scotland through the Barnett formula.Now, Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop has announced the funding boost, intended to give direct support to venues and businesses in their supply chains, as well as support changes which need to be made to meet

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentNewImages Festival has unveiled the XR competition lineup for its 3rd edition, running at Forum des Images in Paris from Sept. 23-27.

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentLeading television industry event the Edinburgh TV Festival has added two sessions to its lineup, with “Succession” writer Lucy Prebble and Russell T.

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Jamie Lang With live performance venues subject to heavy admissions restrictions, U.K.

Latitude Festival have confirmed plans to stage their annual festival in 2021 following its cancellation this year.Latitude is among the many major and independent UK festivals which have been axed this summer due to the coronavirus pandemic.Latitude is now aiming to stage its 2021 edition from July 22-25, 2021 at its usual Suffolk location of Henham Park.“This time, the festival takes place during the school holidays, so you can bring the whole family!” a press release notes.

the guidance issued by the UK government last week, which ruled that outdoor gigs and arts performances can resume providing they have a “limited and socially distanced audience”, in deciding to proceed with holding their festival this year.Red Rooster Festival will be held from September 4-6 in the grounds of the Euston Hall estate in Suffolk.

further details on the UK’s points-based system for immigration as it exits Europe from January next year.

after we reported he had bumped into one of his victims in Asda in the town.But it is believed all three remain in Rochdale, prompting the town's MP Tony Lloyd to hold a meeting with Home Secretary Priti Patel to urge her to act.The Home Office began the process of removing the men’s British citizenship in July 2015 to pave the way for their deportation but they challenged the move, saying it breached their human rights and the rights of their children.They lost their case at the Court of Appeal

Glastonbury, Reading & Leeds and Download all struck from the calendar – and it’s led to grim warnings that the UK sector is teetering on the brink of collapse. Many have moved their entire line-ups to 2021, leaving us seeking succour in livestreams or VR alternatives.However, for those craving a genuine communal festival experience this year, there are a smattering of bonafide festivals scheduled in the next few months as lockdown conditions ease.

a £1.57 billion support package handed to the arts sector by the government yesterday (July 5).The bailout will provide music venues, independent cinemas, museums, galleries, theatres and heritage sites with emergency grants and loans.The money is the biggest one-off investment in UK culture ever, helping companies, venues and institutions to survive the coronavirus pandemic without going out of business.Announcing the new funds, Boris Johnson said: “From iconic theatre and musicals, mesmerising

coronavirus”.The support package, which was announced today (July 5), will provide music venues, independent cinemas, museums, galleries, theatres and heritage sites with emergency grants and loans.The money marks the biggest one-off investment in UK culture and follows other measures taken to help companies, institutions and organisations survive during the pandemic, including loans, business rate holidays and the coronavirus job retention scheme.

Chris Pratt has confirmed Jurassic World: Dominion is back in production in the U.K.

Naman Ramachandran The British Film Institute’s London Film Festival is adopting a hybrid online-physical model for its 64th edition, it was announced Thursday.

Radiohead will conclude their ongoing video series of classic performances tomorrow by streaming a 1997 festival set in full.Thom Yorke and co.