International Insider: LOTR Moves To UK; Film Slate Carnage; Cineworld Results; Discovery’s Poland Woes; Una Stubbs Obit

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter“Mothering Sunday,” a steamy British drama starring Odessa Young, Josh O’Connor and Olivia Colman, will have its U.S. premiere as the centerpiece film at the Hamptons International Film Festival.The annual event, running from Oct.

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Special Jury Mentions went to “The Staffroom,” actress Vinette Robinson for “The Boiling Point” and cinematographer Jelena Stankovic for “As Far as I Can Walk.”In the East of the West competition, a separate slate of films from Eastern Europe, the winner was “Nuuccha,” with a special jury prize to “Sisterhood” and a special mention to the documentary “Intensive Life Unit.”The jury that chose the main awards consisted of Argentinian producer Benjamin Domenech, Danish filmmaker Eva Mulvad, Polish

Netflix subscribers in Poland can now access two mobile games for free as the service trials video game expansion.The two games, Stranger Things 3 and Stranger Things 1984, are both tie-ins with the Stranger Things Netflix original, and were paid releases on the Android and Apple app stores.The Netflix Geeked Twitter account launched the trial, saying it was “very, very early days and we’ve got a lot of work to do in the months ahead, but this is the first step”.Let’s talk Netflix and gaming.

CBS Studios is developing Broadmoor, a drama series intended for the UK/International premium and streaming market. The series, created by screenwriter/playwright Jeffrey Hatcher, is produced by Fulwell 73, which counts James Corden among its partners, in association with CBS Studios, where the company is based, and Miramax, in which ViacomCBS owns 49%.

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The Edinburgh TV Festival kicked off this morning with an anticipated spotlight session on Netflix UK, featuring Anne Mensah, Vice President for Original Series, and Fiona Lamptey, Director of UK Features.

The nominations are out for the International Emmys’ News and Current Affairs categories. The countries scoring noms today are The UK, Brazil, Qatar, Russia, The Netherlands and — for the first time ever — Kenya.

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Annika Pham German sales outfit The Playmaker Munich, formerly ARRI Media International, has shared with Variety the international trailer of psychological thriller “Wolka,” produced by leading Icelandic banner Sagafilm with Poland’s Film Produkcja.The feature will bow as a market premiere at Haugesund’s New Nordic Films, Scandinavia’s major film showcase which runs Aug.

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Una Stubbs was a British actor best known for “Sherlock” and “Til Death Do Us Part.”Una Stubbs was a popular longtime British actor on the big screen and television.

20th TV/ABC’s hit series Big Sky is moving production on Season 2 to Rio Rancho, New Mexico, the New Mexico Film Office said today. The first season was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia. The series will film from August 2021 through April 2022.

Another screen legend is in a better place.

Discovery said it has formally notified the Polish government that it will take legal action under the bilateral investment treaty between the U.S. and the Republic of Poland after that nation’s parliament passed a bill yesterday that would prohibit foreign ownership of media — including Discovery’s broadcaster TVN.

British actress Una Stubbs has died at the age of 84.