Newly Launched Broken English Prods. Hires Screen Gems’ Jolene Rodriquez As President

Naman Ramachandran The British Film Institute (BFI) launched a new £630,000 ($825,000) Film Audience Network exhibition fund on Monday in order to “support dynamic cultural programming and activities to engage diverse audiences.”Exhibitors around the U.K. will be able to apply for up to £10,000 ($13,100) in order to reengage with audiences who are now slowly returning to cinemas after a coronavirus-enforced lockdown that lasted months.

NEW YORK -- An English-language edition of “Le Consentement,” a French publisher's jarring memoir about her abusive relationship as a teenager with a prominent writer in his 50s, will come out next year. HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, announced Monday that Vanessa Springora's “Consent” will be released in the U.S.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorEXCLUSIVE: VIX, a leading free Latino streaming service, has launched linear versions of two of its owned-and-operated channels on a range of distribution platforms.The channels being added to Roku Channel, Xumo, Redbox, Vizio and Tivo are telenovela specialist Pongalo NovelaClub and Mexican movie outlet Moovimex (Mexican movies).

Manori Ravindran International EditorNetflix has launched a user interface in Hindi — a new functionality that will cater to almost half of India’s 1.4 billion population.The platform’s subscribers will be able to switch over to the Hindi interface from the “language” option on the platform — which has largely been accessible only in English to date in India —  allowing every aspect of the service to appear in Hindi.

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Tom Grater International Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Fabien Riggall, the founder of popular immersive film experience Secret Cinema, has launched new project LOST.

was set to close due to the impact of coronavirus. It came as two of the six companies comprising UK event and venue management company, VMS Live, entered administration.Now, Mark Hall, the man responsible for the success of The Welly Club and for the elevation of The Polar Bear from pub to venue, and a team of other campaigners have started a Crowdfunder campaign to save The Polar Bear.“We want to run The Polar Bear for the people of Hull,” a statement reads.

Eat Out to Help Out scheme begins at participating eateries. The initiative has been launched by the UK Government in a bid to restart the economy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdown.

internal market between the four UK nations after Brexit. Mike Russell, the Scottish Government's spokesman on the constitution, told MSPs today the plan was not about smoothing trade but removing power from Holyrood and handing it back to Westminster.

This weekend is set to be a scorcher, with temperatures reaching 33 degrees in some parts of the UK on Friday. Whether you’re finally heading off on holiday or planning on spending time soaking up some rays in the garden, it’s important to ensure you’re adequately stocked up on sun protection.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorThe British government has listened to months of industry lobbying and launched an emergency £500M ($646M) film and TV coronavirus production insurance fund, which could open the floodgates to a backlog of shoots worth an estimated £1BN ($1.3BN).In a massive boost for an industry stricken by the pandemic, trade body Pact announced the insurance solution in a release on Tuesday afternoon.

coronavirus pandemic.A joint venture by Band on the Wall, the Music Venue Trust and Stephen Budd Music, Passport: Back to Our Roots is seeking to aid “the independent grassroots venues that form the foundations of the UK’s live music scene” by putting on a series of one-off shows at small venues across the country.“This is your exclusive opportunity to watch the biggest artists play their smallest gigs – live and in person like they should be – while making a huge difference to the UK’s

Jamie Lang U.K. non-profit ERA5050 has partnered with Comedy 50:50 to launch TellHerVision, a writers’ room mentorship program exclusively for women working in comedy.