UK’s £120 million “Festival of Brexit” to feature “celebration of the British weather”

The Father Should win: Nomadland Shoulda been a contender: Minari Will win: The DigShould win: RocksShoulda been a contender: Days of the Bagnold Summer Related: British films for British people: even the new inclusive Baftas must battle with a paradox Will win: Chloé Zhao for NomadlandShould win: Jasmila Žbanić for Quo Vadis, Aida?Shoulda been a contender: Christopher Nolan for Tenet Related: ‘It’s an utter myth’: how Nomadland exposes the cult of the western Will win: Rocks – Theresa Ikoko,

Graces Jones’ Meltdown Festival has been rescheduled for a second time due to the coronavirus pandemic.The Southbank Centre-hosted festival had originally been due to be curated by Jones in 2020, but those plans were moved to June this year due to the global health crisis.Meltdown’s organisers have confirmed today (April 9) that they will be unable to operate the festival as planned from June 11-20, with the UK government only set to relax all social distancing restrictions on June 21 at the

Amazon Prime is getting into the baking game in Spain by adapting Love Productions’ hit television show The Great British Bake Off.

Studiocanal has picked up sales and distribution rights to the back catalogue of Romulus Films, which includes 40+ films.

with the UK government aiming to lift all coronavirus-enforced restrictions on social contact by June 21 at the earliest.With festivals such as Reading & Leeds, TRNSMT and All Points East all hoping to take place this year as planned and an array of gigs already announced for autumn and winter 2021, many UK music fans have been able to buy live music tickets with growing confidence.Festicket have today (April 1) published the results of a study they recently conducted investigating the general

EXCLUSIVE: Sexy Beast and The Departed actor Ray Winstone is to turn his cockney tones to a feature documentary on the heyday for British stunt performers in Hollywood.

Reading & Leeds Festival will “almost certainly” have a COVID-vaccine passport system in place for this year’s festivals, according to organiser Melvin Benn.The twin festivals are currently due to go ahead as planned from August 27-29, with the likes of Stormzy, Post Malone and Liam Gallagher all set to play.Speaking to the BBC earlier today (March 30), Benn said that he was still confident that both Reading and Leeds would take place this summer with the UK currently on course to lift

COVID-19 infection rates in Europe could pose “challenges”, but explained that ministers were at an early stage of considering the traffic light system that could open up international travel, for people travelling to the UK and UK nationals returning from trips as potential holidaymakers, festival-goers or performing artists.Reports from The Telegraph over the weekend claimed that Heathrow Airport had recommended a system with four levels – green, yellow, amber and red.

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Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIn the wake of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s announcement last month that mass-gatherings can begin a cautious return this summer, the London music festival All Points East has announced more performers for its 2021 edition — scheduled for August 27-30 in Victoria Park — and the country’s largest festival, Glastonbury, is moving ahead with plans for a scaled-down event in September.Joining previously announced All Points East headliners Jamie xx, Kano, and

have told NME in recent weeks that they are reluctant to designate huge sums of cash towards planning events this year because they face financial ruin if events are cancelled without insurance.Appearing at the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Committee inquiry into  challenges faced by the festival sector today (March 24), Ms Dinenage told MPs she is not prepared to announce an insurance scheme while uncertainty still remains around live events this summer.She said: “The fact is,

Sally Hawkins Boards Stephen Frears’ ‘The Lost King’ Oscar-nominated The Shape of Water star Sally Hawkins has joined the cast of UK comedy-drama The Lost King, inspired by the remarkable 2012 true story of finding Brit monarch King Richard III’s remains under a Leicester car park. Steve Coogan has co-written the script with his Stan & Ollie and Philomena collaborator Jeff Pope. Philomena director and two-time Oscar nominee Stephen Frears is aboard to direct the Baby Cow-produced feature.