International Insider: MIPCOM Preview; Exiting The “Doom Loop”; Paddington Serves Paddington

International Insider: MIPCOM Preview; Exiting The “Doom Loop”; Paddington Serves Paddington

Here we are again, Insiders. It’s been another week of big stories in international TV and film, and Jesse Whittock is here with you to run through the most crucial. Sign up to the newsletter here. MIPCOM Preview Deadline Hotting up: The international television industry’s biggest get-together begins on Monday, with thousands of execs, writers,…

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LFF Head Kristy Matheson On The Festival’s Buzzy Competition Lineup, Platforming Filmmakers Who Are “Moving The Art Form In A Different Or New Direction” & Expecting Protests

LFF Head Kristy Matheson On The Festival’s Buzzy Competition Lineup, Platforming Filmmakers Who Are “Moving The Art Form In A Different Or New Direction” & Expecting Protests

The 69th BFI London Film Festival rolls into action this evening, with a screening of Rian Johnson’s third Knives Out film, Wake Up Dead Man, at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall.  Johnson is a familiar face at the LFF, having screened his two previous Knives Out flicks as festival galas; however, the wider LFF…

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‘Conclave’ Producer Tessa Ross Among Headline Speakers At London Film Festival Industry Forum 

‘Conclave’ Producer Tessa Ross Among Headline Speakers At London Film Festival Industry Forum 

The London Film Festival has announced its 2025 industry forum, and Tessa Ross, a UK industry veteran and producer of the Edward Berger’s Conclave, is among the headline speakers.  Ross will be the subject of this year’s LFF Spotlight conversation. She is the Co-CEO of House Productions, the film and television production company she co-founded…

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