The Venice Film Festival doesn't have a lot of UK films for the 2024 lineup, and what it does have looks to be also turning up in Toronto as the award season film festivals heat up.
A year after it was brought to the Cannes Market, the latest remake of Hamlet, starring Riz Ahmed in the titular role and set in modern-day London, finally has a distribution deal.
Most people only know of Cannes as a film festival, but the real purpose of the event is the business side. This year's wave of potential British projects looking for buyers is more like a tsunami, but so far, only Tenzing has landed one.