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The Secret Garden and Noël Coward adaptation Blithe Spirit to Sky Cinema for a UK release. “There is definitely uncertainty,” says producer Elizabeth Karlsen of Number 9 Films, producers of Their Finest and Mothering Sunday. “No-one really knows exactly what the landscape is going to be like out there for theatrical distribution when we come out of it. You have the double whammy of Covid-19 with the [impact of] streamers.” However, there is plenty of evidence the sector is well positioned to thrive in a post-pandemic, SVoD-driven market. Altitude, Vertigo, Curzon and Modern Films have all successfully released UK films on multiple platforms and there is no sign they will be stopping now. With US studios retrenching and becoming less internationally minded and more focused on streaming services, there may be opportunities for local distributors in the theatrical marketplace. ....