All articles by Craig Leyland
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Walters, Serkis and Mackintosh on board for Sugarhouse Lane
NewUK-based digital film production and distribution company Slingshot will beginshooting its debut feature Sugarhouse Lane on Aug 21.DirectorGary Love makes his feature film debut, with a script by Dominic Leyton basedon his stage play Collision. MichaelRiley is producing.Sugarhouse Lane will star StevenMackintosh as a middle-class boy who becomes involved ...
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Hilary Bevan Jones takes chairman post at Bafta
HilaryBevan Jones has taken over as chairman of the The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta), succeeding Duncan Kenworthyafter his two-year stint.Bevan Jones will be the first woman to chair the Academyin its 60-year history, after having served as deputy chairman for one year. Kenworthy will now take ...
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Fortissimo takes on sales for Hula Girls
FortissimoFilms has acquired the worldwide rights, excluding Japan and Korea, to Hula Girls, the latest film from director Lee Sang-il.Thefilm, based on real events, is set in northern Japan in 1965, and tells thestory of a poor village's efforts to build the country's first Hawaiian Village tourist attraction. Hula Girls ...
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Hot Docs and DOC create new documentary fellowship
TheHot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival and the DocumentaryOrganisation of Canada (DOC) have created a new ofthe documentary fellowship programme.During2006-2007, the Quebecor DocumentaryFellowship willwork with 15 mid-level filmmakers from under-represented ethno-cultural communities.Five applicants will receive full fellowships, be mentored by senior producersfrom DOC, and will take part in a year-round ...
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La Sagrada Familia takes top prize at Era New Horizons
La SagradaFamilia, the first feature film from Chileanwriter/director Sebastian Campos, has won the Grand Prix at the sixth Era NewHorizons Film Festival in Wroclaw, Poland.Otherhigh-scoring competition entries included Shinya Tsukamoto's Vital, Paz Encina'sHamaca Paraguaya,Alexander Sokurov's The Sun, the Quay Brothers' ThePiano Tuners Of Earthquakes and Alexey Guerman Jr's Garpastum.Twoentries - ...