Latest UK-Ireland finance news
Romeo team could work with Swarovski again
Screenwriter Julian Fellowes and producer Ileen Maisel plan to develop future projects with Swarovski Entertainment, which backed their new Romeo and Juliet.
Ingenious launches senior film fund
UK-based financier Ingenious launches fund to back 20-30 films per-year in the $10-60m range.
BFI unveils new five-year plan including Lottery annual production funding boost to £28.2m
Three “strategic priorities” have now been identified: education and audiences (£17 million per year), filmmaking (£28.2 million) and Heritage (£3 million.)
Channel 4 earmarks extra £1m annually to develop comedy feature films
Slate led by Shane Allen [pictured] will get this funding in addition to usual pot of £15m annually at Film4; On The Road to have UK premiere at Somerset House.
Visual effects company Cinesite sold to Endless LLP
The London based visual effects house has been acquired by UK based private equity house Endless LLP.
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Will Clarke launches new production/sales/finance company Altitude
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Too little investment in British family features, says Sky Movies head
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Formosa plans thrillers, film noir via its first Seed EIS development slate
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Creative England's Film Culture Fund open for applications
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Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke in talks to direct British gangster movie Diamond
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UK Budget 2012: UK film industry welcomes TV tax relief, but wants update on EIS approvals
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UK Budget 2012: EIS cap raised to £5m instead of predicted £10m; high-end TV, animation, games to get tax relief
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UK's DCMS receives 'half a dozen' responses to Creative Europe public consultation
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Penny Woolcock amongst Bertha Britdoc grantees
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Animation UK steps up fight for tax credits
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Haslam and Grumbar's Embankment sells Princess Di film to 40 territories
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Music publisher Atlantic Screen Group launches second fund for film, TV investment
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Creative England distributes £465,972 in Film Culture Lottery Funding
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BFI Film Fund backs projects by Newell, Potter, McDonagh
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New Sion Sono disaster drama Land Of Hope gets backing from UK's Third Window Films





