All articles by Andreas Wiseman – Page 69
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NewsIda gets Poland's Oscar nod
Paweł Pawlikowski’s well-received drama unanimously selected for Foreign Language Oscar.
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NewsEncounters reveals competition titles
Bristol short film showcase to host 207 films across competitive strands.
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NewsFaye Ward departs Ruby, joins Stan and Ollie
EXCLUSIVE: Long-time Ruby exec departs; teams with BBC-TWC on first production.
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NewsSeville rides Dark Horse
eOne’s boutique sales arm Seville International takes New Zealand hit drama.
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NewsTricycle lifts Jewish Film Festival ban
Lengthy discussions between both sides lead to ban being overturned.
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NewsF&ME fire five to festivals
EXCLUSIVE: UK production outfit finds sellers, festivals for busy slate.
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NewsFrench Film Festival UK unveils lineup
Touring festival to show Cannes titles and spotlight Resnais, Truffaut and Tati.
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NewsSamantha Barks joins Hundred Streets
UK drama shooting in London stars Idris Elba and Gemma Arterton.
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NewsEmma Thompson’s Effie Gray finally set for release
EXCLUSIVE: Metrodome to give wide UK release to period drama held up by legal disputes.
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NewsBrad Pitt's Fury to close LFF
Sony’s Fury set as London closing film; Brad Pitt, David Ayer to attend
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NewsRaindance secures new partners
BFI, Telegraph and The May Fair Hotel partner with London indie festival.
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NewsBelfast's Titanic Studios to expand
Planning approval has been granted to extend Belfast’s Titanic Studios, where Game of Thrones is partly filmed.
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NewsRoman Polanski cancels Locarno visit
Roman Polanski has cancelled his visit to the Locarno Film Festival following opposition from some local politicians and media.
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NewsBuzzfeed raises $50m for film division
Social news website Buzzfeed is to launch a dedicated feature film arm after receiving $50m in investment from venture capitalist firm Andreessen Horowitz.
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NewsNetflix surges to 3m UK subs
Netflix has hit the 3 million subscriber mark, according to a BARB survey.
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NewsAmazon in Disney DVD dispute
Amazon.com has halted preorders for some DVD and Blu-ray discs from studio Disney.
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NewsLiza Marshall to leave Scott Free
Liza Marshall is to step down as head of Ridley Scott’s London-based TV and film production arm Scott Free UK.
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NewsLionsgate relocates sales arm to London
Lionsgate has relocated its international sales operation to London, in a sign of the growing importance of international markets to leading film companies.
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NewsSoda, BFI launch Children’s Cinema Club
UK distributor Soda Pictures has teamed with the BFI, film education programme Into Film, UK children’s festivals and indie exhibitors to launch Children’s Cinema Club, an initiative to boost the number of independent children’s films on release in the UK.