All articles by Audrey Ward – Page 16
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UK 's Cineworld self-finances digital deal
Cineworld, the UK cinema chain which is set to increase its number of digital screens by 100%, from 74 to 148, will self-finance the $5.57m (£4m) investment in order to capitalise on the growing 3D market. The chain would not be drawn on the details of the self-financing but the ...
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UK 's Cineworld to install additional 74 digital projectors
Cineworld, the UK cinema chain has joined with technology outfit NEC to double its number of digital screens. The investment in digital amounts to $5.57m (£4m) and sets the cinema chain up for forthcoming major 3-D films due out later this year, including James Cameron's Avatar. Under the deal, Cineworld, ...
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Top 20 European law firm SJ Berwin to close UK media division
Top 20 European law firm SJ Berwin is to close its four-partner UK media division. The teamspecialises in media asset finance work. The closure of the media division will affect ten staff comprising four-partners, three associates and three secretaries. The partners are Tim Johnson who heads up the team, Sarah ...
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UK cinema admissions grow 1.1% following bumper summer
The latest figures from the Cinema Advertising Association show that UK cinema is bucking the media downturn, with 2008 marking a bumper year for admissions. UK cinema admissions have grown 1.1% year-on-year. They stand at 164.2 million for the year, up from 162.4 million in 2007. 2008 also marked the ...
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Glasgow Festival to open with UK premiere of In The Loop
The fifth Glasgow Film Festival will run from February 12-22, opening with the UK premiere of Armando Iannucci's political satire In The Loop starring Tom Hollander, James Gandolfini and Peter Capaldi. Closing the festival is the romantic comedy Last Chance Harvey co-starring Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson. Other selections include ...
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Film and music worlds unite for digital release of Iron Maiden: Flight 666
Arts Alliance Media, Universal (USA), Iron Maiden and EMI Records will team up to distribute Iron Maiden: Flight 666 in digital cinemas worldwide on April 21, 2009. Arts Alliance Media (AAM) will join with EMI Records, Universal (USA) and rock group Iron Maiden to distribute Iron Maiden: Flight 666 in ...
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UK 's Revolver on board for Freestyle project
Revolver Entertainment has got on board for Freestyle , an urban feature film set to shoot early this year. Set in the competitive world of 'freestyle basketball' the film looks at those who combine street dance with shooting hoops. In addition, Revolver is setting up a competition - 'Search for ...
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European studios shoot to thrill
This time last year, $1 bought £0.51. Now $1 translates into £0.68. Suddenly the UK is looking to Hollywood the most cost-effective it has for years. And US productions are booking in fast to UK facilities. Twentieth Century Fox has started shooting Gulliver's Travels at Pinewood studios. Directed by Shark ...
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Government to consider UK co-production report early in 2009
The UK's Departmentfor Culture, Media and Sport is analysing a report on the effect of the country's tax credit on co-production activity with recommendations to ministers expected in the next few months.The report from Oxford Economics, whichhas been seen by Screen,warns that theUK film tax credit has created adverse effects ...
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Jaman launches UK film site
Jaman, the company behind the eponymous US website featuring independent and world cinema, is expanding into the UK film distribution film market with the launch of its first localized site in the UK. The website has a collection of 1,000 titles, which include international dramas, documentaries, shorts, Japanese animated titles ...
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UK 's High Point Films takes rights to Eden
High Point Films, the theatrical division of High Point Media Group, has taken world-wide rights outside Ireland and North America for Eden. Eden, Declan Recks' feature debut, was produced by David Collins (Once) for Samson Films, with funding from the Irish Film Board, RTE and the Broadcast Commission of Ireland. ...
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Revolutionary Road producer to launch Screenwriters' Festival
The fourth International Screenwriters' Festival will launch tomorrow with guest speakers including David Thompson, executive producer of Revolutionary Road andscreenwriter Olivia Hetreed, who adapted Girl With A Pearl Earring. The launch will take place at Channel 4's headquarters in London. The speakers will cover issues such as managing the potentially ...
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UK 's The Mill re-launches visual effects studio Mill Film
The Mill, which creates visual effects for the television industry, is to re-enter the film market, with the re-launch of Mill Film, a visual effects studio for movies. The studio's earlier film division, Mill Film, closed in 2002 but continued working in film on a project by project basis. The ...
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Scott Thomas and Duff to star in Nowhere Boy
Kristin Scott Thomas and Anne-Marie Duff are to star in Nowhere Boy, a film that recounts the story of John Lennon's early years and his first steps towards stardom . Newcomer Aaron Johnson will play the young Lennon while Scott Thomas has been cast as Lennon's Aunt Mimi and Duff ...
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UK chain Cineworld's revenues up 4.4% year on year
UK cinema chain Cineworld revenues are boosted by blockbusters such as Mamma Mia! The Movie and The Dark Knight. Boosted by the success of blockbusters such as Mamma Mia! The Movie and The Dark Knight, UK cinema chain Cineworld has reported a revenue increase of 4.4 % year on year ...
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Fassbender and Hall among nominees for BAFTA Orange Rising Star
The 2009 BAFTA Orange Rising Star Award nominees have been named. They are: Michael Cera, Noel Clarke, Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Hall and Toby Kebbell. The award, now in its fourth year, recognises five international actors and actresses who have demonstrated exceptional talent and have begun to capture the imagination of ...
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BAFTA reveals shortlist for best foreign film
The Baader Meinhof Complex, Gomorra, I've Loved You So Long, Persepolis and Waltz with Bashir are all selected for the category Film Not in the English Language. The British Academy of Film and Television Awards (BAFTA) today announced the shortlist of five nominees for the category Film Not in the ...
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Frost/Nixon and Button top BAFTA longlist
Frost/Nixon and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button have both received 14 nominations in the British Academy Film Awards longlist, including best film and best director. The Reader, Slumdog Millionaire, Revolutionary Road, Changeling and The Dark Knighthave each received an impressive 13 nominations. Burn After Reading and Milk have racked ...
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UK Blu-ray sales reach record levels
The home entertainment market, including Blu-ray, remains healthy despite difficult trading conditions across the retail sector according to figures released by the British Video Association.The figures show that 1.5 million Blu-ray discs were sold in December alone, up almost 400% against the same period in 2007. In total 3.7 million ...
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Profile: Shorts International
It might seem like a challenge to fill a rolling 24-hour schedule with short films but Carter Pilcher, head of Shorts International, the London-based company behind the new UK channel Shorts TV, is unfazed.'We developed a huge catalogue, building video-on-demand relationships,' he explains. 'We have an enormous library and thousands ...