All articles by Diana Lodderhose – Page 9
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UK film-makers celebrate London Olympic win
Film-makers Daryl Goodrichand Caroline Rowland of New Moon, an independent London-based commercialsproduction company, are celebrating after playing an important role in helpingsecure the 2012 Olympic Games for London.New Moon was responsible twokey films used by the London campaign: the official star-studded 'MakeBritain Proud - London 2012' film and the film ...
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Screen conference to examine changing DVD market
The changing dynamics of thehome entertainment sector will be the subject of a major Screen Internationalconference to be held at the Langham Hotel in Central London next Thursday(June 23).Topics to be addressed atthe event include what the current trends in DVD retail and pricing mean forthe film industry, the impact ...
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British Film Institute to carry out archive access review
The British Film Institute(bfi) has asked CCS, the consultancy service of the Charted Institute ofLibrary and Information Professionals (CILIP), to carry out a review with theaim of increasing access to its archive of film and television materials.The first stage of thereview will identify options for future development including the possibilityof ...
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Working Title duo honoured in Queen's birthday list
Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner,co-chairmen of Working Title Films, were both made Commanders ofthe Order of the British Empire, or CBEs, inthe Queen's birthday honours list on June 11.The leading UK producers,whose credits include a string of hits including Four Weddings And AFuneral, Notting Hill, Bridget Jones's Diary and Fargo, ...
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One man's Madness set to screen at Cannes
Madness In The FirstDegree is one of the many films thatwill premiere at Cannes this year.However, promises to stand out in a unique way - it has been madeentirely by one man - Geoff Searle. Everything from acting, toediting, to special effects, to production has been completed entirely bySearle.It is ...
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Blackstone Group cleared to take over UGC circuit in UK
US buyout firm TheBlackstone Group has been cleared to take over UGC Cinemas provided that itsells six of its cinemas.The Office of Fair Trading(OFT) said today that it will not refer the deal to the Competition Commissionif Blackstone sells certain cinemas where there are particular competitionconcerns. Blackstone acquired UGC's UKand ...
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Parasol Peccadillo moves into wider arthouse market
UK distributor ParasolPeccadillo has just picked up a string of new films scheduled for theatricalrelease within the next year. New releases scheduled for2005/2006 include Ismael Ferrouki's Le Grand Voyage, Swedish box office hit The Ketchup Effect, Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau's Cocklesand Muscles and MonAnge starring Vanessa Paradis and ...
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Bond Watch: Dame Judi Dench hints at Brosnan return
The new James Bond film, CasinoRoyale, is scheduled to shoot at the end of 2005 - although it is stilluncertain who will play 007 in the film.With ongoing rumourscirculating throughout the media world, it can be difficult to keep tabs on thelatest information. Here, ScreenDaily.com alleviates some of theconfusion by ...
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World media reaches swift Cannes consensus
Media outlets around theworld were quick to reach a near unanimous view about this year's Cannes FilmFestival line-up.Almost without exception,the press took note of this year's return to big name directors such as Larsvon Trier, Wim Wenders and Jim Jarmusch.Many compared this year'sauteur heavy line-up with last year's more controversial ...
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London set for epic Star Wars marketing push
In a world first, the UCIEmpire cinema in London's Leicester Square is set to screen all six of the StarWars films back to back on May 16 - three days before the global release ofStar Wars: Episode III - Revenge Of The Sith.Distributor 20thCentury Fox is organising the event as ...
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Bond Watch Brosnan out of the running
The new James Bond film, CasinoRoyale, is scheduled to shoot at the end of 2005 - although it is stilluncertain who will play 007 in the film.With ongoing rumourscirculating throughout the media world, it can be difficult to keep tabs on thelatest information. Here, ScreenDaily.com alleviates some of theconfusion by ...
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Metrodome makes most of Assassination
TheUK launch last weekend for Niels Mueller's The Assassination of Richard Nixon gave the film its strongest opening in any territory so far.The film, which stars SeanPenn, took $295,761 through 66 cinemas - a far higher total than it achieved onits US launch on December 29 last year. In the ...
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Goal! wraps in Los Angeles
Milkshake Films and IconEntertainment finished filming the first part of the $100m football trilogy Goal!on April 4 in Los Angeles. The film, directed by DannyCannon, follows the life of a young Latino footballer from East Los Angeles.who fulfils his lifelong dream as he moves to the UK to play football ...
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Bond watch: The Sun tips Daniel Craig
The new James Bond film, CasinoRoyale, is scheduled to shoot at the end of 2005. To date, one of the fewfacts confirmed about the film is that it is to be directed by Martin Campbell(GoldenEye) With ongoing rumourscirculating throughout the media world, it can be difficult to keep tabs on ...
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Katzenberg to address UK's Animated Encounters festival
Jeffrey Katzenberg,co-founder of DreamWorks SKG, has been lined-up to speak at this year'sAnimated Encounters Festival in Bristol (April 21-24). Katzenberg, who has producedfilms such as Shrek, is delivering the Industry Summit keynote speech onApril 22. He will outline his view onanimation and its future and then open the floor for ...
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Freeman jumps from Galaxy to indie British comedy
The All Together, an independently financed British comedy starringMartin Freeman (The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, The Office),finished shooting on March 21. Freeman plays a TV presenterdesperately seeking a new start. Hislife soon takes a turn for the worse when he is taken hostage by an Americangangster (Corey Johnson, Hellboy, ...