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UKFC backs 56 independent cinemas with $940,000
The UK Film Council's Capital and Access Fund for cinemas has awarded $939,400 (£475,000) to 56 independent cinemas across the UK. Grants ranged from $1,008 (£510) to $69,221 (£35,000) per cinema.Some of the largest awards went to Aberystwyth Arts Centre Cinema, Cardiff's Chapter Cinema, the Glasgow Film Theatre, the RBS ...
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Gael Garcia Bernal plans doc project on resistance
Gael Garcia Bernal is teaming up with director Marc Silver and the UK's Pulse Films on Resist, an ambitious feature documentary and web project.Described as Bernal's personal journey through the landscape of resistance, the film is in pre-production with shooting scheduled to take place in spring next year.Bernal will also ...
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Revolver, Warp, Metrodome selected for $1m digital scheme
The National Endowment for Science, Technology & the Arts (NESTA) and the UK Film Council have selected the 12 UK businesses to participate in the new Digital Innovation in Film initiative.The $1m programme, announced in March, is jointly run by NESTA and the UKFC and will help small film companies ...
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First Light gets kids' shorts on Virgin Atlantic planes
First Light Movies, the initative to get UK youngsters making films, has struck a deal for five of its shorts to be shown on Virgin Atlantic planes.First Light-funded films made by six- to 18-year-olds will be shown on Virgin Atlantic's inflight entertainment system from July to November.The selected films are: ...
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First Light gets kids' shorts on Virgin Atlantic planes
First Light Movies, the initative to get UK youngsters making films, has struck a deal for five of its shorts to be shown on Virgin Atlantic planes.First Light-funded films made by six- to 18-year-olds will be shown on Virgin Atlantic's inflight entertainment system from July to November.The selected films are: ...
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Three And Out gets simultaneous DVD/VOD launch
Sky Television and Worldwide Bonus Entertainment have struck a deal to release UK feature Three And Out simultaneously on DVD and Sky Box Office.Three And Out will be offered on Sky Box Office and Sky's online VOD service for a four-month window priced around $8 per viewing.The DVD retail and ...
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Home Entertainment: A bolt from the Blu'
When Toshiba announced in February it would stop developing high-definition DVD players, it marked the end of a format battle that looked like it might rival the VHS vs Betamax videotape war of the 1970s and 1980s.Toshiba's announcement cleared the way for Sony's Blu-ray to take the next generation of ...
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Online video viewing in Europe doubles since 2006
The number of Europeans regularly watching online video has doubled since 2006, according to new data from JupiterResearch.The new report finds that 28% of Europeans now regularly watch online video, making it the most popular online media activity.Even with time spent on online video up 50%, TV is not being ...
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Filmax to launch new movie channel in Catalonia
Filmax has signed an agreement with Barcelona based publishing company Grupo Godo to launch a movie channel in the Catalonia region on digital terrestrial television.The new channel is set to be trialled in November with Filmax planning to show its catalogue of more than 4,000 films, including recent hit REC. ...
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Arts Alliance to release digitally remastered ABBA tour film
Jumping on the success of Mamma Mia!, Arts Alliance Media will distribute Universal Music's 1977 film ABBA - The Movie in UK cinemas on Aug 13.The one-day-only release will be at selected sites in the UK's Digital Screen Network, including 63 Cineworld cinemas. Other dates and screenings will be added.AAM ...
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iTunes partners with Vue to bring McFly concert to cinemas
Apple's iTunes Live Festival, a month-long music event in London, is now moving into cinemas.iTunes is working with Vue Cinemas in the UK to do a live link to tonight's one-off performance from McFly at Koko. The concert, 'Larger Than Live,' will be broadcast around the UK to 42 Vue ...
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ISPs back UK government plan on piracy
Internet service providers (ISPs) in the UK are backing a government anti-piracy plan that follows months of discussion with the film and music industries.The six biggest ISPs are supporting the initiative which will begin with letters being sent to customers whose accounts have been used for illegal downloading and file-sharing.The ...
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Hugh Welchman's BreakThru to work with ITV
BreakThru Films, the UK independent production company that won an Oscar for its short Peter And The Wolf, has struck a collaboration with ITV Productions.The deal will let BreakThru and ITV collaborate creatively and commercially when 'it is mutually beneficial for both parties.'BreakThru, founded by Hugh Welchman, hopes to devleop ...
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Cinelan strikes deals with Telegraph, Channel 4
Cinelan, the company devoted to short documentary films, has struck an online syndication deal with Telegraph Media Group and telegraph.co.uk.Cinelan, which launched in February, said the move kicked off its UK syndication drive for its library three-minute non-fiction films.The company's collection includes the likes of Steve James' Paradise Regained, Jessica ...
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Virtual world VizWoz scores major studio film content
UK virtual community VizWoz, popular with kids and teens, has signed on some key film content partners.The VizWoz virtual cinema includes content from Paramount, Walt Disney, Universal and Twentieth Century Fox.The studios will promote their summer blockbusters with previews, film clips, trailers and interviews.Films promoted in the community include Wild ...
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UK Film Council says box office could rebound for 'strong year'
The second half of 2008 looks set to be a success for the UK box office, despite the rise of home entertainment and new media alternatives, and the impact of the credit crunch, according to a report fromthe UK Film Council. In the UK, the number of tickets sold in ...
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Doc The Elephant In The Room to get online release
Film-makers are planning a Sept 1 online release for a new UK documentary, The Elephant In The Room.The film follows UK film-maker Dean Puckett as he looks into the global movement of conspiracy theorists offering alternative explanations of September 11.The full film will be released on the website www.nosmokewithoutfire.co.uk on ...
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European Commission urges film preservation in digital age
Most films will be distributed in digital format within the next five years, which might be good news for cinemas, but it also has serious implications for Europe's film heritage.That is one of the key conclusions of a new European Commission (EC) report measuring European Union (EU) progress in preserving ...
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Raindance.tv finds initial funding, sets board chaired by Chris Auty
Raindance.tv, a new online platform for independent film, has said that it has successfully completed its initial fund raising, backed by a dozen private investors.The business was started 10 months ago to aggregate and distribute independent films to third parties. The plc was incorporated in January 2008 and fund-raising for ...
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Arts Alliance joins anti-copyright theft group Industry Trust
Digital film services company Arts Alliance Media has become a member of the Industry Trust for IP Awareness.The industry group battles copyright theft.AAM joins the Trust as it starts on the second phase of a new communications campaign, launched in July 2007. Its 2008 anti-copyright theft message will move from ...