Emma Slawinski
NewsLatin family values on the rise
Venezuela may be a growing territory, with a love of family blockbusters, but local films are struggling.
NewsLFF to shine spotlight on digital film and young film-makers
Digital film and supporting fledgling film-makers will be key themes in this year’s programme of industry events at The Times BFI 53rd London International Film Festival (LFF).
NewsDCM brings advertisers onto the Red Carpet
Digital Cinema Media (DCM) is offering advertisers the chance to sponsor a new mini-entertainment show that will screen alongside cinema adverts.
NewsBlu-ray to get boost from Christmas ad campaign
The British Video Association (BVA) is hoping to give Blu-ray DVDs a boost this Christmas with a $1.7m (£1m) TV campaign.
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Former Sony financial chief Brian Robertson to head CTBF
Brian Robertson has been appointed chief executive of the Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund (CTBF). He replaces Peter Hore, whose retirement was announced on July 20.
NewsKevin Macdonald’s The Eagle Of The Ninth starts shooting
Filming has begun on Kevin Macdonald’s Roman epic The Eagle Of The Ninth. The 12-week shoot started yesterday (August 25) on location in Hungary.
NewsPinewood Shepperton sees profit slump by 55%
UK studio operator Pinewood Shepperton has reported a 55% drop in first half profits after film production was hit by the economic crisis and the drawn-out dispute between the US studios and the Screen Actors’ Guild (SAG).
NewsBritish 3D film StreetDance starts shooting in London
StreetDance, the Vertigo Films’ feature starring the winners of TV show Britain’s Got Talent, has begun shooting in in London.
NewsHunger claims top awards at Poland's Era New Horizon festival
Hunger, the debut film from British artist Steve McQueen, has scooped two of the top prizes at the 9th Era New Horizons International Film Festival in Wroclow, Poland.
NewsCinema and Television Benevolent Fund Chief Executive retires
Peter Hore, the chief executive of the Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund, will retire as (CTBF) on November 15. The fund is currently seeking a replacement.
NewsBarbican explores ‘Radical Nature’ of Herzog’s films
German director Werner Herzog will be the subject of a retrospective at The Barbican in September.
NewsColdplay short film to be theatrically released
Chris Martin, the lead singer of British band Coldplay, is set to do battle with a giant squirrel in a short film to be released theatrically next week.
NewsHonorary doctorate for Raindance founder Elliot Grove
Elliot Grove, the founder of the Raindance Film Festival, will be awarded an honorary doctorate by Plymouth College of Art on July 16
NewsFilm4 Frightfest celebrates 10th anniversary with 11 world premieres
Film4 Frightfest is celebrating its 10th anniversary with 11 world premieres, including Jon Harris’s The Descent: Part Two, Rupert Glasson’s Coffin Rock and Andrew Miles’s Fragment.
NewsXDC deal boosts Palace Cinemas' digital expansion
XDC has struck a deal with Palace Cinemas to supply digital projection systems to the company’s cinemas.