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Screen Opinion: Black day for UK film
Screen editor Mike Goodridge argues that the British government’s proposed abolition of the UK Film Council is a major betrayal to film-makers, the industry and the medium of film.
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UK industry reacts with shock to UKFC closure plans
Members of the UK film industry have reacted with anger, bafflement and dismay at today’s shock DCMS decision to abolish the UK Film Council.
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UKFC: Biggest box-office hits and other stats
A look at the top 10 performing films backed by the UKFC; and stats on UKFC funding.
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UKFC: Hunt says he 'wants to hear everyone's opinions' on planned closure
Jeremy Hunt cites UKFC’s £3m budget on overheads as one reason to abolish the organisation.
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UKFC: A snapshot of the organisation
Since its creation in 2000, the UK Film Council has invested over $248m (£160m) of Lottery funding into more than 900 films, helping to generate over $1.1bn (£700m) at the box office worldwide.
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UKFC: John Woodward says target is to close down by April 2012
Woodward tells industry that today’s move by DCMS “is short-sighted and potentially very damaging, especially as there is at present no roadmap setting out where the UK Film Council’s responsibilities and funding will be placed in the future.”
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Bumfrey to lead media team at Bank of Ireland
Bank of Ireland Corporate Banking has appointed Simon Bumfrey as head of its Telecoms, Media & Technology team.
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Northern Film & Media unveils new recoupment model
Northern Film & Media CEO Tom Harvey put forward a new recoupment model for low-budget British films to a gathering of producers, investors and government reps in Newcastle upon Tyne on Monday night.
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Four Dutch producers get backing from Hubert Bals Fund Plus
Rotterdam’s Hubert Bals Fund Plus has given a total of $258,000 (Euros 200,0000) to four Dutch production companies who are involved with films already supported by the Hubert Bals Fund.
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Spanish Film Institute passes new cultural test for funds
Local and international producers will be relieved to see that the cultural requirements are pretty straightforward and in some cases quite generic.
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Cate Shortland's second film set up as Germany-Australia co-production
Cate Shortland’s Lore is backed by Screen Australia, along with new projects from Kieran Darcy-Smith and Fred Schepisi.
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David Lynch sells self portrait to fans to fund new documentary
In the latest example of “crowd funding”, a new documentary about Hollywood director David Lynch is to be financed by online contributions from his fans.
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Jan Vrijman Fund backs 23 projects from developing countries
The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam’s Jan Vrijman Fund latest funding round was decided last week, backing 23 documentary projects from developing countries.
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Disney close to selling Miramax, according to reports
It emerged late last night [8] that the Miramax sale is close to being completed for a sum in the region of $675m, several reports claimed.
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World Cinema Fund works with new films from Morocco, Mexico, Armenia
The Berlinale’s World Cinema Fund jury has selected three new film projects for production funding.
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Fulcrum secures $16.7m loan, looks to UK for expansion
The Australian film finance company has secured additional funding and now hopes planning to provide cash flow support to UK productions.
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New film funding sparks criticism from Russian industry
New film investment from the Russian government has been criticised by local sources, who claim the money will not help the wider industry.
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Producers and financiers square up at Spanish film finance conference
The Screen International-backed conference reveals the chasm between producers and private financiers in Spain.
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Gerard Yubero partners with Legacy, Wind Fish for Tango Dancer
The Spanish producer will work with Canada’s Legacy Filmeworks and UK’s Wind Fish on $7m Spain-set thriller.
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Millbrook Pictures joins financiers for Cronenberg's Freud-Jung film
Zurich-based Millbrook Pictures has come on board as one of the financiers of David Cronenberg’s A Dangerous Method.