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NewsShrek 3 co-director on Monster Hunt
Hong Kong-based Edko Films has announced 3D fantasy adventure Monster Hunt, to be directed by Raman Hui, who co-directed Shrek The Third.
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NewsTriStar, BBC Films ready Lady in the Van
Downton Abbey star Maggie Smith will reprise her stage role in TriStar Productions and BBC Films’ screen version of The Lady In The Van.
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NewsStrand takes Cannes entry Girlhood
Strand Releasing has acquired all US rights to Celine Sciamma’s drama following its world premiere in Directors’ Fortnight.
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NewsTed Turner in humanitarian honour
The philanthropist and CNN founder will collect the inaugural Film Independent Humanitarian Award presented in partnership with the UCLA Burkle Global Impact Initiative.
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NewsStream Market: Hollywood eyes MCN buys
Disney’s $500m acquisition of Maker Studios is just one drop in what is set to become a wave of investment as major media companies target vast online audiences, Stream Market conference attendees heard (June 3).
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NewsMPAA, Xunlei sign anti-piracy pact
The Motion Picture Association Of America and Chinese-language video portal Shenzhen Xunlei Networking Technologies (Xunlei) have agreed on a partnership to protect Hollywood content.
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NewsBuyers go on Holiday
EXCLUSIVE: David Tennant-Rosamund Pike comedy sells to key markets for Independent.
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NewsJosh Berger: Harry Potter key to UK VFX boom
It was the growth of the Harry Potter franchise that set up the UK film industry to be a world leader in visual effects, Josh Berger, president and MD Warner Bros. Entertainment UK, Ireland and Spain said today during his keynote at MBI’s Creative Week Media Summit.
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FeaturesRose Wicksteed, UK Stars of Tomorrow 2014
CASTING DIRECTOR: “There’s no formula,” says Rose Wicksteed of the profession of casting.
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FeaturesLaura Tarrant-Brown, UK Stars of Tomorrow 2014
PRODUCTION DESIGNER: At its best, production design feels ‘real’, the world presented onscreen convincing and believable, no matter where it might be.
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FeaturesSi Bell, UK Stars of Tomorrow 2014
CINEMATOGRAPHER: It is unusual for a DoP to work his way up the camera department on set; there are a lot of steps to climb.
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FeaturesKrysty Wilson-Cairns, UK Stars of Tomorrow 2014
WRITER: “I wrote Aether over Christmas, during six weeks.”
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FeaturesAneil Karia, UK Stars of Tomorrow 2014
WRITER-DIRECTOR: Aneil Karia’s Beat is a masterful short film: explosive, involving, tense, different, and almost entirely dialogue-free.
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FeaturesChris Foggin, UK Stars of Tomorrow 2014
DIRECTOR: How do you get Judi Dench to appear in her first short film?
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FeaturesThe Halsall brothers, UK Stars of Tomorrow 2014
WRITER-DIRECTORS: Only 18 months separate 25-year-old Matt Halsall from his younger brother Simon.
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FeaturesDawn King, UK Stars of Tomorrow 2014
WRITER: Dawn King is a much-awarded young writer for the stage and, at last, the screen, having signed a deal with Cowboy Films to adapt her sell-out play Ciphers from Bush Theatre.
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FeaturesMichael Berliner, UK Stars of Tomorrow 2014
PRODUCER: Bedfordshire-born producer Michael Berliner started out as an actor in his teens and throughout university; it wasn’t until he produced his own short film after graduation “that I realised this was the thing for me”.
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FeaturesKeri Collins, UK Stars of Tomorrow 2014
DIRECTOR: “I feel as if I’ve taken a long time to get here,” says Cardiff-born director Keri Collins.
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FeaturesSarah Brocklehurst, UK Stars of Tomorrow 2014
PRODUCER: Born in the US of Chinese and UK heritage, 29-year-old Sarah Brocklehurst broke out with 2011 micro-budget feature production Black Pond.