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NewsBAFTA moves to two-round voting for film awards
BAFTA Film Committee approves move to two-round voting system; 2013 nominations to remain ahead of Oscars; online screenings to increase.
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AV Pictures sells The Liability to Revolver, Grindstone
The road trip thriller stars Tim Roth and Jack O’Connell.
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NewsStudioCanal signs Alan Partridge
StudioCanal has acquired UK theatrical rights to The Alan Partridge Movie with plans to release in August 2013.
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NewsUK box office update: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter stakes number one
Final figures confirm Fox’s action horror opens top; Universal’s The Five-Year Engagement charts third; eOne’s horror The Pact crosses £2m.
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NewsBAFTA board seeks membership shake-up
Members who have not worked in “a significant” production role in film, TV or video games in last five years will only be eligible to renew as associate (non-voting) members; membership categories to change.
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NewsBritdoc, New York Times join forces to support short form docs
The announcement was made at Britdoc’s Good Pitch Europe event in London today.
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NewsShooting starts on Kevin Macdonald's How I Live Now
Adaptation of Meg Rosoff’s multi-award-winning novel shoots for eight weeks in England and Wales.
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NewsAV’s Comedown acquired for Germany, South Korea
EXCLUSIVE: Thriller starring Adam Deacon sells to Capelight Pictures, Cine21.
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NewsGoogle TV set for UK launch
Google TV is to launch in the UK in July following a deal with manufacturer Sony as competition in the IPTV sector continues to heat up.
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NewsThe Five-Year Engagement romances UK box office
Universal’s comedy knocks Prometheus off top spot with estimated $1.8m debut; Fox’s action horror Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter opens closely behind on $1.7m.
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NewsLoveFilm inks second-window film and TV deal with Fox
Film titles available to include Black Swan, X-Men: First Class and Never Let Me Go;TV titles include 24, Prison Break, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel.
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NewsUK premiere of Arena: Amy Winehouse to open East End Film Festival
Documentary is one of 35 UK premieres at the 11th edition of the festival, which will also host 14 world premieres.
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NewsBreaking Glass takes North American rights to UK dark comedy Dead In France
Deal negotiated during Cannes.
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NewsMetrodome takes UK rights to The Reverend
Rutger Hauer is one of the leads in the UK horror film.
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NewsJana Bennett to leave BBC Worldwide
Jana Bennett is to leave BBC Worldwide following a major restructure of the commercial organisation.
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NewsLatitude readies slate including Bondarchuk’s English-language debut The 8th Sea
New York-based production and finance company Latitude Media is readying three films in its development slate including Russian director Fedor Bondarchuk’s English-language debut The 8th Sea.
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NewsGood Pitch 2012 projects include Call me Kuchu, Big Boys Gone Bananas
The 2012 Good Pitch Europe, organised by BRITDOC and The Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program, has announced the 8 projects which have been selected to be part of its one day pitching event on June 25.
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NewsPsychic Octopus doc team plans zombie project
Exhibit A Pictures, the outfit behind new doc The Life And Times Of Paul The Psychic Octopus (a world premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival today), is now stretching its tentacles into zombie land.
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NewsUPDATE: UK industry responds to The Times article alleging tax avoidance in film business
Future Capital Partners says it will “stand absolutely behind the investments”; Ingenious battles allegations by saying that a “rogue inspector” made a “misinformed statement.”
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