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Connan McStay joins Lip Sync as senior editor
He is leaving London post production company Molinare to take up the post.
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NewsLondon prop maker wins in legal battle with George Lucas
UK Supreme Court rules in favour of Londoner who manufactures Stormtrooper helmets.
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NewsSimon Pegg to star in A Fantastic Fear Of Everything
The psycho comedy, which is currently shooting at Shepperton, is the first to be backed by Pinewood’s new initiative to support low budget British films. US and Domincan Republic-based Indomina is providing production financing and will handle US distribution.
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NewsFilm London launches Dickens-themed short film production fund
Three awards of up to £4000 will be handed out to the chosen short film projects as part of the initiative to mark the bicentenary of Charles Dicken’s birth in 2012.
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NewsIrish Film Board backs new projects from Neil Jordan, Lance Daly, Juanita Wilson
Neil Jordan and Ronan Bennett project Fury receives IFB’s largest development grant in May funding round.
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NewsLuke and Meek to return to the UK
Industry veterans Ashley Luke and Scott Meek are leaving Australia to return to the UK.
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NewsPeter Capaldi working on TV mockumentary about Cricklewood Film Studios
Peter Capaldi, star of The Thick of It and In The Loop, is writing, directing and presenting a BBC4 mockuumentary about the fictional stars of the Cricklewood Film Studios.
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NewsStephen Dillane, Georgia Groome to star in Papadopoulous & Sons
The family comedy is the first feature to come out of new UK production company Double M Films, set up by brothers Marcus and Andrew Markou.
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NewsSoda Pictures picks up psychological thriller Junkhearts
Tinge Krishnan’s London-set film about an ex soldier suffering from post traumatic stress disorder stars Eddie Marsan and Romola Garai.
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NewsEntertainment lawyer Lisa Logan joins Gateley as a partner
She will be based in the firm’s London office with a remit to expand the firm’s media practice.
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NewsChichester Film Festival to open with In A Better World
The line up will include John Madden’s The Debt, Lone Scherfig’s One Day and Tate Taylor’s The Help.
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NewsSpellbinding second weekend for Potter at UK box office
Warner Bros.’ final instalment of the Potter franchise holds onto pole position ahead of Disney’s Cars 2.
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NewsAge Of Stupid, Burma VJ among finalists for PUMA/BRITDOC award
The finalists for the first annual PUMA Creative Impact Award have been announced, with the winning film-maker picking up €50,000 towards furthering the film’s social impact.
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Tina Gharavi's I Am Nasrine gets boost from Northern fund
Northern Film + Media and Northstar Ventures’ content fund has made its latest film investment, with £50,000 going to love story I Am Nasrine.
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NewsIndustrial Scripts launches promotion and rewrite programmes
UK industry scriptwriting promotion programme backed by Curtis Brown.
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NewsThree producers to head to UK's PFM after Melbourne's 37º South pitches
Producer Marian Macgowan pitches Gillian Armstrong’s The Great, with Mia Wasikowska and Annette Bening attached.
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NewsTerracotta Distribution adds new horror imprint
It will launch in October with the release of Yoon Hong-seung’s Korean horror Death Bell.
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NewsAustralia's CinemaLive to open UK office
The alternative content producer, which provides content such as music and sport to cinemas, is branching out into the UK, with a Soho based office.
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NewsJeremy Thomas, Paul Berczeller developing film about Kim Jong-Il
Leading British producer Jeremy Thomas (Crash, The Last Emperor) has confirmed that he is working on a project about North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il.
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NewsGallardo, Eastman sign on to executive produce Chee's Zombie Apocalypse
Carlos Gallardo, producer of El Mariachi and Once Upon A Time In Mexico, and Kevin Eastman, co-creator of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and owner of Heavy Metal Publishing, have signed on as executive producers of Zombie Apocalypse (working title).