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Icon won't comment on Weinstein-Blavatnik reports
Icon today had “absolutely no comment” on reports that emerged last night that The Weinstein Company and Len Blavatnik’s Access Industries are reportedly creating a production fund to make mid-level features to be distributed by TWC and Access’ UK-based Icon operation.
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NewsKasander, F&ME announce pact including $17.5m initial slate
Kees Kasander’s Dutch production company Kasander Film has signed a long-term, multi-film production deal with Sam Taylor and Mike Downey’s London-based Film and Music Entertainment (F&ME).
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NewsThriller Retreat sells to UK, Germany ahead of AFM
Ahead of the AFM, Simon Crowe’s SC Films International has sold thriller Retreat to Sony for the UK and Germany.
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Tom Stewart appointed head of acquisitions at Arrow Films
Tom Stewart, veteran of Metrodome, High Fliers and Fremantle, has joined Arrow Films as head of acquisitions.
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NewsEntertainment acquires Hugo Cabret, Dredd and Freddie Mercury biopic
Leading UK independent Entertainment Film Distributors has taken rights to Martin Scorsese’s 3-D family-mystery Hugo Cabret and the Freddie Mercury biopic from GK Films and Pete Travis’ 3-D sci-fi Dredd from DNA Films and IM Global.
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NewsPower To The Pixel conference webcast on ScreenDaily
Power To The Pixel and ScreenDaily.com hosted a live webcast of the Cross-Media Forum.
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Leeds to open with The King’s Speech
Never Let Me Go, Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives and Animal Kingdom are among the titles.
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Andrew Haigh stars Nottingham shoot for second feature
Andrew Haigh has started principal photography in Nottingham on Weekender, the story of a man who has alife-changing encounter with a stranger one weekend.
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Riseborough, Sheen drama Resistance set for late October shoot
Andrea Riseborough, Tom Wlaschiha and Michael Sheen have signed up for war drama Resistance, to be directed by Amit Gupta.
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NewsMade in Dagenham, Treacle Jr win in Dinard
The big winners at the Dinard British Film Festival this weekend were Nigel Cole’s Made in Dagenham and Jamie Thraves’ Treacle Jr.
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NewsJohn Woodward takes MD post at Arts Alliance from November
John Woodward, who recently resigned as chief executive of the UK Film Council, has been named managing director of Arts Alliance.
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NewsBavaria takes on international sales for Serkis-starring Superhero
Bavaria Film International has taken on the German-Irish co-production Superhero, which started shooting this week in Dublin.
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NewsMy Week With Marilyn shoot kicks off at Pinewood
Trademark Films and The Weinstein Company have started the seven-week shoot for My Week with Marilyn at Pinewood Studios and on location in and around London.
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NewsLFF's Another Year gala to simulcast around UK
The BFI London Film Festival is bringing the UK premiere of Another Year to 25 regional cinemas in addition to it’s London bow as the Centerpiece Gala.
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NewsSharp's Sign Language wins Virgin Media Shorts competition
People’s Choice prize goes to Bus Baby by Jason Wingard and Gino Evans.
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NewsScreen Film Summit to offer Vaizey speech online
Ed Vaizey’s speech at the Screen International Film Summit 2010 will be streamed on ScreenDaily.com later that day (Oct 13).
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NewsClare Crean promoted to Head of Sales at The Works
Clare Crean has been promoted to Head of Sales at The Works International.
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NewsLFF adds The Trip, LENNONYC, Attenberg
Ahead of next week’s launch the BFI London Film Festival has added three new titles to its lineup.
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NewsUK production company Ecosse opens Glasgow branch
London-based film and TV production outfit Ecosse Films has opened a Glasgow office with the aim of developing Scottish talent.
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NewsStreetDance, Fox, Optimum among winners at first Screen Awards
Fox wins UK Distributor Of The Year; StreetDance 3D picks up British Independent Film Campaign and UK Theatrical Campaign.