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NewsBorrowed Time aims for first Tugg UK screening
Comedy drama, which raised most of its P&A through Kickstarter, could be the UK’s first on-demand theatrical screening through crowdsourcing platform Tugg - if it sells enough tickets.
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NewsEnder’s Game to preview at National Youth Film Festival
Stars including Harrison Ford, who said film could provide “emotional exercise”, made the announcement at Westminster Academy.
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NewsNovember Films takes After Tiller for UK
EXCLUSIVE: November Films has acquired UK rights to Martha Shane and Lana Wilson’s documentary After Tiller.
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NewsHorror VOD site gains traction
UK service run by David Hughes and Stephen Moore sets sights on AFM, closing deals.
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NewsStephen Hawking drama begins shoot
The Theory of Everything will star Eddie Redmayne as the celebrated physicist.
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NewsHigh Point gets Renovation
Carey Fitzgerald’s High Point Films & TV has locked worldwide distribution rights for Dutch thriller Renovation.
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NewsShorts get new BBFC tariff
The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has introduced a new tariff for short films made by students or first time filmmakers affiliated to a recognised funding scheme.
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NewsLeeds festival to open with Gravity
Festival’s music documentaries include Revenge of the Mekons [pictured] and Harlem Street Singer.
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NewsFox Searchlight locks in Starred Up
Fox Searchlight picks up David Mackenzie’s UK prison drama.
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NewsWorking Title's Fasulo joins Good Films
Good Films has appointed Working Title executive Kate Fasulo as head of production.
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NewsCineworld to sell three cinemas
Competition Commission rules that Cineworld has to sell cinemas in Aberdeen, Bury St Edmunds and Cambridge, labelled a “frustrating outcome” by Picturehouse.
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NewsEvent Cinema Association starts awards
The Event Cinema Association (ECA) will host the first Event Cinema Awards at their Networking Event in London on Oct 15.
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NewsBFI to honour Sir Christopher Lee
Veteran actor Sir Christopher Lee is to be honoured at the 2013 BFI London Film Festival Awards.
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NewsBFI seeks research/stats partner
The BFI is seeking a partner to help deliver its research and statistics fund.
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NewsChina boon for UK TV content
China was the biggest growth market for UK programming last year with revenues up 90%, according to new research by UKTI and Pact.
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NewsAesthetica unveils full line-up
Short film festival to host masterclasses from the likes of Alice Lowe and Film4’s Tom Leggett.
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NewsTWC joins BBC's War and Peace
The Weinstein Company snap up distribution rights for US, Canada and China.
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NewsZombie comedy heads to Ibiza
Production is underway on Templeheart Films zombie comedy Ibiza Undead with stars of Downton Abbey and The Inbetweeners.
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NewsFilmLondon launches finance mart
EXCLUSIVE: Micro-budget finance market to run alongside London’s PFM.
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NewsPrisoners locks in UK lead
eOne’s drama records minimal drop to hold off newcomers with $1.8m (£1.1m) second weekend; Lionsgate’s Filth takes strong $1.4m (£842,167) as it expands to the rest of the UK.