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NewsMelbourne’s 37º South selects best pitches
A new project from the producer of Whale Rider, an adaptation of a US book and a Chinese-Australian co-production are to be pitched in the UK after being selected by Melbourne’s 37º South Market.
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NewsWolverine debuts top in UK
Fox’s 3D sequel scores chart-topping $7.2m (£4.7m) debut, while Disney’s Monsters University crosses £15m mark.
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NewsBFI Film Fund backs three debuts
New films from Philippa Lowthorpe, Andrew Steggall, Jane Linfoot receive backing.
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NewsSee-Saw, CMG team for D-Day spy series
EXCLUSIVE: The King’s Speech, Top of the Lake producer joins Cohen Media Group on adaptation of Second World War spy story Double Cross.
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NewsFrightFest screams guest line-up
A Field in England’s Ben Wheatley and The Raid’s Gareth Evans set to attend.
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NewsPinewood, BFI launch paid internships
Pinewood Studios and the BFI announce a new intern programme to develop film production skills.
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NewsEncounters unveils competition films
The 19th Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival has announced its international line-up, with films starring Ben Whishaw and Alan Rickman.
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NewsHot projects on Screenbase
New films on Screenbase include comedy-drama Legacy as well as animation Once Upon A Time In The Kitchen voiced by Nicholas Holt and Gemma Arterton.
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NewsVenice head 'impressed' by UK films
Venice chief Alberto Barbera discusses this year’s “improved quality”, the ones that got away and likely late additions.
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NewsCollabor8te backs new shorts
EXCLUSIVE: Eight scripts selected from 1,400 submissions, including short from The Brothers Lynch.
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NewsITV buys Big Talk for $19m
Big Talk Productions, the company behind The World’s End and Sightseers, has been acquired by ITV for $19.2m (£12.5m).
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BBC to celebrate Sound of Cinema
BBC radio and television have announced a season of programming dedicated to the composers, songs and film scores that form the soundtrack to the big screen.
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NewsShout! Factory signs ITV Studios deal
Home entertainment agreement will see Shout! Factory distribute ITV Studios Global Entertainment films in North America.
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NewsHoult, Arterton, Fry in Kitchen
Kaleidoscope to sell new family-adventure also with voice of Stephen Fry.
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NewsPhilomena UK release date set
Pathe has set a UK release date for Stephen Frears’ Philomena, starring Judi Dench and Steve Coogan.
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NewsClarke-Maza's Legacy gets directors
EXCLUSIVE: Noel Clarke-produced comedy-drama Legacy to shoot later this summer.
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NewsBelle US release date set
Fox Searchlight has set a US release date and revealed new images from Belle, a British period drama starring newcomer Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Tom Wilkinson and Emily Watson.
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NewsBAFTA adds sixth British film slot
Sixth nomination will be decided by a jury of filmmakers; shorts open to non-fiction films.
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NewsScreen Awards entry deadline extended
Screen’s UK Marketing & Distribution Awards have extended the deadline for entries until Friday, Aug 2.
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NewsWheatley: I’d repeat simultaneous release
Ben Wheatley has said he would repeat the simultaneous release strategy that accompanied A Field in England following the results of its performance.