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NewsSundance London adds UK Spotlight
Sundance London has unveiled its programme for the second edition set to run April 25-28 at London’s O2, with selections including Shane Carruth’s Upstream Color, documentary Muscle Shoals, and Lake Bell’s critically acclaimed directorial debut In A World…[pictured].
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NewsOz debuts top of UK box office
Disney’s 3D prequel scores $5.5m (£3.7m) debut to comfortably land at number one.
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NewsBFI to celebrate Warp Films
The BFI is to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Warp Films at its second annual Made in Britain strand with events including a live musical accompaniment of Dead Man’s Shoes.
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NewsCurzon Artificial Eye rebrands
EXCLUSIVE: Curzon Artificial Eye, the parent company of Curzon Cinemas and Artificial Eye Film Releasing, is rebranding as Curzon World.
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NewsDogwoof takes sales on The Network
Dogwoof Global has picked up international sales rights to Eva Orner’s directorial debut The Network, the story of Afghanistan’s first independent television network.
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NewsCurzon rebrands on-demand service
EXCLUSIVE: Service rebranded as Curzon Home Cinema; upcoming titles include A Late Quartet, Stories We Tell, Something in the Air.
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NewsCineworld box office up 4%
Exhibitor Cineworld is due to open four more cinemas following an increase in box office takings in 2012.
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NewsBorrowed Time raises distribution funding on Kickstarter
EXCLUSIVE: Micro-budget British film set for UK theatrical release following Kickstarter campaign; High Point handles international sales.
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NewsMike Morris launches Cue Card Media
Mike Morris, former managing director of Channel 4’s commercial arm 4Rights, has launched Cue Card Media, a new consultancy and IP development venture.
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NewsLionsgate takes UK, int'l rights to A Little Chaos
EXCLUSIVE: Kate Winslet, Matthias Schoenaerts to star in Alan Rickman’s sophomore directorial outing; Lionsgate UK to be main financier; shoot set for April.
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NewsReel Angels launches as women-focused agency
Reel Angels is launching as a new agency to represent female camera, lighting and sound crew members.
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NewsPark Road, Disney execs join 3D Creative Summit
The inaugural 3D Creative Summit has added speakers including Park Road Post’s Phil Oatley [pictured], who will be speaking in the UK for the first time on his work on films such as The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
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NewsBBC3 hunts Fresh doc directors
Six fledgling documentary directors are being offered the chance to make their primetime debut on BBC3 as part of the UK digital channel’s Fresh documentary strand.
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NewsNBCU eyeing more UK indies
NBC Universal wants to further expand its international production division in the UK, Australia and Canada as part of the next stage of the company’s growth plans.
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NewsDogwoof to launch TV sales push
Film distributor Dogwoof is moving aggressively into international television sales for the first time, with plans to launch a number of feature-length documentaries at MipTV.
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NewsCreative Skillset appoints new chairmen
Hain and Talfan Davies [pictured] appointed respective chairmen for its Scottish and Welsh national boards.
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NewsICO, FDA launch distribution workshop
The Independent Cinema Organisation and the Film Distributor’s Association (FDA) have teamed to create a distribution workshop, funded by Creative Skillset, taking place from April 17-19 in London.
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NewsSam Mendes off Bond 24
Search underway for director of Bond 24; Eon “hopes to collaborate with Sam again”.
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NewsButterfield, Spall circle Origin's X + Y
EXCLUSIVE: Asa Butterfield attached, Rafe Spall in talks for Origin-produced drama due to shoot in the UK this summer.