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NewsNun on the run to UK
EXCLUSIVE: Le Pacte’s in-demand Berlinale Competition entry The Nun has sold to Metrodome for the UK.
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NewsMarc Samuelson joins Pact
The UK’s trade body for independent film and TV producers has bolstered film production expertise with the appointment of Marc Samuelson to its board.
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Angus Finney goes back to school
Angus Finney, former director of Renaissance Films and project manager for the Film London Production Finance Market, has been appointed as lead tutor on the London Film School’s new Masters programme in Independent Film Business.
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NewsFilm editor Gerry Hambling dies
Award-winning British film editor Gerry Hambling, who cut 14 films with Sir Alan Parker, has died aged 86.
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NewsIpso Facto gains Nothing to Lose
Christine Alderson’s UK production company Ipso Facto has snapped up remake rights to Pieter Kuipers’ thriller Nothing To Lose from Dutch production outfit Pupkin Films.
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NewsConstantin acquires Status Quo film; sequel greenlit
First major territory deal secured for the upcoming UK action comedy; greenlight for a sequel in India.
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NewsWreck-It Ralph smashes UK box office
Disney’s 3D animation dethrones Les Misérables after four weeks at the UK’s summit; StudioCanal’s I Give It A Year impresses with $2.4m (£1.5m) debut in third.
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NewsMetrodome takes on The Liability as Revolver falters
Sales outfits and producers look for new buyers for films on Revolver’s slate.
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NewsDogwoof closes EFM deals
UK sales outfit Dogwoof Global has closed all-rights deals for The Ridge with Domma Inc. Japan, and deals for Eugene Jarecki’s The House I Live In with Madman for Australia, Tour de Force for Norway and The Culture Business for Italy.
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NewsO'Neill, Fastnet launch distrib Wildcard
EXCLUSIVE: O’Neill departs IFB to launch theatrical distribution outfit; strikes partnerships, deals at the EFM.
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NewsPaloma Faith to star in punk drama
EXCLUSIVE: Platinum-selling singer to star in feature from Wellington Films and Zentropa Sweden.
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NewsLUFF sets dates for 10th edition
Film London’s London UK Film Focus (LUFF) has set the dates of its 10th edition for June 24-27 and is expecting around 120 buyers and 50 titles at the event.
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NewsWhat Richard Did sweeps IFTAs
Teen drama What Richard Did scored five awards at the Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA) awards, which also handed best international film to Ben Affleck’s Argo.
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NewsUK deal for Johnny Cash doc
EXCLUSIVE: Wide House has closed a UK theatrical deal for Johnny Cash doc My Father And The Man In Black with Ballpark Film Distributors.
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NewsBankside boards Van Gogh feature
The feature length animation charts the untimely demise of legendary painter Vincent Van Gogh.
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NewsGREAT British Film Reception to honour UK nominees
British Consul-General Dame Barbara Hay will celebrate Academy Award nominees from the UK at the GREAT British Film Reception in Los Angeles on Feb 22.
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NewsResolution signs UK comedy Jadoo
Amit Gupta comedy to receive its world premiere in Berlin next week.
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NewsSPC finds Invisible Woman
EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures Classics snaps up US rights to Ralph Fiennes’ Charles Dickens drama from WestEnd.