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NewsCreative England backs projects from Whitfield, Al-Daradji, Haigh
Creative England has backed development projects from Terence Davies, Andrew Haigh, Nick Whitfield, Mohamed Al-Daradji, David Whitney and Shona Auerbach.
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NewsUK film financiers grilled by Commons over tax
Two of the UK’s most prominent film financiers endured a fierce grilling at the hands of the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee exploring Tax Avoidance.
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NewsBFI announces 24 regional partners for Film Academy
Regional partners include Met Film School, Revolver, Cornerhouse, Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, The Watershed Arts Trust and Reel Solutions; number of young people involved has been significantly scaled back after budget concerns.
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NewsScott Free options bestseller on imperial marriage market
EXCLUSIVE: Scott Free snaps up Anne de Courcy’s social history The Fishing Fleet.
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NewsCineworld acquires Picturehouse for £47.3m
UPDATED: Cinema chain says it will not cut staff or change programming; “A lot of new jobs” in the next few years, Picturehouse MD tells Screen.
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NewsSpeleers, Poulter and Allen to star in Plastic
EXCLUSIVE: An international thriller based on the true story of an audacious diamond heist is to star Ed Speleers (Downton Abbey), Will Poulter (Wild Bill) and Alfie Allen (Game of Thrones).
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NewsBafta Crew initiative calls for applications
A new training and networking scheme for upcoming British film and TV talent outside London is now open for applications.
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NewsMetrodome promotes Simon Weavers
Metrodome Distribution has promoted Simon Weavers to head of DVD sales.
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NewsLondon's Empire Cinema first to offer Dolby Atmos
The Empire cinema in London’s Leicester Square will be the first in the UK to bring Dolby Atmos audio technology to audiences, starting December 13 with Ang Lee’s Life of Pi.
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NewsUK government confirms 25% TV tax credit, £6m pool for training; Ireland extends relief to 2020
UK government promises to match industry training funding up to £6m; Irish government extends film and TV tax credit to 2020,
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NewsSkyfall biggest ever film at UK box office
James Bond’s 23rd adventure has become the highest grossing film of all time at the UK box office, overtaking Avatar.
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NewsVertigo acquires BIFA-nominated Strings
Vertigo Films has acquired BIFA and Raindance-nominated teen drama Strings from first time film-maker Rob Savage.
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NewsMicrowave’s Lilting, starring Ben Whishaw, underway in London
Ben Whishaw, Cheng Pei Pei star in London-set love story produced by Microwave and Dominic Buchanan in association with Stink Films, BBC Films, SUMS. First image from set exclusive to Screen.
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NewsAMPAS to fete Almodovar in London
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is to celebrate the career of Pedro Almodóvar with “an intimate retrospective” on Dec 13 at London’s Curzon Soho Cinema.
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NewsSkyfall shoots back to the top of the UK box office
Latest Bond mission on brink of overtaking Avatar as the all-time champion; Breaking Dawn - Part 2 becomes eOne’s biggest film ever; Ben Wheatley’s critically acclaimed Sightseers opens with $342,000 (£213,014) from 92 sites.
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NewsCreative Scotland boss Andrew Dixon quits
The head of Scotland’s arts funding body is stepping down following a critical attack on the organisation.
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NewsLoveFilm launches on Wii
LoveFilm is to launch on Nintendo’s Wii console today (Dec 4), bringing the Amazon-owned VOD service into eight million homes across the UK.
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NewsFilming wraps on David Frankel’s One Chance
Comedy biopic One Chance, starring James Corden as Britain’s Got Talent winner Paul Potts, has wrapped filming.
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NewsJill Tandy joins Universal Pictures International
Tandy to assume commercial affairs role primarily across local language productions and will continue to work for Inside Pictures in reduced role.
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NewsMetrodome acquires period drama Summer in February
EXCLUSIVE: Dan Stevens, Dominic Cooper, Emily Browning and Hattie Morahan star in UK drama about a love triangle in an artists’ colony.