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NewsThe Arab British Centre unveils new week-long film season
Safar: A Journey Through Popular Arab Cinema runs Sept 21-27 at London’s ICA.
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NewsMorgan, Straughan among screenwriters to deliver lectures for BAFTA & BFI
Third screenwriters’ lecture series to take place during Sept 26-Oct 27.
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NewsCreative England launches crew and locations databases, plans more crew networking events
The networking event at Elstree on September 19 will be the eighth in the nationwide programme.
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Fifth Column to give theatrical release in UK to Tempest docudrama
Fifth Column Films will self-release its latest feature, Tempest, starting on Oct 26 in the UK.
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Kaleidoscope, Scanner-Rhodes launch production outfit, Femi Oyeniran writes first film
Mirror Image launches with urban comedy written by Femi Oyeniran.
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NewsChris O’Dowd writing feature, hopes to continue to work with Baby Cow
EXCLUSIVE: Bridesmaids and The Sapphires star is writing feature set against backdrop of Irish boom and bust.
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NewsHot projects on Screenbase
German director Leander Haussmann’s [pictured] new feature as well as a second film about Norwegian nobleman Peter Wessel Tordenskiold are among the newly added productions this week.
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UK man jailed for four years for online piracy
A website owner who created and ran one of the world’s most popular pirate websites has been sentenced to four years imprisonment in the UK.
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NewsFalk Hentschel joins cast of Emmerich’s White House Down
StreetDance 2 star to play one of the mercenaries who invades the White House.
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NewsHoly Motors to close Cambridge Film Festival
32nd edition to take place Sept 13-23, featuring Hope Springs, Snows Of Kilimanjaro and To Rome With Love on the opening night.
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NewsTed carries on dancing at the UK box office
Universal’s comedy defies good weather and Olympics fever to retain top spot; Step Up Revolution debuts softly in third with $1m (£650,000).
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NewsDocHouse returns with Michael Grigsby's We Went To War
Grigsby’s film [pictured] is one of three documentaries screening throughout September as part of the London-based year-round festival.
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NewsExamining a new model: BT and The Sun sponsor Fox’s distribution of Chariots of Fire
Last month the The Sun and BT sponsored Fox UK’s re-release of British classic Chariots of Fire. Screen talked to Fox UK MD Cameron Saunders about the unusual model.
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NewsAsif Kapadia to mentor winner of BFI-Nintendo shorts competition
Kapadia to mentor winner of a Nintendo and BFI shorts competition, backed by Ridley Scott.
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Peccadillo hands home-ent to Fusion Media Sales
The company’s back catalogue titles remain with Lace Digital Media Sales until 30 September.
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NewsGareth Jones' Delight starts shooting
Jones’ second film in a planned trilogy stars Jeanne Balibar, Gavin Fowler, Tim Dutton and Eiry Thomas.
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NewsLondon hosting shoots for Fast 6, Jack Ryan, Kick-Ass 2
At a reception at London’s Barbican Centre last night, Film London took the opportunity to announce the many high-profile international films that are currently shooting or about to shoot in the city.
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NewsSteve Jenkins exits as BBC pares back film acquisitions
BBC head of film acquisitions Steve Jenkins is to leave the broadcaster this month after more than 15 years.
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NewsBob Hoskins announces retirement after Parkinson's diagnosis
Bob Hoskins has announce he will retire from acting at the age of 69, after he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease last autumn.
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NewsNational Theatre announces free Films on the Flytower programme
Series runs Aug 16-25 and features six classic films, including This Is Spinal Tap and The Red Shoes.