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NewsUK creative industries have 'soup kitchen mentality,' says Lord Puttnam
Lord Puttnam had some home truths for the UK creative industries last week during a speech about entrepreneurship. Should the film industry be concerned?
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NewsDanny Boyle's Olympics opening ceremony draws 27m viewers in UK
Danny Boyle’s near-universally acclaimed opening ceremony scored the biggest UK TV ratings in 14 years; James Bond, Chariots Of Fire, The Queen feature in opening ceremony.
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NewsStudioCanal acquires Rufus Norris' Broken for UK
EXCLUSIVE: Film premiered as opening of Cannes Critics Week.
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NewsMunro Film Services picks up When Santa Fell To Earth
The company will distribute Oliver Dieckmann’s Christmas family feature in the UK and Ireland.
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NewsLinen Mill Studios expands with new 5000 sq ft stage
The Northern Ireland based studio is currently playing host to part of the shoot for Game Of Thones, season three.
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NewsSky moves into distribution with Parthenon Media acqusition
Sky has acquired Parthenon Media Group to distribute the international rights to its original commissions.
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NewsSky profits hit £1.2bn
Sky has boosted pre-tax profits 17% to £1.19bn as its spend on entertainment costs increased by £70m.
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NewsInward investment surges in UK as number of domestic productions and spend fall
Film creates an annual £1.5bn trade surplus for UK, according to BFI, but as inward investment rises number of domestic productions, and spend of those productions, fall.
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NewsBBCW eyes VoD push after Netflix buys Call the Midwife
BBC Worldwide has sold period drama hit Call The Midwife to US video-on-demand service Netflix and has identified major opportunities in the global digital market.
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NewsBrendan Fraser, Annabelle Wallis to star in comedy-western In with the Outlaws
EXCLUSIVE: Fraser and The Tudors and Pan Am star Wallis headline cast including Peter Fonda and Danny Trejo; comedy-western set to shoot at Shepperton from September.
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NewsFilmClub secures £2.5m in BFI lottery funding
The injection of funding will go towards sustaining FilmClub’s activities in UK schools until March next year.
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NewsBBC Worldwide partners with See-Saw Films
BBC Worldwide has signed a first look deal with the fledgling television arm of The King’s Speech and Shame co-producer See-Saw Films.
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NewsGFM Films takes on Blowback
London-based company to handle sales on Kimble Rendall’s [pictured] thriller.
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NewsEntertainment One revenues up 16%
Peppa Pig distributor Entertainment One has seen revenue grow by 16% from 1 April until this month.
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NewsJonathan Rhys Meyers to play Dracula
Downton Abbey indie Carnival Films is to produce a new version of classic vampire story Dracula for Sky Living and US network NBC.
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NewsShortlist unveiled for Conch Awards
The awards, which recognise the audio post production sector, will take place on September 19 in London.
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NewsLoveBite, Twisted Minds win M&C Saatchi's 48 hour film challenge
The competition was in partnership with Goldsmiths and YouTube.
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NewsThe Dark Knight Rises freezes out Ice Age 4 at the UK box office
Climactic part of Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy records a series best opening of $22.4m (£14.4m) to knock Fox’s 3D animation off number one.
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NewsSarah Mackey appointed CEO of UK Screen Association
Acting CEO promoted to CEO, Mackey was previously director of strategy at BBC Studios and Post Production.