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Saunders promoted to MD of Fox UK theatrical division
Cameron Saunders has been appointed managing director of Twentieth Century Fox’s UK theatrical division.
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NewsJim Loach reveals details of second feature
The director is developing a new project based around the world of illegal asylum seekers
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NewsParanormal Activity 2 shakes up the UK box office
Paranormal Activity 2 won the first battle of the half-term box office grossing $6m (£3.8m) from 389 screens for a week-high screen average of $15,340 (£9,678).
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NSFA launches student screenwriting competition
The competition is in partnership with the BFI.
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NewsHanWay comes on board for Kevin Macdonald's Life In A Day
HanWay Films has taken on international sales rights to Life In A Day, the unique user-generated feature film that is being directed by Kevin Macdonald (Last King of Scotland) and executive produced by Ridley Scott (Gladiator).
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Mr Fox, Nanny McPhee, Up and Toy Story 3 up for Bafta Children's Awards
Fantastic Mr Fox is amongst the nominations for best feature film at BAFTA’s Children’s Awards which take place next month.
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British Council honours Nayla Al Khaja as Screen Entrepreneur
The United Arab Emirates’ first female producer Nayla Al Khaja has been honoured at the British Council’s International Young Interactive and Screen Entrepreneur Awards.
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NewsOlivier Assayas discusses influences from Rohmer to Bresson
French writer-director Olivier Assayas discussed his career during yesterday’s Screen-sponsored BFI London Film Festival masterclass.
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Richard Green named executive chairman of Compact Media Group
Rights administrator Compact Media Group has announced the appointment of executive chairman Richard Green and £17m investment from Lyceum Capital.
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Hysteria shoot set to start in London on Oct 25
Principal photography on the romantic comedy Hysteria is scheduled to start on Monday [25] in London. The shoot will move to Luxembourg in mid-November.
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NewsBBFC reconsiders King's Speech rating
The BBFC (British Board Of Film Classification) has reclassified The King’s Speech after an appeal by its UK distributor Momentum.
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NewsDerek Morgan of PEC Video dies at age 53
Derek Morgan, the managing director of London-based PEC Video, has died from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident at the age of 53.
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NewsNon-Lottery, non-BFI film funding to be chopped in half as part of UK's budget cuts
After yesterday’s sweeping cuts across the board by the UK government, it has emerged that film-sector funding outside Lottery funds and the British Film Institute (BFI) has been slashed by over 50%.
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NewsBernard Rose to reunite with Huston on Boxing Day; plans Will Self adaptation
Bernard Rose’s Boxing Day, starring Danny Huston and writer/actor Mathew Jacobs, is set to shoot in the mountains of Colorado in early December.
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NewsMeaney, Huston, Redknapp join cast of Hot Potato
Louise Redknapp will star opposite Ray Winstone in Tim Lewiston’s British comedy caper Hot Potato
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NewsUK domestic production budgets declining, inward investment still strong
UK Film Council research for the first nine months of 2010 reveals a drop in the number of features produced in the UK and a year-on-year decrease in overall UK spend.
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NewsBFI budget to be cut by 15% over four years
The British Film Institute’s budget is to be cut by 15% over four years, it was announced today (Oct 20) as part of the UK Government’s Spending Review.
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NewsJeremy Thomas at PFM Keynote: UK should re-enter Eurimages
Oscar-winner Thomas also says producers should get enhanced recoupment positions so they aren’t paupers; he says festival heads are more crucial contacts than studio heads.
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NewsGuido Coen, producer and former Twickenham Studios head, dies at age 95
Italy-born Coen came to England in 1929.
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EM Media starts new intern initiative
EM Media, the regional screen agency for the UK’s East Midlands, has launched a new initiative – Kickstart –offering production companies up to $3100 (£2000) in exchange for mentoring an intern on their next shoot.