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Don Boyd's Hibrow launches with plans for theatre, music and poetry events
UK-based filmmaker and producer Don Boyd has revealed details of his new venture Hibrow, billed as “the world’s first comprehensive online platform for the performing and visual arts.”
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NewsFuelled by Twilight success, E1 passes £100m in UK box office in 19 months
UK distributor E1 Films has now crossed the £100m ($153m) mark at the UK box office, since being founded in December 2008.
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NewsNorthern Film & Media unveils new recoupment model
Northern Film & Media CEO Tom Harvey put forward a new recoupment model for low-budget British films to a gathering of producers, investors and government reps in Newcastle upon Tyne on Monday night.
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NewsInception marks highest UK opening for DiCaprio
After a depressed June the UK box office continued to build momentum with the anticipated release of Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi blockbuster Inception.
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NewsDaniel Radcliffe to star in Woman In Black
The Harry Potter actor will play young lawyer Arthur Kipps in Hammer Films’ feature adaptation of the best selling novel.
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Babelgum strikes deal with ContentFilm for 10 Nick Broomfield docs
Multimedia platform Babelgum has agreed a deal with sales company ContentFilm International to present ten documentaries by British director Nick Broomfield via its online service in US, UK and Italy.
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Tender Son, Le Quattro Volte continue deals for Coproduction Office
Post-Cannes deals include French acquisition of Le Quattro Volte and Czech deal for Tender Son — The Frankenstein Project.
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Artificial Eye plans September UK launch for Peepli Live
The India-set farce is produced by Oscar nominee Aamir Khan.
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Grant Thornton promotes Bolton to lead corporate finance
Dominic Bolton will lead the firm’s corporate finance and entertainment division.
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NewsScreen's UK Marketing & Distribution Awards unveils prestigious jury
Jurors joining Lord Puttnam include Roland Emmerich, Amanda Berry, Nik Powell, and Sally Caplan.
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BFI's nitrate screenings continue with Anchors Aweigh, Volga-Volga
In August the BFI Southbank, Britain’s only venue with a licence to show nitrate film, will continue its showing of nitrate prints that haven’t been screened in the UK for over a decade.
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Sives, Stott, Spall and Whittaker join cast of Scherfig's One Day
Film shooting now adapted from David Nicholls’ bestselling novel.
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NewsIcon UK strikes Canadian output deal with D Films
The deal reunites Icon chief executive Stewart Till with D Films chairman Darryl Iwai.
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Tony Dillon named as director of business affairs at Pact
UK producers association Pact has appointed Tony Dillon as its new director of business affairs.
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David Whitney's Kandahar Break sells to UK, US
UK distributor Revolver and US outfit Peace Arch Entertainment have picked up British director David Whitney’s debut film, Kandahar Break.
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Fersnadillo starts shooting thriller Intruders in London
Carice Van Houten, Pilar López de Ayala, Ella Purnell, Izan Corchero and Kerry Fox have joined the cast of Juan Carlos Fresnadillo’s supernatural thriller Intruders, alongside Clive Owen and Daniel Bruhl.
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BBC Worldwide sells majority stake of BBC Audiobooks
Michael Kuhn’s AudioGo Limited acquires 85% shareholding.
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BFI Mediatheque coming to Newcastle's Discovery Museum
The BFI’s digital archive Mediatheque will launch at Newcastle’s Discovery Museum this month.
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NewsHuda, Clarke team for London-set thriller Despatched
Kidulthood director Menhaj Huda and writer Noel Clarke are teaming up again to make London based thriller Despatched, which is currently at the script stage.
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NewsIrish Film Board to seek new head as Simon Perry's tenure ends
The Irish FIlm Board has announced that it will be searching for a new Chief Executive to run the organisation from January 2011.
