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Joanna Leigh wins Red Planet Prize for Samuel Johnson script
Red Planet Pictures has selected Joanna Leigh as the winner of its first Red Planet Prize for screenwriting.Leigh, a lexicographer from North Wales, won the new writing talent competition judged by the likes of Stephen Fry and Mark Gatiss. She beat 2,000 other entrants.Her winning script literary is about Dr ...
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Icon plans UK re-release of La Vie En Rose
Icon Films is planning an awards season re-release of acclaimed French film La Vie En Rose.The Edith Piaf biopic is nominated for seven BAFTAs and three Oscars. The film also received 11 Cesar nominations.Its UK theatrical re-release in selected cinemas will start Feb 15. The original run of La Vie ...
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Consultant's report recommends improved Irish tax regime
To coincide with the publication of Ireland's Finance Bill for 2008, the Irish government has today published a consultants' report commissioned last year in advance of the renewal of Ireland's Section 481 tax incentive.The bill took little account of recommendations made by the Irish Film Board and by producers' and ...
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John Maybury to direct new Wuthering Heights for Ecosse
John Maybury has signed on to direct a new big-screen adaptation of Wuthering Heights for Ecosse Films.HanWay Films will handle international sales and introduce the project to buyers at the forthcoming EFM in Berlin.The new script is written by Olivia Hetreed, who also adapted The Girl With A Pearl Earring. ...
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Mark Cranwell leaves BT Vision for Babelgum
Mark Cranwell has been named director of content acquisition of Babelgum, the Internet TV platform.Babelgum CEO Valerio Zingarelli made the announcement about the newly created post.Cranwell will lead Babelgum's outreach to producers, film-makers and content creators. He reports to Simon Kenny, the company's head of content strategy and advertising, also ...
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Flahive and Billard launch new sales company Wavelength
John Flahive and Anne Billard, both veterans of the British Film Institute, are launching a new international sales company, Wavelength Pictures.The London-based Wavelength makes its debut at Berlin's European Film Market. The company's first project to sell is Bacon's Arena, a co-production of the BBC and Estate of Francis Bacon. ...
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Linklater to shoot Me & Orson Welles starting Feb 24
Richard Linklater will start shooting Me & Orson Welles in England (Pinewood Studios and London locations), the Isle of Man and New York from February 24.Zac Efron and Claire Danes lead the ensemble cast for the coming-of-age romantic comedy set in the theatre world. The story follows a teenager who ...
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Atonement scoops top honours at UK's new Attenborough awards
The UK regional film journalists awards, newly christened the Richard Attenborough Film Awards, have announced its results for 2008, with Atonement taking top honours as film of the year.Atonement continued its winning streak with Joe Wright named best director, James McAvoy named actor of the year, and Christopher Hampton named ...
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CineMart prizes go to new projects from Sophie Fiennes, Liew Seng Tat
At tonight's CineMart 2008 closing night party in Rotterdam, the Arte France Cinema Award for best project this year's co-production market went to The Pervert's Guide To Ideology, to be directed by UK film-maker Sophie Fiennes.The honour also comes with $14,856 (Euros 10,000) in cash. The film will continue Fiennes' ...
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Technicolor to move London West Drayton office to Pinewood Studios
Thomson has announced that it will relocate Technicolor London from its West Drayton location (home for more than 70 years) to a new post-production facility at Pinewood Studios.The new Technicolor at Pinewood location will offer integrated film and front-end services, release printing, and digital cinema distribution services.Technicolor will host a ...
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High Point expands with new Sydney-based operations led by Bowen
UK-based High Point Media Group has expanded its operations to now include Australia and New Zealand.Producer/writer Adam Bowen will head up the Sydney-based operations to source films and TV projects from Australia and New Zealand.Bowen will work closely with High Point's head of productions and acquisitions Carl Simons and head ...
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EU report says legal framework for VoD not solidly defined
The new legal framework for video-on-demand (VoD) services in Europe created under the European Commission's Audio Visual Media Services Directive may not be as solidly defined as expected. That is the conclusion of a report published today by the European Audiovisual Observatory. If true, it could open up a legal ...
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Times BFI London Film Festival sets 2008 dates Oct 15-30
The Times BFI London Film Festival has set its 2008 dates for Oct 15-30. The festival's 2007 edition ran Oct 17-Nov 1. The dates overlap directly with the third Rome Film Fest, which has been rescheduled for Oct 22-31.Sandra Hebron, who continues as the LFF's artistic director, expects to programme ...
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Wild Bunch's EFM offerings include James Gray's Two Lovers
Wild Bunch has addednew films from James Gray, Darren Aronofsky, Marco Tullio Giordana and Rintaro, among others, to its slate ahead of Berlin's European Film Market.Gray's Two Lovers reunites the director with Joaquin Phoenix and also stars Gwyneth Paltrow, Vanessa Shaw and Isabella Rossellini. The romantic drama is produced by ...
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Woolliscroft joins post-production company Concrete
London-based post-production company Concrete has appointed Peter Woolliscroft as audio designer.He will run and operate Concrete's audio suite.'I am delighted to be working at Concrete and with such a professional and highly creative company - it is very exciting indeed.' Peter adds.In addition, Concrete is working with HD camera rental ...
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PACT restructuring is case of adapt or die, says CEO
The chief executive of UK producers body PACT John McVay says the stark choice facing the body has been to adapt or die.The organisation is currently planning a major reorganisation which will mean laying off more than half of its staff, including its specialist executive for film.The move has attracted ...
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British Council suspends arts restructuring
The British Council has suspended the radical review of its arts strategy, which has brought and angry reaction from some film-makers and artists. ScreenDaily reported this week that there were serious concerns that the British Council restructuring, aimed at building a 'multidisciplinary approach', would mean a loss of expertise for ...
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BBC Worldwide to offer clips on MySpace
BBC Worldwide has come on board as the first major broadcasting partner for MySpace.The deal includes three-minute clips from popular BBC programmes such as Top Gear, The Catherine Tate Show, Doctor Who and talk show Parkinson being featured on MySpace. The companies will share advertising revenue.Initial offerings will include 150 ...
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Bond 22 has a title: Quantum Of Solace
Bond 22, which has been shooting since November, now has a title: Quantum Of Solace.Daniel Craig is reprising his role as James Bond after successfully taking on the part of 007 in 2006's hit Casino Royale.The new film's title is taken from the name of a 1960 short story by ...
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The Works takes on sales for Shane Meadows' Somers Town
The Works International has come on board for international sales (excluding the UK)of Shane Meadows' Somers Town, which has its world premiere in Berlin's Generation programme onFeb 9.The film, shich started out as a short and grew into a feature, reteams the director with Thomas Turgoose, his acclaimed young star ...