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BBC Films to get extra $4m per year, for a total of $24m
As the BBC's widely reportedcuts were confirmed today, BBC Films fared better than other departments of the broadcasting giant.BBC director general Mark Thompson confirmed that BBC Films would get an extra $4m (£2m) investment annually, on top of its current $20m (£10m) annual budget. That's far less than BBC Films ...
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UK film minister upbeat on industry but co-productions drop
UK Minister of State for Culture, Creative Industries and Tourism Margaret Hodge defended the industry's position during her keynote speech atthe Screen International annual UK Film Finance Summit.But she has asked the UK Film Council to undertake an evaluation of the success of the UK tax credit as figures show ...
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Roller joins Bank of Ireland's US Media Finance team
Michele Roller has joined the Bank of Ireland's US Media Finance team as Director.She will focus on debt funding solutions for companies in the media sector, offering senior and mezzanine financing to publishing, information services, broadcasting, out-of-home, cable television and digital media companies. Roller previously served as vice president at ...
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Cronenberg kicks off LFF as BFI has reason to celebrate
The 51st Times BFI London Film Festival kicked off tonight with a gala screening of David Cronenberg's Eastern Promises, which the veteran auteur shot in London.Cronenberg joked with the crowd assembled at the Odeon Leicester Square: 'The truth is the reason that you might not recognise London in this film ...
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Real D signs 500-system deal with Odeon and UCI
Real D has signed another huge deal, partnering with Odeon and UCI for the installation of 500 digital 3-D systems across the UK and Europe. The distribution partnership is Real D's largest international deal to date. The rollout of 500 systems will start immediately and continue for the next two ...
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Visual Factory takes on sales for Vampire Diary
UK-based sales company Visual Factory has come on board for Vampire Diary. Anna Walton (The Mutant Chronicles, Hellboy 2) stars along with Morven Macbeth, Jamie King and Kate Sissons. Mark James is directing with Phil O'Shea. James previously directed TV documentaries including Freeze an Omnibus, as well as one-hour special ...
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Nicholson picks Evans' White Elephants for UK script prize
Patrick Evans has won South West Screen's Screenwriter Development Competition, judged by Oscar-winning screenwriter Bill Nicholson. His screenplay White Elephants is about a father and teenage daughter, set against the backdrop of corruption in the Nigerian oil industry. Gloucestershire-born, Cornwall-based Evans beat screenplays from 128 other budding writers from the ...
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FACT works with Crimestoppers for anonymous piracy tips
The UK's Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) and the charity Crimestoppers are partnering to offer anonymous public reporting of film piracy.Members of the public can report potential piracy issues to Crimestoppers 24 hours a day, seven days a week.FACT had previously run its own tip line to generate intelligence on ...
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Independent takes on sales for Kidulthood follow-up Adulthood
UK sales company Independent has come on board for Noel Clarke's Adulthood, which has now started shooting in London. Noel Clarke, writer and actor of Kidulthood, will make his directorial debut with that controversial hit's follow-up.In Adulthood, Clarke reprises his role as Sam from the first film, picking up as ...
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Government pledges $50m for UKFC to protect BFI archives
As the Times BFI London Film Festival gears up to open its 51st edition tonight, UK Culture Secretary James Purnell has announced that the UK Film Council has been awarded $50.8m (£25m) for the UK's national and regional film archives. The $50.8m allowance comes on top of the UK Film ...
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Meaney, Crook and Staunton line up for 3 and OUT
UK indie comedy 3 and OUT, starring Mackenzie Crook, Colm Meaney, Imelda Staunton and Gemma Arterton, will start principal photography Oct 29.Jonathan Gershfield makes his feature directorial debut after working on TV series including Big Train and Dead Ringers.Wayne Marc Godfrey is producing for new production outfit RMPC. Steve Lewis ...
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Ratatouille dominates UK box-office as Resident Evil takes $2m
Ratatouille dominated the UK chart this weekend with a hefty $9m take (£4.4m) from 503 sites in its opening weekend. Click here to see the chart.The Pixar adventure, released through Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International (WDSMPI), boasted an impressive $18,047 (8,863) site average and beat the next highest entrant, ...
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Grierson: Sheffield Awards reveals shortlisted documentaries
Sheffield Doc/Fest (Nov 7-11) has announced the nominees for the first Grierson: Sheffield Documentary Awards, which will be presented Nov 10. There are three categories in the awards: an innovation award, a green award for a project about environmental issues and a youth jury award chosen by 16-18 year olds. ...
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Arts Alliance adds download deal for ITV library titles
Arts Alliance Media has struck a deal with ITV DVD, part of Granada Ventures, to offer downloads-to-own. A range of film from the ITV DVD archive - ranging from Brief Encounter and the Carry On films to The Shawshank Redemption - will be available via AAM's Vizumi download site and ...
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AV Pictures on board for Clubbed starring Colin Salmon
UK-based sales company AV Pictures has taken on international sales for Neil Thompson's Clubbed. The UK feature is now in post-production with delivery scheduled for December 2007. AV will be showing a promo reel to buyers during the AFM. Colin Salmon stars as a nightclub owner in the 1980s. The ...
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The Works takes UK rights for Closing The Ring from Content
The Works UK Distribution has acquired UK rights to Richard Attenborough's Closing The Ring.The deal was struck with sales company ContentFilm International, which will announce a US deal for the film soon.The Works plans a UK and Irish theatrical release on Dec 28. The film has its UK premiere on ...
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The Board identity: BBC Filmsrestructuring
The UK film industry rarely welcomes change. So Jane Tranter, controller of BBC Fiction, had a tough job on October 2 as she explained her decision to revamp BBC Films (which Tranter oversees).There will no longer be a single head in charge of the BBC's film arm. Instead, responsibility will ...
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London Children's Film Festival to open with Bee Movie
The London Children's Film Festival will run Nov 17-25 at the Barbican and 10 other cinemas, opening with a gala preview screening of Bee Movie.The programme for children, families and schools will close with Cristiano Bortone's Red Like The Sky from Italy. In addition to screenings, the festival also includes ...
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Paramount strikes European d-cinema deal with Arts Alliance Media
Digital cinema company Arts Alliance Media has signed a non-exclusive long-term deal with Paramount for digital cinema deployment in Europe.Under the pact, Paramount Pictures International has committed to supply its films in digital format to AAM DCI-compliant screens in the UK and Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Spain, Portugal, the ...
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UKFC gives $500,000 P&A support to The Counterfeiters
The UK Film Council has announced its latest recipients from the Prints & Advertising Fund: They are: $511,400 (£250,296) to Metrodome for The Counterfeiters $408,636 (£200,000) to Momentum for Control $255,700 (£124,937) to Metrodome for The Serpent $65,944 (£32,275) to Park Circus for The Sound of Music $10,216 (£5,000) to ...