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  • Jeanie Finlay
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    Film DIY

    2011-11-04T10:58:00Z

    As Sound It Out starts its theatrical release, Screen talks to Nottingham based film-maker Jeanie Finlay about her DIY approach to the project, including the use of crowdfunding.

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    The Market Vs The Movie

    2011-11-03T09:47:00Z

    Sales agents and financiers have never been more conservative in their demands for cast, script and budget changes. It’s a complicated problem for film-makers striving to keep their project’s integrity intact.

  • 50/50
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    More than 50/50 chance of success

    2011-11-02T17:34:00Z

    The Men’s health charity Movember is getting behind Jonathan Levine’s “cancer comedy” 50/50 which is being released in the UK on Nov 25.

  • 'I Drive.'
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    Doggie Driver

    2011-10-28T12:38:00Z

    Some filmic Halloween costume ideas, starting with that famous satin jacket.

  • Sandra Hebron with Terence Davies at LFF 2011 closing night
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    #hebronrules

    2011-10-28T12:17:00Z

    Last night was not only the climax of this year’s BFI London Film Festival, it was also the last time outgoing artistic director, Sandra Hebron, would come onto the stage to introduce a film.

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    Predicting the foreign-language shortlist

    2011-10-28T10:12:00Z

    Which of the 63 submissions might make the cut…

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    Michael Fassbender: Local Hero

    2011-10-27T15:33:00Z

    Famous local resident turns up to celebrate the opening of Hackney Picturehouse.

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    Tokyo Story

    2011-10-27T10:17:00Z

    Take an Iranian, a Turk, an American and a Frenchman, throw in some Korean funding and start shooting a Japanese film in Tokyo. That is the story behind the critically acclaimed film Cut.

  • Sean O'Connor
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    Taking The Plunge

    2011-10-27T10:01:00Z

    Ahead of The Deep Blue Sea’s closing night slot at the BFI London Film Festival, producer Sean O’Connor talks about making the jump from TV to feature film producing and working with the great Terence Davies.

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    Gold standard

    2011-10-26T11:35:00Z

    The opening night party of the Doha Tribeca Film Festival was a feast fit for an Arabian prince.

  • LFF gathering
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    Late October lunch

    2011-10-25T16:48:00Z

    Screen was delighted to be invited to a wonderful LFF reception with Italian producers and directors this afternoon at London’s Century Club.

  • The Shining
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    A shining example

    2011-10-21T13:32:00Z

    Warners and Medicinema are hosting a Halloweeen screening of Kubrick’s The Shining.

  • How To Re-establish A Vodka Empire
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    A spoonful of vodka helps the festival go down

    2011-10-20T09:45:00Z

    Trying to start a vodka empire and getting ready to premiere your film at the BFI London Film Festival is not on everyone’s to-do list, but for Dan Edelstyn, it is his current reality.

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    Family Decisions

    2011-10-20T09:36:00Z

    Parents and their young kids are champing at the bit as they wait for the European release of The Adventures Of Tintin, reflecting a chronic shortage of quality films suitable for the unfashionable but super-lucrative family market.

  • Christine Bottomley, Frances Lea and Emun Elliott at the Strawberry Fields premiere
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    Bearing Fruit

    2011-10-19T16:17:00Z

    Frances Lea, a Screen Star of Tomorrow, presented the world premiere of her low-budget feature Strawberry Fields at the LFF.

  • A Royal Affair
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    Royal Treatment

    2011-10-18T11:57:00Z

    A hot new teaser for Nikolaj Arcel’s A Royal Affair.

  • CineCarioca Nova Brasília
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    Cinema Favela

    2011-10-17T10:04:00Z

    Experiencing the impressive CineCarioca Nova Brasília.

  • Elvis Mitchell
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    Elvis Mitchell lifts LACMA with laughter

    2011-10-13T15:16:00Z

    Screen caught up with film critic, broadcaster and now curator Elvis Mitchell, head of the film series staged by Los Angeles County Museum Of Art (LACMA) and Film Independent.

  • Saatchi Gallery
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    LFF: 90 minutes does not a party make

    2011-10-13T13:32:00Z

    How the London Film Festival can improve its opening-night soiree.

  • Sandra Hebron
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    Passion and Commitment..

    2011-10-13T13:28:00Z

    In what we are sure will be the first of many, 360 producer Andrew Eaton paid tribute to outgoing artistic director Sandra Hebron at the opening gala of the London Film Festival last night.