All articles by Sarah Cooper – Page 21
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NewsBAFTA to host industry debate on film policy review
The session will be hosted by Screen’s editor Mike Goodridge with panelists including Big Talk MD Matthew Justice, Bankside Films’ Stephen Kelliher and British director Iain Softley.
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NewsMichael Kuhn joins Northern Ireland Screen board
The independent producer is one of 8 new appointments to the board.
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NewsMyriad Pictures strikes more sales on Chained
The deals on Jennifer Lynch’s psychological thriller were concluded at the European Film Market.
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NewsBFI to modernise its library
The BFI is in the process of refurbishing its library, which will include more digitised content and a move to a new space at the BFI Southbank.
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NewsMartin Freeman, Vicky McClure to star in Root Films' Svengali
Based on Jonny Owen and Dean Cavanagh’s hit youtube comedy series, Svengali will be the first feature to come out of Martin Root and Jonny Owen’s new London based production company Root Films.
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NewsIndependent strikes deals on Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
Artificial Eye has picked up UK rights and DCM has German speaking rights to the film about Chinese artist Ai Weiwei.
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NewsEntertainment One scoops The Sapphires for the UK, Ireland
It is the latest sale on the film to be secured by UK company Goalpost Film following a successful run at the EFM.
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NewsFilm's Cool launches documentary initiative
Neil Crombie of Seneca Productions is to head up a new London based course – Change One Thing – which is aimed at introducing school children to documentary film-making.
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NewsWeekend producer Tristan Goligher appointed iFeatures executive producer
He will head up iFeatures 2 which is being launched by Creative England in March as a UK nationwide scheme.
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CommentMay the Fork be with you
MediCinema hosted its first Star Wars Charity Dinner and Quiz, raising a five-figure sum for the film charity.
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NewsMarton Csokas, Hayley Atwell to star in Sky Atlantic's Falcon
The two part production is based on Robert Wilson’s bestselling detective novels and will be Sky Atlantic’s second UK original drama commission following Hit + Miss.
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NewsMichael Fassbender to star in Irish Myths
Fassbender has been developing the project based on Irish myth stories, with writer Ronan Bennett, who has been working on the project since last year.
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NewsMy Brother The Devil wins Berlin Europa Cinemas Label
The film has been written and directed by British director (and former Screen Star of Tomorrow) Sally El Hosaini.
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NewsAnna Friel joins Steve Coogan in Winterbottom's King Of Soho
Anna Friel, Tamsin Egerton and Imogen Poots have joined the cast of Michael Winterbottom’s next feature, which stars Steve Coogan as infamous porn baron Paul Raymond.
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NewsJonas Holmberg appointed as head of international programme at Göteborg
He takes over from Andreas Degerhammar who is to become head of distribution at TriArt Film.
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NewsKoch Media acquires a taste for WestEnd’s Love Bite
WestEnd Films has sold German rights for Andy de Emmony’s teen comedy horror Love Bite to Koch Media.
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NewsTrustNordisk tempts more buyers with A Royal Affair
As Nikolaj Arcel’s royal epic gears up for its competition screening tonight in Berlin, TrustNordisk has completed more sales, taking the number of countries up to nearly 30.
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NewsNonStop takes on Beasts, Searching For Sugar Man
The Swedish distributor has secured a number of titles including Sundance hits Beasts Of The Southern Wild and Searching For Sugar Man.
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NewsMarcus Evans Group acquires World Productions
The acquisition was part of Marcus Evans and Ken Mcreddie Associates’ plan to create its own production unit, following their merger in 2008.
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NewsGlasgow Film festival to sell fims via Facebook
The festival, which kicked off its 2012 edition today, is to create an online collection of short films from this year’s Glasgow Short Film Festival Scottish Competition, with selected films also made available to buy on the festival’s faceboook pages.