All articles by Sarah Cooper – Page 26
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NewsMolinare to shift focus away from equity post deals
EXCLUSIVE: London-based post-production outfit Molinare has revealed that its long term strategy will be based primarily around attracting productions through the quality of its work, as opposed to being required to make equity investments.
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NewsNick Love, Vertigo plan sequel to The Sweeney
EXCLUSIVE: Director Nick Love has revealed plans to make a sequel to Vertigo’s big-screen version of The Sweeney, which is currently in production.
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NewsMartin Scorsese to receive BAFTA Fellowship
The director will be presented with the Fellowship Award at the upcoming BAFTAs at London’s Royal Opera House.
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NewsMeryl Streep to receive honorary Golden Bear in Berlin
She will be presented with the lifetime achievement award at a screening of The Iron Lady during the upcoming Berlinale.
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NewsDavid Yates to direct Ruby's Your Voice In My Head
Harry Potter director David Yates is attached to direct an adaptation of Emma Forrest’s Your Voice In My Head, which has been developed by Ruby Films.
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NewsRealm Pictures to crowdfund Underwater project
UK based production company Realm Pictures is producing a series of five short films set entirely underwater.
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CommentBrightening up Berlin
The mood in Europe may be bleak, but the Berlinale 2012 poster is more colourful and jolly than ever.
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NewsDrive, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy lead London Critics Circle nominations
The London Critics Circle has unveiled the nominees for its 32nd awards with Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Drive leading the pack on six nominations each, including best film.
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News10 film-makers selected for Tribeca documentary grants
Alma Har’el and Jeff Malmberg are amongst the film-makers to receive grants from the $150,000 Tribeca Documentary Fund.
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NewsMediCinema to host Star Wars Charity gala
Money raised will go towards building new cinema facilities in hospitals in London.
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NewsRotterdam’s CineMart selects projects from Tsangari, Reichardt, Antoniak, Waititi
New films by Kelly Reichardt, Ruben Östlund, Quintin Dupieux, Athina Rachel Tsangari [pictured] and Úrszula Antoniak are amongst the 36 projects to have been selected for Rotterdam’s 29th co-production market CineMart.
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NewsSouth West Screen transfers activities to Creative England
Screen South, Screen Yorkshire, EM Media and Northern Film & Media continue to operate as private companies.
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FeaturesBafta blooms in Covent Garden
How do the organisers of the Bafta film awards ensure each year is better than the last? Sarah Cooper reports on the plans for this year’s event.
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FeaturesBIFA comes of age
Recognition from the British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) is now taken very seriously by UK distributors. Sarah Cooper looks at how the awards, seen as an edgy, young event on the UK calendar, are maturing while striving to maintain a distinct identity
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News650 productions claim UK Film Tax relief since inception
Total production expenditure by films claiming the UK film relief since January 2007 was £5.0 billion, of which 75% was incurred in the UK.
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NewsKaya Scodelario takes lead in Emanuel And The Truth About Fishes
The Wuthering Heights actress replaces Rooney Mara, who was previously attached to the indie film.
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NewsAttenborough to front Sky series Galapagos 3D
It will be the fourth 3D collaboration between Sky and David Attenborough.
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NewsJessica Brown Findlay to star in Not Another Happy Ending
John McKay’s Scottish indie comedy is due to start shooting in February.
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NewsNat Geo, Smithsonian on board for Bedlam's Titanic doc
The feature drama documentary about the sinking of the Titanic will be broadcast in April 2012.