All articles by Sarah Cooper – Page 35
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NewsDoha unveils 14 strong Arab Film Competition
Syrian director Mohammed Malas will head up the jury of the newly expanded Arab Film Competition, which runs during the Doha Tribeca Film Festival.
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CommentRelentless shorts
Vertigo’s Allan Niblo combines his passion for extreme sports with his skill for film-making to judge Relentless Energy Drink’s short film competition, now in its second year.
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CommentOdeon Swiss Cottage gets a makeover
Cinema goers of North London can breathe a sigh of relief - the Odeon Swiss Cottage has now reopened after a sparkling £3m refurbishment.
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NewsNick Moorcroft, Piers Ashworth to adapt A Year In The Merde
The St Trinians’ screenplay writers will adapt Stephen Clarke’s best selling comedic novel about a British man’s experiences of working in Paris, for German company UFA Cinema.
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NewsTinker Tailor Soldier Spy to open Ghent International Film Festival
Swedish director Tomas Alfredson’s feature adaptation of John Le Carre’s novel fits in with the Scandinavian theme of the 38th edition of the festival.
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NewsLionsgate, Roadside find Friends as Music Box dives into Sea
Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions have picked up all US rights to Jennifer Westfeldt’s Toronto world premiere Friends With Kids, while fierce interest continued to swirl around Hysteria. Music Box meanwhile concluded its deal with Protagonist for US rights on The Deep Blue Sea.
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NewsLuke Goss to play lead in Interview With A Hitman
The film is being produced by Dean Fisher for Scanner Rhodes Productions, with backing from Northern Film & Media.
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NewsBritish public want to see more British films, according to BFI survey
Over half of the UK public think there are too few British films shown in the UK; the survey also revealed that the British public want to see more regional and social diversity on film.
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NewsUK industry reacts to Seghatchian's departure from BFI
As Tanya Seghatchian steps down as head of the Film Fund to return to producing, the UK industry points to challenging times ahead for the BFI.
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NewsPostman Pat heads for the big screen
Stephen Mangan, Jim Broadbent, Rupert Grint and David Tennant lead the voice cast for the animated feature version of the much loved British children’s TV series, which is due to begin production this month and will be delivered in the UK by Icon.
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Lenny Abrahamson gears up to shoot What Richard Did
The Killing star Lars Mikkelsen has joined the cast alongside Lorraine Pilkington and a host of young Irish actors.
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NewsCreative England appoints Caroline Norbury as CEO
Norbury has been an obvious contender for the post since she was appointed as “interim establishment director” of Creative England in June; set up still unclear as more regional agencies choose to sit outside Creative England structure.
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NewsRoman Polanski to collect lifetime achievement award in Zurich
The director will return to the scene of his dramatic arrest in 2009 to collect the lifetime achievement award that was intended for him two years ago, but which he was never able to pick up due to his arrest en route to the festival.
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NewsTanya Seghatchian to step down as head of Film Fund at BFI
Tanya Seghatchian, currently head of The Film Fund at the British Film Institute, is stepping down from her position to return to the world of film producing from which she came.
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NewsDubai Film Market selects 12 upcoming Arab titles for funding
The post production fund, Enjaaz, will support fiction features and documentaries from Egypt, Morocco, Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan
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NewsArts Alliance Media acquires Nordic Digital Alliance
The acquisition will strengthen AAM’s presence in the Nordic region.
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NewsEdinburgh International Film Festival appoints Chris Fujiwara as artistic director
He replaces festival director James Mullighan, who headed up the criticised 2011 edition; Gavin Miller is stepping down as CEO of the festival’s parent company, the Centre for the Moving Image.
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NewsHugh Grant joins cast of Cloud Atlas
The feature adaptation, directed by Andy and Lana Wachowski and Tom Tykwer, will shoot in Scotland, Spain and Germany from September 16.
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NewsStephen Fry to return as host of the BAFTAs
He will take back the BAFTA baton from Jonathan Ross who has hosted the awards for the last five years.
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NewsDustin Hoffman begins UK shoot on directorial debut Quartet
British actors Billy Connolly, Pauline Collins, Sheridan Smith and Michael Gambon join the cast of the film, which is being produced by Finola Dwyer.