All articles by Sarah Cooper – Page 67
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NewsFourth Pirates Of The Caribbean film to shoot at Pinewood
The fourth instalment in the Pirates franchise will shoot in a number of UK locations.
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NewsLocarno to honour Francesco Rosi
The 87 year old Italian director is to receive a career achievement award at the festival.
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14th edition of onedotzero festival to run in November
Highlights will include a programme showcasing female directors leading the way in animation.
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Cinesite starts stereoscopic 3D effects service
UK-based visual effects company Cinesite is launching a new stereoscopic 3D visual effects service catering for films shot in stereo, as well as conversion of 2D films into 3D.
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Durban winners include The White Meadows and Life, Above All
Mohammad Rasoulof’s Iranian drama The White Meadows was named best feature at the 31st Durban International Film Festival, which ran July 22-Aug 1.
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NewsNeil Jordan to direct adaptation of Paul Murray's Skippy Dies
Irish film-maker Neil Jordan has signed up to write and direct the feature version of Paul Murray’s novel Skippy Dies.
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Advertisers invited to Meet Pursuit Delange
Journalist turned film-maker Howard Webster has come up with an innovative way to fund his first feature, a British musical comedy called Meet PursuitDelange which began life as a column in Broadcast magazine.
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E1 Entertainment appoints Charlotte Thorp as head of TV sales
She will join the international distribution and production company’s UK office from Hanway Films.
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FeaturesBye Bye Blondie
Emmanuelle Beart and Beatrice Dalle star in Bye Bye Blondie, the follow up to French writer/director Virginie Despentes’ controversial debut Baise Moi, which is currently shooting in France.
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Grolsch and Little White Lies launch free film club
The club will feature in eight venues across the UK, with Edgar Wright’s Scott Pilgrim Vs The World kicking off the initiative later this month.
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NewsEd Vaizey on UKFC: 'People in the film industry are spreading scare stories'
Speaking on BBC 4’s The Media Show today, Vaizey said: “My message to the film industry is, while I understand you have concerns, the government is committed to supporting film and my commitment is to sit down and work with you.”
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Puro Casting develops 3D facility for auditions
The UK based casting agency is developing a facility which will allow producers and directors to watch auditions in 3D.
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NewsUKFC: Biggest box-office hits and other stats
A look at the top 10 performing films backed by the UKFC; and stats on UKFC funding.
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NewsUKFC: A snapshot of the organisation
Since its creation in 2000, the UK Film Council has invested over $248m (£160m) of Lottery funding into more than 900 films, helping to generate over $1.1bn (£700m) at the box office worldwide.
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Group rallies to save UK's Bray Film Studios
A campaign has been launched to oppose the potential demolition of the Bray Film Studios, which were set up in 1951 by British horror label Hammer Films.
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Script Factory launches third script development scheme
Winners will get to meet BBC Films and have a lunch with Peter Morgan.
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FeaturesThe Veteran
Rising Brit actor Toby Kebbell stars in The Veteran, an action thriller about a soldier trying to fit back into society after returning from Afghanistan, which is currently shooting in London, directed by Matthew Hope.
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FeaturesDavid Weisman
On the 25th anniversary of Kiss Of The Spiderwoman, its producer David Weisman talks about its ongoing legacy, and his current collaboration with Paul Schrader on the Bollywood/Hollywood fusion Xtreme City.
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NewsInward investment in UK slips slightly from 2009's record highs
Inward investment in the UK is down in the first half of 2010, with the amount spent between January and June totalling $851m (£557m) compared with $941m (£616m) in the equivalent period last year, according to figures released by the UK Film Council today.
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NewsDaniel Radcliffe to star in Woman In Black
The Harry Potter actor will play young lawyer Arthur Kipps in Hammer Films’ feature adaptation of the best selling novel.