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NewsUK animation campaigners eye tax breaks on development
Campaigners for animation tax breaks are urging the government to include the cost of development within the new policy, expanding benefits beyond the existing equivalent film credit.
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NewsSky acquires licence to kill in 007 switch
ITV is set to be shaken and stirred by the loss of the James Bond film franchise for the first time in more than 35 years.
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NewsCatherine McCormack to star in The Fold
She plays a priest who forms a friendship with a migrant worker in the feature debut of UK film-maker John Jencks.
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NewsThe Other Cinema to host Kassovitz's La Haine in London and Paris
Free Tottenham screening to employ young people from Broadwater Farm.
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NewsThe Guillemots, Glen Hansard to perform at Sundance London
The two musical acts have been added to the opening night of Sundance London, which kicks off on April 26.
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NewsDigital Domain, Galloping Horse to co-produce animated feature
Digital Domain Media Group and China’s Beijing Galloping Horse Film Co will collaborate on the production of an animated feature The Legend Of Tembo.
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NewsGame Of Thrones season 3 to shoot in Northern Ireland
EXCLUSIVE: HBO is returning to Belfast for a third series of its award winning fantasy series Game Of Thrones; the production will be based at the city’s Paint Hall studio, taking advantage of its two new sound stages.
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NewsUwe Boll back in the director's chair for Bailout
Maverick German director Uwe Boll has been reunited with the Vancouver-based independent production house Brightlight Pictures Inc. for his new feature project The Bailout which has begun shooting in the Canadian city before travelling to New York.
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NewsRoger Shannon sets up regional round table initiative
Shannon, who heads up the Film and Television department at the University of Edge Hill in Liverpool, is running a series of round table discussions to bring regional film-makers, businesses and academics together.
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NewsHeadhunters to expand in the UK
Momentum’s thriller to play in an additional 22 cinemas from tomorrow.
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NewsLionsgate rings changes in international operations
The studio has confirmed that Helen Lee Kim will step down as president of international after Cannes, as first reported on Screendaily last month. Lionsgate Motion Picture Group co-chairman Patrick Wachsberger will lead the new team and made the announcement on Thursday (12).
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NewsFrench government supports Toulouse studios project
Raleigh-backed project to build studios near southern French city of Toulouse wins government support as construction of Luc Besson’s Paris Cité du Cinema studios is completed.
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NewsShooting underway on The List
Sienna Guillory and Bill Paterson have joined the cast of Klaus Hüttmann’s The List.
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NewsSC Films to handle sales for Graham Chapman film
EXCLUSIVE: Simon Crowe’s SC Films International has taken on international sales for A Liar’s Autobiography – The Untrue Story of Monty Python’s Graham Chapman.
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NewsJim Orr joins FilmDistrict as president of distribution
The former senior sales and distribution executive at MGM and Paramount slots into place alongside recent marketing chief hire Christine Birch.
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CinemaCon names Jeremy Renner Male Star Of The Year
The new spy based inspired by Jason Bourne creator Robert Ludlum will collect his honour in Las Vegas on Apr 26.
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NewsAldamisa to commence Cannes pre-sales on Sin City 2
Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller have started production on A Dame To Kill For, the sequel to the iconic 2005 crime ensemble. Dimension Films will distribute domestically.
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NewsLiam Hemsworth to star in Paranoia for IM Global
Stuart Ford’s production, financing and sales powerhouse has snagged some Hunger Games magic for its upcoming thriller and is in advanced negotiations with Harrison Ford and Oscar nominee Gary Oldman.
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NewsBattleship, Titanic 3D to duke it out at int’l box office
UPDATE: Universal’s Battleship has amassed $25m through UPI in its first three days in 26 territories, opening number one in 24.