UK News – Page 249
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NewsFilm London’s Production Finance Market reveals four projects ‘to watch’, keynote speaker
The event will also host a masterclass for delegates.
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NewsIreland’s Wildcard picks up Alex Gibney’s Russia corruption doc ‘Citizen K’ (exclusive)
The film will play at the London Film Festival this week.
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NewsStudiocanal, Heyday Films team up for ‘Pippi Longstocking’ feature
’Paddington’ collaborators are in early development on a film version of the classic children’s books alongside the Astrid Lindgren Company.
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NewsEmbankment Films celebrates brisk business on TIFF slate (exclusive)
With key deals secured for ’Military Wives’ and ’The Father’, co-founder Tim Haslam says market is robust for the right projects.
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News'Saint Maud' director wins £50,000 IWC bursary award
Protagonist Pictures handles international sales on psychological horror from first-time director.
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Emma Mackey, French & Saunders join ‘Death On The Nile’ as shooting starts at UK’s Longcross Studios
Production underway on Disney/Fox title.
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NewsJane Featherstone, Elisabeth Murdoch, Stacey Snider launch global film and TV outfit Sister
The company will be based in Los Angeles and London.
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NewsTogether Films takes UK rights to climate change documentary ‘2040’
The film depicts a potential future If climate solutions are adopted.
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NewsStudiocanal extends international partnership with UK’s Hammer Films
It takes rights to the 200+ titles in the Hammer catalogue.
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NewsUK deal for hot Sudanese festival title ‘You Will Die At 20’ (exclusive)
Amjad Abu Alala’s debut launched at Venice and screened in Toronto, El Gouna.
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News‘Downton Abbey’ keeps UK box office crown as holdovers surge, ‘The Goldfinch’ falters
A slow weekend for new titles.
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NewsMarcus H. Rosenmüller’s ‘The Keeper’ scores at Dinard Film Festival
The post-war romance picked up two awards.
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NewsHimesh Patel, Viveik Kalra among jurors for 2019 Bafta Elevate scheme (exclusive)
The intitative supports UK actors from under-represented backgrounds.
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NewsMUBI acquires UK rights to Pablo Larraín’s ‘Ema’ (exclusive)
Dancer drama premiered at Venice this year.
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NewsUK box office preview: ‘The Goldfinch’, ‘The Last Tree’ to open against strong holdovers
Other openers include horrors ‘Ready Or Not’, ‘Don’t Let Go’.
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NewsCreative England and Creative Industries Federation to merge
Caroline Norbury named chief executive; united organisation to launch in spring 2020.
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NewsEndeavor Content moves international TV sales to London
Former Fox executive Prentiss Fraser appointed as Gary Marenzi steps down.
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News‘Wild Rose’ leads Bafta Scotland nominations
Musical drama secures hat-track of nominations including a best actress nod for Jessie Buckley.
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NewsBFI selects participants for 2019 LFF development programme (exclusive)
Scheme now its sixth year.
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NewsNetflix teams with new UK theatrical partners for biggest ever roll-out of awards season titles (exclusive)
The company is working with Altitude, Curzon and further indie theatres.
