UK News – Page 301
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NewsUS outfit Fun Academy to move into UK distribution with 'Sgt Stubby: An Unlikely Hero'
The educational entertainment outfit is teaming with Dave Woodward’s Jade Films.
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NewsSteve McQueen's 'Widows' to open the 2018 BFI London Film Festival
It will be the international premiere of the Chicago-set crime thriller.
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NewsSky bidding war heats up with new Comcast offer
US giant increases bid, trumping latest 21st Century Fox offer.
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NewsFox increases bid for full ownership of Sky
The increased bid values the European pay-TV giant at £24.5bn ($32.5 billion)
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NewsTwo reports highlight 'positive impact' of Creative Europe on UK film industry
UK film industry has received €74m from Creative Eruope since 2014.
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NewsGary Oldman, Jessica Alba join 'Killers Anonymous'
Goldfinch Studios project currently filming in London.
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NewsBBC Films to make TV adaptation of stage play 'Love'
National Theatre artist in residence Alexander Zeldin will write and direct.
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NewsUK box office records second-lowest weekend for six years
The three-day weekend gross (excluding previews) of July 6-8 was £6.2m
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NewsUK box office: Universal one-two as 'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom' tops quiet weekend
‘Whitney’, ‘Swimming With Men’ among new openers.
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NewsBill Nighy, Dominic West, Imelda Staunton condemn ban of 'Pride' screening in Turkey
Cast and crew of Bafta-winning film sign open letter.
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NewsUK box office preview: 'The First Purge' and 'Whitney' up against football fever
Sunshine and the World Cup set to wreak havoc at UK cinemas… again.
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NewsFounders and co-CEOs of UK distributor Park Circus to step down
Nick Varley and John Letham to leave in March 2019.
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NewsInaugural Loop Fund awards £5,000 each to three UK filmmakers
Newly-established Loop Fund aims for ‘risk-taking approach’.
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NewsUK film distribution sector to create 200 new training places for women
FDA president David Puttnam unveiled a package of measures to diversify the sector.
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NewsBBC Films veteran Joe Oppenheimer joins Apple
He will serve as a creative executive on the international creative development team.
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NewsCharacter actor Derrick O’Connor who played villain in 'Lethal Weapon 2' dies aged 77
Irish-born stage, film and TV actor’s credits included Brazil, The Sweeney.
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Production underway on 'Six Minutes To Midnight' with Eddie Izzard, Judi Dench
Jim Broadbent, Carla Juri, James D’Arcy and Celyn Jones are also cast.
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NewsUK-based Acorn Media Enterprises names Catherine Mackin as MD
Outoing Shane Murphy to return to Dublin as group head of drama and comedy at RTÉ.
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News'Sicario 2' stumbles as football and sunshine take their toll at UK box office
’Sicario’ sequel opens behind ’Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’, ‘Ocean’s 8’.
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NewsBIFA adopts BFI Diversity Standards, confirms 2018 date (exclusive)
The 2018 event will take place on Sunday 2 December at London’s Old Billingsgate Market.