UK News – Page 374
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NewsEFM: WestEnd boards Chris Messina, Abigail Spencer comedy
EXCLUSIVE: American comedy-drama comes from Albert Nobbs producers Mockingbird Pictures.
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NewsSlits movie scores international deal ahead of completion
EXCLUSIVE: UK sales outfit boards doc about all-women punk band and Australian adventure movie.
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NewsNFTS launches free directing workshop aimed at increasing diversity
Initiative is now open to applicants; the NFTS will fund a short film from each participant.
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NewsLe Carré's 'The Spy Who Came In From The Cold' set for BBC1
Slumdog Millionaire writer Simon Beaufoy is adapting the novel for The Night Manager producers The Ink Factory.
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NewsUK box office: 'La La Land' dances to Lionsgate's fourth-biggest UK opening
Awards contender scores impressive $7.9m (£6.58m) bow from distributor’s widest-ever release at 606 sites.
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NewsShoot underway on zombie musical 'Anna And The Apocalypse'
EXCLUSIVE: Mark Benton, Paul Kaye join Ella Hunt; AMP handles sales; Creative Scotland among backers.
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News'La La Land' dances atop UK buzz chart
Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone musical swept aside all competitiors to dominate this week’s social media buzz.
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NewsSky Arts cancels Michael Jackson comedy after backlash
Jackson’s daughter had voiced a complaint about the casting of white actor Joseph Fiennes as the pop star.
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NewsWestEnd Films appoints head of acquisitions and development
Former Studiocanal and See Pictures exec Sophie Green has joined the UK sales outfit.
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NewsProduction starts on 'Funny Cow' starring Maxine Peake and Paddy Considine
Filming under way on Entertainment One’s 1970s-set comedy drama.
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NewsAndre Rieu, Picturehouse, NT Live among 2017 Event Cinema Association award nominees
The ECA has also crowned its 2015-16 box office award winners.
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NewsLondon-based law firm Wiggin bolsters film & TV team
Chris Hanson and Gráinne McKenna have both been made partners at the company.
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NewsHammer Films, Motion Picture Capital team for movie fund
The Hammer Films EIS Fund will back film and TV projects.
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NewsBritish Council appoints first games and interactive programme manager
UEL lecturer Paul Callaghan will take up the position from mid-January.
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NewsCineworld reports revenue increase, reshuffles board
Nisan Cohen has been appointed to the role of CFO.
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NewsUK sales outfit AMP International launches with Salt team
EXCLUSIVE: Alliance Media Partners teams with Salt executives to launch new company; Matt Bomer thriller on slate.
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NewsCarl Clifton to head Hyde Park International
The industry veteran has left K5 Media Group to serve as Ashok Amritraj’s president of international, effective immediately.
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NewsBaftas 2017: eOne and Lionsgate score record number of nominations
Arrival helped eOne top the overall list, while Lionsgate was bouyed by La La Land.
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NewsBaftas 2017: full list of nominations
Sophie Turner and Dominic Cooper presented this year’s nominations.
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