UK News – Page 377
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NewsDCM takes over Everyman Cinemas contract from Pearl & Dean
Deal sees DCM extend its market share of cinema advertising to 81% across the UK.
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NewsSky sets sights on high-end VR content
Following the launch of its Sky VR app, the broadcaster is now focusing on commissioning original, high-end VR content.
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NewsIrish outfit Showtime secures funding from China's Alibaba
Reported $1.3m investment will see the company developing products specifically for the Chinese market.
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NewsBFI, Aardman reveal £1m Development Lab for three animation features
EXCLUSIVE: Three teams selected for Lab from more than 100 applicants.
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NewsArnold Schwarzenegger thriller among Signature acquisitions
Aftermath and Bryan Cranston drama Wakefield among latest pick-ups.
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NewsTen projects shortlisted for Film Wales' Cinematic scheme
EXCLUSIVE: Catherine Linstrum and Keri Collins movies shortlisted for development and production scheme.
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News'Jet Trash' producers enlist Youtube star Caspar Lee
EXCLUSIVE: Caspar Lee hired by UK producers as part of a marketing drive to entice younger audiences.
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NewsAlan Parker: 'Bugsy Malone' financier Rank was a "disgrace"
Bugsy Malone and Evita director discussed his career during a Brussels European Film Forum masterclass.
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NewsUK box office: 'Beasts' records hat-trick and sets Warner Bros record
Harry Potter spin-off is now the fifth-biggest release of 2016 with $48m (£37.76m).
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NewsBIFAs 2016: 'American Honey' triumphs over 'I, Daniel Blake'
Andrea Arnold’s epic travelogue won four awards including best independent British film.
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NewsBIFAs 2016: complete list of winners
Andrea Arnold’s American Honey was the big winner on the night.
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NewsVentana Sur: AFCI workshop on how content can boost tourism
TV smash Game Of Thrones and global box office hit Paddington are textbook cases of how film commissions can exploit content to boost tourism, a workshop audience at the Buenos Aires market heard on Friday.
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News'Moana' soars to top of UK social media buzz charts
The Disney animation scored more social media buzz than Amma Asante race drama A United Kingdom, which premiered last week.
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News'Sherlock' exec, BFI CEO among winners at Women In Film & TV awards
Beryl Vertue, Amanda Nevill and Nina Gold were among winners at the annual London event.
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NewsJulie Delpy, Gemma Arterton, Daniel Brühl team for 'My Zoe'
Protagonist Pictures to sell London-set family drama by actress-writer-director Delpy.
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NewsShoot underway on 'Solis', starring Steven Ogg of 'The Walking Dead'
The sci-fi thriller is the debut feature of writer-director Carl Strathie.
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NewsThis Way Up conference: 78% see cinema as "expensive activity"
Statistics presented at UK cinema conference also revealed that 51% of audiences believe the cinema experience does not justify the overall expense.
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NewsThis Way Up 2016 wrap: audiences, VR in the spotlight
The 2016 edition of the UK exhibition conference took place in Glasgow, November 29-30.
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NewsJodie Foster to star in The Ink Factory’s 'Hotel Artemis'
The two-time Oscar winner has signed on for the lead role in the thriller that marks the feature directorial debut of Iron Man 3 co-writer Drew Pearce.
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BFI to tackle diversity in new £500m five-year plan
BFI2022 to increase support for regional and grass-roots film-making; responds to Brexit challenges; could support more TV, VR.