UK News – Page 396
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NewsMetrodome MD Jezz Vernon to step down
EXCLUSIVE: Vernon to depart after 11 years at UK distributor; John Ramchandani to assume “broader role”.
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News'The Spy Who Came In From The Cold' heads to TV
On the back of Emmy-nominated BBC and AMC series The Night Manager, The Ink Factory announced on Wednesday it would partner with Paramount TV on the latest John le Carré spy thriller.
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NewsIFB backs Amy Winehouse biopic starring Noomi Rapace
Irish Film Board also backs several other features and grants co-production funds to a revenge thriller starring Game Of Thrones’ Natalie Dormer.
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NewsChristine Langan exit: industry reacts
Screen canvasses industry opinion on Langan’s tenure and the prospects for one of the UK’s cornerstone funders.
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NewsNat Geo, C4 to make ISIS drama with Peter Kosminsky
UK broadcaster Channel 4 and National Geographic are to partner for the first time on Wolf Hall director Peter Kosminsky’s upcoming ISIS-inspired drama.
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NewsScreen Awards 2016: first wave of judges revealed
Deadline approaching for film industry awards.
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NewsBFI and Swiss firm launch £50,000 UK filmmaker bursary
BFI CEO Amanda Nevill, CEO of Swiss watchmaker IWC and industry representative to award prize.
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NewsBBC Films boss Christine Langan set to step down
Philomena producer is to join Steve Coogan’s Baby Cow Productions.
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NewsFKA Twigs makes movie debut in US crime-drama 'Brighton Beach'
EXCLUSIVE: Singer co-stars in movie produced by Birdman and Tulip Fever executive Molly Connners.
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NewsPeter Ferdinando joins Sam Rockwell in 'Blue Iguana'
EXCLUSIVE: Hyena star, who recently filmed Ghost In The Shell with Scarlett Johansson, takes villain role in black comedy.
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News'Ghostbusters' scores UK box office lead
Universal’s The Secret Life Of Pets becomes the biggest animation of 2016 to date.
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NewsStar Wars Celebration: young Han Solo cast; Darth Vader VR project
A round-up of the headlines from Star Wars Celebration including confirmation that Alden Ehrenreich will play the young Han Solo, behind the scenes footage from Rogue One and a Lucasfilm VR project based around Darth Vader.
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NewsFirst look: Annette Bening and Jamie Bell in 'Film Stars Don't Die In Liverpool'
EXCLUSIVE: First look at Annette Bening and Jamie Bell in Barbara Broccoli-produced drama shooting in UK.
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NewsBob & Co partners with 'Shakespeare In Love' producer David Parfitt
Trademark Films’ Parfitt will act as a creative consultant for the UK production and financing outfit.
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NewsKaren Bradley named culture secretary in Theresa May cabinet
Bradley replaces John Whittingdale who departs after 14 months in the post.
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NewsGuiding Lights unveils 17 new mentees
The eighth edition of the UK’s Guiding Lights mentoring scheme has selected 17 new mentees from 215 applications received across the UK and Ireland.
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NewsMadRiver, Di Bonaventura fly with thriller 'The Plane' from novelist Charles Cumming
Marc Butan’s MadRiver buys high-concept pitch with Riverstone Pictures on board to executive produce.
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NewsJohn Whittingdale out as UK culture secretary
John Whittingdale has lost his job as culture secretary.
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NewsLiam Neeson action-thriller 'The Commuter' sets shoot and release dates
Director Jaume Collet-Serra’s action-thriller backed by Studiocanal begins production this month.
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NewsLionsgate in Primal Media unscripted TV play
The studio is building its unscripted portfolio with the announcement that it has bought a stake in new production company Primal Media.