UK News – Page 449
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NewsFilm admissions surge in UK, production spend wobbles
BFI stats reveal surge in admissions in 2015 but potential fall in production spend of UK independent films in past year.
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News'Inside Out' leads UK box office with $11.4m
Disney’s latest posts sixth biggest UK opening for Pixar outings from an industry record release of 608 sites.
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News'Ant-Man' crushes rivals in UK social media buzz
Marvel’s latest comfortably fended off Inside Out and Southpaw to top this week’s social media buzz chart.
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NewsEU targets Sky, six studios in antitrust case
European Commission launches case against broadcaster and studios for potentially “serious violation of EU rules.”
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News'Teenage Girl' certificate frustrates director Heller, Vertigo
UK distributor left ‘disappointed‘ by BBFC 18 classification.
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NewsIcon appoints head of theatrical sales
EXCLUSIVE: Universal exec Dave Jarmain joins UK outfit Icon Film Distribution.
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News'Don’t Knock Twice' begins Wales shoot
Lucy Boynton from Miss Potter and Nick Moran of Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels fame have joined Katee Sackhoff on the supernatural horror. Content Media represents worldwide sales.
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NewsScreen Awards entry deadline extended until July 31
The Screen Awards, returning for its sixth year in 2015, has extended the deadline for entries until July 31.
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NewsBob & Co join Film London on Microwave International
The UK firm will raise around $310,000 (£200,000) in UK production finance for Microwave International: Shakespeare India; projects, teams, mentors announced.
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News'Ant-Man' leads UK box office with $6.2m debut
Universal becomes first distributor to have four films hit the £30m mark in a calendar year as Minions reaches $50.3m (£32.3m).
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NewsDocFest delegates up 4.9% in 2015
Sheffield DocFest hosted 3,422 industry from 57 countries, according to festival.
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NewsAndré Rieu concert breaks UK records
EXCLUSIVE: Maastricht Concert takes more than £1m in one night for CinemaLive.
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NewsStarline appoints sales and marketing staff
EXCLUSIVE: UK sales and distribution outfit adds TV and digital sales executive.
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NewsPeter Mullan, Jack Lowden to star in golf drama Tommy’s Honour
August shoot for drama about golfing pioneer Tom Morris and his son Tommy; Timeless to handle sales.
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NewsBAFTA Crew 2015 participants revealed
EXCLUSIVE: New film and TV participants include crew from Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, Spectre and The Martian.
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NewsArcade Fire doc to get autumn release through Arts Alliance
The Reflektor Tapes chronicles the making of the band’s 2013 album Reflektor.
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NewsDevilworks to ‘Follow the Money’
EXCLUSIVE: Genre sales outfit adds UK doc in push for diversified slate; cuts international deals on genre lineup.
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News'Court' among Day For Night acquisitions
EXCLUSIVE: Chaitanya Tamhane’s Court and Dominga Sotomayor’s Mar among trio set for UK/Ire release.
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NewsStuart Brown appointed BFI head of programme & acquisitions
Brown makes step up from head of events; will help coordinate BFI audience strategy.