UK News – Page 469
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NewsLabour and Lib Dems commit to keeping C4 in public hands
Business secretary Vince Cable and shadow minister for the arts Chris Bryant have committed to keeping UK broadcaster Channel 4 under public ownership if Labour or the Liberal Democrats win the general election.
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NewsNew Blade Runner trailer released
Ridley Scott’s sci-fi classic starring Harrison Ford set for re-release in the UK.
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NewsFirst look at Bryan Cranston in 'The Infiltrator'
Breaking Bad star has begun shooting Brad Furman’s thriller in London with Diane Kruger.
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NewsWe Are The Freaks heading to US
Company acquires US distribution rights to Justin Edgar’s third feature.
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NewsDuncan Kenworthy receives NFTS honour
Film and TV producer behind Four Weddings and Notting Hill awarded Honorary Fellowship.
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NewsHoneytrap secures UK release date
EXCLUSIVE: Urban drama - set to play at SXSW this weekend - sets UK theatrical and home ent dates.
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NewsMarigold Hotel sequel retains UK lead
Fox’s sequel adds $2.9m (£1.9m) for $13m (£8.6m) after 11 days in play; Sony’s Chappie is the highest new entry with $1.5m (£996,000); Still Alice posts excellent $606,000 (£401,396) debut from 87 sites for Curzon Film World.
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NewsCarnaby to sell Simon West's Salty
Carnaby to be world sales agent on action-comedy from the director of Con Air and Expendables 2.
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NewsChappie draws Focus in social buzz
Neill Blomkamp’s robot sci-fi in dead heat with Will Smith caper.
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NewsFilm London names short film fund winners
More than 20 filmmaking teams recieve London Calling and London Calling Plus commissions.
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News'Revenge' star Josh Bowman begins 'Level Up' shoot
EXCLUSIVE: Shoot underway in London on UK thriller with star of US drama Revenge.
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NewsTruth Commissioner begins shoot
Production commences on political thriller starring Roger Allam.
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NewsCinema-on-demand service ourscreen gains Altitude
EXCLUSIVE: Service adds upcoming releases, is in talks with commercial and indie exhibitors for roll-out.
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NewsITV's 2014 profits surge 40%
ITV’s pre-tax profits have surged by 39% to £605m in 2014 following a strong performance from ITV Studios and healthy advertising and online growth.
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NewsBAFTA to offer overseas scholarships
Scholarships for Chinese and British nationals part of education push from BAFTA.
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NewsI Am Not A Serial Killer shoots in US
EXCLUSIVE: Independent boards sales; Robbie Ryan to produce, DoP.
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NewsPaddington in StudioCanal record
Big screen adaptation surpasses Non-Stop’s worldwide tally of $236m to become their biggest ever worldwide release.
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NewsUK-China treaty ratified
Deal secures co-production treaty with qualifying films not subject to China’s quota on foreign films.
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NewsBBFC bans Hate Crime
James Cullen Bressack’s second feature was set to be the first release in a new joint VoD venture between Nerdly and TheHorrorShow.TV.