UK News – Page 481
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NewsSadie Frost outfit turns to crowdfunding
Blonde to Black Pictures looks to digital platform for company investment.
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NewsDominic Rowell joins Vue
Former chief customer officer for Metro appointed commercial director (UK & Ireland).
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NewsFront Row locks 26 films from AFM
EXCLUSIVE: Oliver Stone and Audiard dramas, Mel Gibson action Blood Father and Ben Wheatley’s Free Fire among haul.
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NewsPinewood Shepperton completes acquisition of SSPP
Pinewood Shepperton plc is now the sole owner of Shepperton Studios Property Partnership.
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NewsGovernment mulls drama tax break change
Autumn Statement also introduces tax break for live-action kids programming.
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NewsKaleidoscope to launch documentary brand
Dedicated documenary brand will see a full slate of feature documentaries released theatrically, digitally and to home entertainment, including The Square [pictured].
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NewsNever Let Go wraps shoot
Howard J. Ford’s latest feature stars Angela Dixon as a single mother whose daughter is abducted whilst on holiday.
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NewsMetrodome nabs Jason Blum horror, sets 2015 slate
EXCLUSIVE: UK distributor picks up The Town That Dreaded Sundown, finalises slate.
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NewsVue CEO says 'ticket pricing not the issue'
SCREEN FILM SUMMIT: Industry debate continues about how to grow cinema audiences after a tough year at the box office.
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NewsAudiences tougher than ever, says StudioCanal boss
SCREEN FILM SUMMIT: StudioCanal UK boss on fighting for audience attention, Paddington and the Cumberbitches.
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NewsTrinity acquires Showbox catalogue
Catalogue includes Cine-Asia collection which will be made available on DVD and BR for the first time in almost two years.
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NewsGalway awarded UNESCO status
Irish city becomes fifth in the world to be awarded permanent status of UNESCO City of Film.
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NewsSales numbers key for planning international films
SCREEN FILM SUMMIT: ‘International ambitions’ panel says China is a candy apple that can’t be bitten quite yet.
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NewsKarlsen: relationships crucial to financing Todd Haynes' Carol
SCREEN FILM SUMMIT: UK producers and financiers talk finance.
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NewsMara takes Oscar submission Dukhtar for UK
The UK’s Mara Pictures has acquired Pakistani drama Dukhtar (Daughter), which it plans to release theatrically in the UK in April 2015.
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NewsFilm must embrace changing audiences
SCREEN FILM SUMMIT: Exhibition, distribution and production execs say digital needs to be embraced if cinema hopes to remain relevant.
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NewsBFI: Aim to double British film market share
SCREEN FILM SUMMIT: BFI chief executive Amanda Nevill hopes to see market share of British films double in the UK.
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NewsNew directors must consider target market
SCREEN FILM SUMMIT: Panel discuss developing producers, directors.
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NewsBullying, sexual harassment ‘rife’ in film stunt industry
Bullying and sexual harassment is “rife” in the film and TV stunt industry, according to a study published by actors’ union Equity.