UK News – Page 495
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NewsJeremy Thomas to head London Film Festival jury
Other jurors across London’s competitions include Sally Hawkins, James McAvoy, James Corden and Dexter Fletcher.
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NewsEndemol strikes deal with Feel Films
Endemol Worldwide Distribution has struck a development and distribution deal with Feel Films, currently working on feature The Song of Names.
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NewsBBCW buys stake in Lookout Point
BBC Worldwide has bought a 35% stake in Simon Vaughan’s production and distribution business Lookout Point.
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NewsBFI: film diversity needs own conversation
EXCLUSIVE: Culture minister Ed Vaizey to meet BFI and industry during London Film Festival.
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NewsiFeatures shortlists eight for development
Eight teams have been selected from the iFeatures slate for further development funding, as the Creative England’s low budget feature film initiative enters its full development phase.
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NewsFather, Million Miles win top Encounters awards
Winning films will now be put forward for selection for the BAFTAs and Oscars.
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NewsBoxtrolls buries Tombstones at UK BO
Universal’s animation adds $2.17m (£1.33m) to remain at number one for second straight week, just ahead of eOne’s A Walk Among the Tombstones’ $2.15m (£1.31m) debut.
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NewsCaton-Jones drama begins shoot
EXCLUSIVE: Shirley Henderson, Letitia Wright, Isabella Laughland star; Metro International to sell.
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NewsMartin Scorsese exec'd Tomorrow starts shoot
Cast revealed to include Stephen Fry, Stephanie Leonidas, Joss Stone, Paul Kaye, Sebastian Street, Stuart Brennan and Sophie Kennedy-Clarke
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NewsDavid Fincher talks Gone Girl, film career
Director discussed being “sodomised ritualistically” on Alien3, his reputation for multiple takes, the opportunities of TV and his latest film, Gone Girl.
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NewsAltitude to sell zombie horror Wyrmwood
Altitude Film Entertainment sinks teeth into Australian zombie thriller, which world premieres today.
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NewsPride marches over Riot Club on social networks
The Riot Club no match for feelgood comedy drama on social networks in the UK.
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NewsCreative England launches second iShorts
Each project to receive £5,000 ($8,200) towards production budget.
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NewsBFI launches new role, sees key departures
EXCLUSIVE: BFI beefs up audience team; Stolz, Berg to depart.
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NewsPicturehouse to launch new West End cinema
New seven-screen cinema for central London to open in 2015
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NewsInto Film readies 2014 festival
The world’s biggest film festival for children and young people will include preview screenings of The Imitation Game and Disney doc Bears [pictured]; Q&A’s with Harry Potter’s David Yates, Stanley Kubrick’s daughter and Selfish Giant director Clio Bernard.
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NewsBFI funds Michael Lennox, Michael Pearce films
First features A Patch of Fog and Beast to receive support from the BFI Film Fund.
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NewsBAFTA awards first Hong Kong scholarships
A British student has become the first ever recipient of a BAFTA scholarship to study fine arts in Hong Kong.