UK News – Page 503
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NewsBritish Council opens film exhibition
New shorts commissioned from Mark Cousins, Penny Woolcock and John Akomfrah.
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NewsEmile Hirsch joins Just Jim
Into the Wild star joins the directorial debut of Submarine star Craig Roberts.
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NewsWarner Bros names Harry Potter team
Team will be based in London and Burbank, and follows an expanded partnership between the studio and J.K. Rowling.
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NewsCon Air director plans to team with The Who on TV series
EXCLUSIVE: Simon West is working on Mods and Rockers with iconic band in talks to collaborate.
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NewsSecret Cinema’s BTTF gets go ahead
After cancelling four shows, Secret Cinema will begin its run of Back to the Future on July 31.
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NewsSimon West turns to crowd-funding
Expendables 2 director talks crowd-funding, a Con Air sequel and Tolkien & Lewis.
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NewsCreative Skillset launches diversity fund
Around 900 professionals from a range of diverse backgrounds will receive training bursaries of up to £1,600 under Creative Skillset’s Diversity Fund.
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NewsI Origins to open Raindance 2014
Director Mike Cahill will return to the independent film festival, where he screened his sci-fi feature Another Earth in 2011.
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BBFC launches 12A cinema advert
British Board of Film Classification aims to increase public understanding of 12A rating after research revealed 27% of cinema-goers were unclear about its meaning.
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NewsPlaywrights chosen for new screenwriting scheme
EXCLUSIVE: Origin Pictures, Paines Plough, BBC Films launch writing scheme
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NewsBrian Kelly to direct fraudster drama
EXCLUSIVE: Real-life ‘Catch Me If You Can’ drama being developed by ’71 producer Angus Lamont.
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NewsEnglund, Moore to attend FrightFest
Nightmare on Elm Street star and comic-book legend set for horror festival.
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NewsJane Linfoot's The Incident begins shoot
Psychological drama stars Ruta Gedmintas, Tom Hughes and Tasha Connor.
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NewsBruce Campbell, James Buckley in Purgatory
Evil Dead and Inbetweeners stars join cast of fantasy feature.
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NewsApes retains UK box office lead
Fox’s sequel retains top spot with $6.4m (£3.8m) second weekend; Paramount’s Hercules muscles in with $2.46m (£1.45m).
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NewsFilm worth $2.7bn to UK broadcasters
Feature films were worth an estimated £1.6bn ($2.7bn) to UK broadcasters in 2013, according to new research by the British Film Institute.
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NewsCharlie Brooker launches production firm
House of Tomorrow will produce feature films as well as drama and comedy series.
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NewsApes, Purge 2 top UK buzz
The Purge: Anarchy generated strong buzz ahead of this weekend’s release but Dawn of the Planet of the Apes remains king of the swingers.
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NewsSky completes £5bn Euro merger
BSkyB has completed a deal to create Sky Europe, bringing together Sky Italia and Sky Deutschland in a multi-billion pound deal.