UK News – Page 526
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NewsTerry Jones talks Absolutely Anything
Monty Python’s Terry Jones reveals why he hasn’t made a film in 18 years and whether there will ever be a new Monty Python film.
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NewsCaptain America leads UK buzz
Superhero sequel dominates online buzz in the UK while Starred Up and Veronica Mars secure a sizeable portion.
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NewsFacebook VoD platform wins funding
Facebook VoD firm Screenburn has secured $500,000 of investment and hired Zodiak Rights boss Steve Macallister to its board.
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NewsBFI to re-release Kubrick's 2001
Digital transfer to form part of the BFI’s 2014 Science Fiction project.
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NewsJet Trash wraps in Goa
FIRST LOOK: Shooting wraps in Goa on hedonistic backpacker thriller, starring Mortal Instruments star Robert Sheehan.
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NewsRhys Ifans to star in Under Milk Wood
EXCLUSIVE: Welsh broadcaster S4C commissions feature from director Kevin Allen.
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NewsSkillset, Protagonist launch sales training
EXCLUSIVE: Protagonist selected for international sales training pilot.
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NewsStar Wars VII to shoot in May
JJ Abrams will commence principal photography at Pinewood Studios in May, Disney CEO Bob Iger announced at the company’s annual shareholder meeting.
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NewsDogwoof acquires Advanced Style
Distributor takes foreign rights to documentary about stylish, older women.
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News‘Live action’ Bananaman planned
Origin story based on the 1980s comic strip due for release in 2015.
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NewsBAFTA returning to Hong Kong
BAFTA to deliver its second series of events next week when it will make an announcement about its scholarship programme.
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NewsFilm London launches Film Hub
Initiative aims to expand film culture in the capital as part of the BFI Film Audience Network.
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NewsNeed for Speed tops UK chart
eOne’s video game adaptation clocks non-final $3.3m (£2m) to dethrone 300: Rise of an Empire; StudioCanal’s Under the Skin posts strong UK bow of $396,000 (£238,203) from just 47 sites.
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NewsMike Bassett sequel in the works
EXCLUSIVE: A sequel to Mike Bassett England Manager, the 2001 cult comedy, is planned to shoot later this year.
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NewsJoffe making 'Hunchback' TV series
The Killing Fields director teams with FremantleMedia International to develop series.
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NewsSeven Stars pacts with Content Media
Content Media acquires Chinese production and distribution companies from tycoon Bruno Wu’s Seven Stars Media; deal includes the Chinese theatrical release of Grace of Monaco.
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NewsJames Cameron rallies 3D filmmakers
The Avatar director urged filmmakers to “go nuts” with 3D and predicts the medium will come “roaring back” to the home market.
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News‘3D needs to win back audiences’
Executives from Warner Bros and Odeon have expressed the need to win back trust in 3D family films, while research shows China is set to lead the 3D market by the end of 2014.
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NewsScottish film industry facing key challenges
Local producers lobby government for funding while Creative Scotland struggles to attract film director.