UK News – Page 537
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NewsBAFTA to honour Dame Helen Mirren
The Queen actress to receive highest accolade awarded by the British Academy.
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NewsSundance: Dogwoof Global takes 8
The distributor has acquired international sales rights from Submarine to Ben Cotner and Ryan White’s documentary The Case Against 8.
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NewsIn Bloom to open Birds Eye View
Nana Ekvtimishvili’s and Simon Groß’s award-winning feature to receive its UK premiere, as will Lola Bessis and Ruben Amar’s Swim Little Fish Swim as this year’s closing film.
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NewsBirds Eye View launches Filmonomics
Birds Eye View its launching its new training programme Filmonomics at this year’s LOCO London Comedy Film Festival on Jan 26.
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NewsIntandem Films rebrands, restructures
London-based international film group to now trade as Intandem Media Group and is adding a new digital marketing division.
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NewsScreen Nation to honour Felix Dexter
Posthumous award announced as nominations revealed for the 9th Screen Nation Film & Television Awards.
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NewsUK panel urges broadcasters to invest
Lord Chris Smith has again called on British broadcasters to invest in UK film acquisition and production.
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NewsBBC greenlights Working Title drama
EXCLUSIVE: BBC1 has commissioned Working Title Television to produce drama strand The Secrets, which will pair emerging writers with established acting and directing talent.
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NewsAntonio Salas joins eOne
EXCLUSIVE: Former FFI exec among three to join eOne’s growing London sales team.
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NewsDinosaur 13 draws int’l buyers
Sundance: Dogwoof Global has taken international rights, while Madman has picked up Australia, New Zealand and South Africa and Jaguar Distribution landed international airline rights.
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NewsFilm Policy Review panel sets new challenges
Recommendations include pushing independent and specialised films to improve audience choice across the UK and the formation of a task force to resolve questions around Virtual Print Fees.
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NewsBAFTA-nominated shorts release planned
British live action and animated shorts to screen in cinemas from 28 February.
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NewsKen McReddie relaunches as The Artists Partnership
Ken McReddie Associates has relaunched as The Artists Partnership after moving into developing original material for film and the stage.
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NewsHigh Point looks into Mirror
EXCLUSIVE: UK sales outfit to handle found-footage horror ripped from the headlines.
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NewsContent walks to UK horror Altar
EXCLUSIVE: Content boards UK feature starring Matthew Modine and Olivia Williams, executive produced by Robert Halmi.
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NewsGrand Budapest to open Glasgow
Tenth edition of the Glasgow Film Festival to host a record 60 UK premieres; Under the Skin to receive Scottish premiere as closing film.
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NewsCinesite VFX expands to Montreal
London-based firm to employ at least 200 at new Canadian office.
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Koch, Independent board Shakespeare comedy
EXCLUSIVE: February shoot for comedy which Koch will distribute in multiple European markets.