UK News – Page 543
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NewsMetro Manila wins top BIFA
Other winners included actors James McAvoy and Lindsay Duncan, For Those In Peril director Paul Wright and Blue is the Warmest Colour.
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NewsMonuments Men UK release date set
Twentieth Century Fox announces UK release date for George Clooney’s Second World War adventure.
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NewsSheridan Smith, Pippa Harris among WFTV honorees
Actress Sheridan Smith, producer Pippa Harris, and director Penny Woolcock are among the honorees at the 23rd annual Sky Women in Film and TV awards in London.
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Explaining Way To Blue's buzz charts
The purpose and methodology of Way to Blue’s buzz charts, published by ScreenDaily.
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NewsMandela death confirmed at UK premiere of biopic
Two minutes of silence observed during Royal Film Performance.
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NewsUK industry cheers tax break changes
There has been an overwhelmingly positive response from the UK film industry to the new measures for UK film tax relief included in the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement.
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NewsUK Screen launches visual effects Code
Trade association’s first ever Code of Practice for VFX members comes as Chancellor announces further changes to UK tax relief.
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NewsNFTS gets £5m for Digital Village
Britain’s National Film & Television School’s Digital Village received a major boost today when the UK Chancellor George Osborne announced £5 million in funding for the initiative in his Autumn Statement.
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NewsDevil's Bargain to receive digital release
Drew Cullingham’s horror will be available to watch from Jan 17 via Distrify.
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NewsUK govt boosts co-pro opportunities
UK Chancellor George Osborne’s Autumn Statement has several pieces of good news for the film industry, such as ‘modernising’ the film tax credit, boosting the VFX sector and allocating £5m for the NFTS’ digital village.
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NewsBlockbuster to close 62 more UK stores
Beleaguered DVD retailer Blockbuster will close a further 62 stores in the UK, with the loss of 427 jobs.
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NewsMBI adds BRAD to its portfolio
Screen’s parent company Media Business Insight Limited (MBI) today announced that it has welcomed BRAD Insight (BRAD) to its media portfolio.
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NewsJeremy Irons joins biopic Infinity
Edward R Pressman-produces biopic of mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan, to be played by Dev Patel.
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NewsDogwoof acquires Web Junkie
Shosh Shlam & Hilla Medalia’s documentary [pictured] about internet addiction has been selected for Sundance 2014.
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NewsBuyers book into Starred Up
EXCLUSIVE: David Mackenzie’s well-received prison drama clocks deals for UK seller Independent.
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NewsKeating joins Postman Pat
Boyzone frontman to provide the singing voice of Postman Pat in upcoming film.
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NewsAV closes Let Us Prey deals
EXCLUSIVE: Horror starring Liam Cunningham sells in Europe, Middle East.
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NewsStudioCanal buys Red stake
French film producer and distributor StudioCanal has acquired a majority stake in Red Production Company as part of its drive to move into UK TV production.