UK News – Page 547
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NewsSkills can redress diversity imbalance
Creative Skillset executive director Kate O’Connor has vowed the organisation will help to improve diversity across the creative industries following Broadcast and Screen International’s Diversify event last week.
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NewsHammer reboot Abominable Snowman
Woman in Black producer and Hammer to offer modern take on the Yeti myth.
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NewsScreen Film Summit adds funders panel
The forthcoming Screen Film Summit has added an ‘ask the funders’ panel.
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NewsPinewood Studios backs first short
Film centres on a civil war in the future based around gender.
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NewsWATCH: Winfrey, Whitaker, Daniels talk The Butler
Director Lee Daniels and stars Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey discuss their work on acclaimed drama The Butler at an exclusive Q&A event in London.
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NewsFilm4 digital arm to be integrated
Digital opportunities and multiplatform innovation are so at the heart of Film4’s future plans that they are banishing the Film4.0 label.
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NewsStarred Up sets UK release date
Fox Searchlight to release BIFA nominee, starring Jack O’Connell and Homeland’s Rupert Friend.
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NewsITV wins back James Bond
James Bond will return to free-to-air television in the UK this year after ITV snatched the rights to the Ian Fleming franchise back from Sky.
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NewsProducer Michael J Kagan dies aged 87
Former Cannon Films exec and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves co-producer dies aged 87.
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NewsPrince William launches BAFTA campaign
Prince William was at BAFTA in London this morning to formally launch a new campaign to encourage young people from all backgrounds to enter the film, TV and games industries.
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NewsAlex Garcia's Residue begins shoot
Futuristic paranormal thriller to star Harry Potter’s Natalia Tena and Misfits/Game of Thrones actor Iwan Rheon.
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NewsGravity stays top of UK box office
Warner Bros’ sci-fi records second consecutive week at number one with a strong $7.7m (£4.8m); Fox’s The Counsellor is the week’s highest new entry with $1.3m (£815,051).
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NewsPulse pacts with Sony/ATV
EXCLUSIVE: Music giant to rep rights to Pulse’s originally commissioned film and TV music, TV shows in the works.
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News'Peril' wins BAFTA Scotland awards
For Those in Peril and Screen Star of Tomorrow George Mackay picked up top awards.
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NewsKenyan films go on UK tour
Bristol’s Watershed is teaming up with Afrika Eye to present two new Kenyan films in UK cinemas through March 2014.
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NewsClio Barnard wins at Stockholm
Bronze Horse for best film goes to The Selfish Giant. More wins for Fruitvale Station, Miss Violence and Screen Star of Tomorrow George MacKay.
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NewsMax Irons, Samantha Barks go for Harvest
Max Irons and Samantha Barks are currently shooting The Devil’s Harvest, in production in the Ukraine.