UK News – Page 554
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NewsIda wins top LFF prize
Other winners honoured at the glitzy ceremony included Anthony Chen for Ilo Ilo, and Starred Up screenwriter Jonathan Asser.
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NewsDepp surprises Lee at LFF awards
Johnny Depp made a surprise appearance at the BFI London Film Festival awards to present Sir Christopher Lee with a BFI Fellowship honour.
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NewsKurylenko joins Crowe's Diviner
Olga Kurylenko is to star opposite Russell Crowe in his directorial debut The Water Diviner, which is due to get underway in Australia on Dec 2.
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NewsAlison Owen: internet won’t kill movies
Producer Alison Owen says it is “crazy to say the internet is going to kill off movies”.
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NewsBFI, distribs reveal VOD numbers
EXCLUSIVE: What Maisie Knew outperforms A Field in England, A Late Quartet on VOD.
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NewsPower to the Pixel: Cross-Media crosses over
The Power to the Pixel’s annual Cross-Media Forum, showcasing the latest developments in multiplatform production in the digital media world over the past 12 months, unfolded at the BFI’s Southbank this week.
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NewsWeinstein talks Grandmaster cuts
Harvey Weinstein introduced The Grandmaster as the BFI London Film Festival’s surprise film and addressed the cuts made to Wong Kar Wai’s martial arts epic.
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NewsUK’s African film festivals unite
Four biggest African film festivals in the UK unite to share films and filmmakers.
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NewsMark Gooder departs TWC
EXCLUSIVE: Former Icon Productions CEO departs The Weinstein Company after one-year stint.
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NewsJulian Assange's WikiLeaks doc stalks The Fifth Estate
EXCLUSIVE: Julian Assange-produced doc sees VOD success; heads for free US release.
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NewsBlade Runner duo to reunite
EXCLUSIVE: Rutger Hauer joins UK thriller Kickback with John Cusack, Sean Young.
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NewsEmily Browning in talks to join Rosa
EXCLUSIVE: Celsius takes rights to Ray Lawrence, Barrie M Osborne sweeping romance.
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NewsCole to direct Daylight Robbery
EXCLUSIVE: Exclusive Media producing with James Gay-Rees; marks start of Exclusive’s new focus on UK non-genre productions.
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NewsFilmmakers to oversee Creative England funding schemes
New funds aimed at helping regional filmmakers and production companies across England have been launched this week by Creative England.
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NewsSPC's Barker delivers PFM keynote
The beleaguered community of film critics has received strong support from an influential source in the shape of Sony Pictures Classics Co-President and Co-Founder Michael Barker.
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NewsBFI launches international strategy
The British Film Institute (BFI) has unveiled its new international strategy.
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NewsSoulmate sales to begin at AFM
Supernatural thriller, presented by Neil Marshall, marks the directorial debut of actress Axelle Carolyn.
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NewsIreland boosts tax incentive
The Irish government has amended its tax incentive for the film, TV and animation industries so that non-EU talent is now included as eligible expenditure.
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NewsEvent Cinema on growth curve
Event Cinema (formerly known as alternative content) could account for 3% of the worldwide box office by 2017, according to experts at an all day networking event dedicated to the sector.
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NewsHollywood Classics, HanWay tie up
EXCLUSIVE: The Last Emperor 3D to get UK theatrical release in 2014 as part of deal.