UK News – Page 555
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NewsSoda nabs London Film Festival duo
EXCLUSIVE: UK deals for Abu-Assad’s Omar and Groning’s The Police Officer’s Wife.
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NewsFirst Event Cinema Awards unveiled
NT Live and the Royal Opera House among winners at the first Event Cinema Awards, organised by the Event Cinema Association to honour content including opera, ballet and rock concerts.
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NewsFrears readies 'Lance Armstrong'
StudioCanal and Working Title Films reunite for the untitled ‘Cycling Project’ directed by Stephen Frears.
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NewsLondon Korean FF reveals line-up
Box office smash Hide and Seek to open festival; Kim Jee-woon to present his favourite short films.
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NewsNorris named National Theatre director
The director of Broken will suceed Nicholas Hytner from April 2015.
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NewsScreen partners on LFF non-traditional distribution panel
Screen International is the media partner for the BFI London Film Festival panel “Remodelling the Release: Insights from the BFI New Models scheme.”
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NewsFilm Nation unveils anti-piracy ad
Film made by UK teenagers to be shown before every screening at this month’s National Youth Film Festival.
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NewsParkland set for JFK anniversary release
UK release moved back to November 22 to mark 50 years since the assassination of President John F Kennedy.
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NewsPrisoners records hat-trick in UK
eOne’s drama takes $1.6m (£968,990) to retain top spot for third straight week, crossing the £5m mark in the process; Fox’s Turbo posts previews of $2.2m (£1.4m).
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NewsDanny Boyle's Babylon underway
Channel 4 pilot written by Peep Show team underway; cast includes Brit Marling, Jimmy Nesbitt, Adam Deacon.
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NewsMichael Barker to give PFM keynote
Michael Barker, co-president and co-founder of US distributor Sony Pictures Classics, will deliver this year’s keynote address at the Film London Production Finance Market (PFM).
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NewsScreen and Broadcast launch diversity forum
Baroness Oona King to chair event at BAFTA, speakers include Danny Cohen, Ben Roberts, Bettany Hughes, Lenny Henry, Pat Younge, Damian Jones.
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NewsBen Wheatley to direct Doctor Who
EXCLUSIVE: Kill List and Sightseers director will direct the first two episodes in the new series of Doctor Who.
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NewsRoyal premiere for Mandela film
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom has been selected for this year’s Royal Film Performance.
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NewsCreativity Capital gets credit facility
EXCLUSIVE: Creativity Media subsidiary gets £2m facility from Schneider Media Investments.
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NewsRadio Caroline starts shoot
Production has begun on SpeakEasy Films’ Radio Caroline documentary about the 1960s rebel broadcaster that set up offshore in defiance of the UK government’s radio monopoly.
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