UK News – Page 558
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NewsHot projects on Screenbase
Omar Sy will star in the new film by directors Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache; Scanner-Rhodes Productions is producing thriller Squat, which is shooting in London.
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NewsEmma Phillips joins Method
Method Studios, a subsidiary of Deluxe Entertainment Services Group Inc., has hired Emma Phillips as executive producer of its London studio.
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NewsComedy AmStarDam underway
EXCLUSIVE: Stoner comedy has cast including Sean Power, Billy Boyd, Alice Lowe.
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NewsNew distrib plans Walesa release
EXCLUSIVE: Walesa will be in attendance at LFF screening of Wajda’s film.
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NewsScanner-Rhodes shoots Marconi thriller
Nic Auerbach directs, Scanner-Rhodes’ founder Dean Fisher produces.
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NewsJulian Assange talks Mediastan
WikiLeaks founder talks about first feature production Mediastan and future projects after Raindance screening.
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NewsGuardian readies Snowden book
EXCLUSIVE: Luke Harding writing book for Guardian Books; studios and indies in the mix for film rights.
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Abducted gets UK, international deals
EXCLUSIVE: UK thriller gets international sales and UK distribution deals.
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NewsLFF opening to screen in 30 UK cities
Live satellite link to BFI London Film Festival opening night will show European premiere of Captain Phillips in 30 UK cities and towns.
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NewsVince Cable pledges support for creative industries
Business secretary Vince Cable has pledged to offer greater support to the creative industries, acknowledging that it “doesn’t get the attention or the recognition it deserves” within government.
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NewsBFI Player details revealed
BFI chair Greg Dyke hails “defining moment” at launch of video on demand platform BFI Player.
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NewsBFI to host National Archive fundraising gala
The inaugural Luminous gala aims to raise funds to preserve and digitize the UK’s National Collection of film and TV, with attendees including Danny Boyle, Ralph Fiennes and Jude Law.
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NewsHanks gets BAFTA Life In Pictures night
BAFTA will host a Tom Hanks Life In Pictures event on Oct 19.
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NewsKaleidoscope AFM-bound with Willow Creek
As AFM looms on the horizon, Kaleidoscope Film Distribution has picked up international sales rights to Bobcat Goldthwait’s Bigfoot tale Willow Creek.
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NewsHalo expands with new division
New division, Halo Film & Drama, will be run by joint MDs David Turner and Simon Wilkinson.
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Shooting wraps on The Disappearance Of Lenka Wood
The kidnap thriller is written and directed by Paul Tanter.
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NewsFilm London launches short film funds
Funds will see Film London fund up to 23 short films and provide training and mentoring.
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NewsDinard panel to explore TV changes
The panel, to be held Oct 5, will discuss significant trends in viewing habits and how producers need to adapt to succeed.Speakers lined up are Matthew Bird, Pippa Cross, David Parfitt [pictured], Daniel Kadeyan, Caroline Benjo, and Carole Scotta. Graham Benson will moderate. Dinard in 2012 introduced screenings of major ...
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NewsDickens to head up DDA's UK publicity team
She returns to DDA, where she worked for five years before joining Universal Pictures UK.
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NewsPrisoners takes top spot at UK box office
eOne’s drama records $2.2m (£1.4m) debut from 401 sites; Warner Bros’ Blue Jasmine scores Woody Allen’s best-ever UK debut with $1.3m (£832,000); Lionsgate’s Filth scores debut of just under $400,000 (£250,000) in Scotland.