UK News – Page 561
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NewsKirsty Bell joins Nyman Libson Paul
The tax specialist recently produced UK feature Harrigan starring Stephen Tomkinson.
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NewsHamptons to honour Working Title
Working Title Films co-chairs Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner will receive the Hamptons International Film Festival’s (HIFF) Golden Starfish Award for Lifetime Achievement on October 12.
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NewsLa Terriere to head EFB UK
EXCLUSIVE: Appointment signals European Film Bonds ambition to establish a stronger foothold in the UK market.
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NewsEast End fest reveals 2014 dates
Sebastian Hoffman to co-curate focus on new wave in Mexican Cinema; partnership with Sheffield Doc/Fest strengthened.
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NewsMenochet, Keoghan join 'Norfolk'
EXCLUSIVE: Principal photography has begun on the second feature from Martin Radich.
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NewsDreamworks aquires Chapman library
Dreamworks Animation expands TV portfolio with acquisition of the Chapman Entertainment library, including Fifi and the Flowertots and Roary the Racing Car.
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NewsBFI sets integrators VPF deadline
EXCLUSIVE: BFI proposes new VPF framework ahead of Film Policy Review meeting.
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NewsBAFTA, WB name Prince William scholars
BAFTA has announced the ten UK recipients of its BAFTA Scholarship Programme, which assists students in need of financial support to study a post-graduate course in film, television or games.
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NewsMonuments Men UK release date set
Twentieth Century Fox has announced the UK release date for The Monuments Men, a Second World War thriller directed by and starring George Clooney.
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NewsInsidious: Chapter 2 tops UK box office
eOne’s sequel scares up strong $4.6m (£2.9m) from its 414 sites to land the number one spot; StudioCanal’s Rush takes $3.3m (£2.1m) from the distributor’s widest-ever UK release of 456 sites.
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NewsVinterberg begins Madding Crowd shoot
Shoot begins today on period drama starring Carey Mulligan, Matthias Schoenaerts and Michael Sheen.
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NewsSky boards Mendes' Penny Dreadful
Sky Atlantic has boarded Showtime’s horror drama Penny Dreadful, which is being produced by Sam Mendes’ Neal Street Productions.
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NewsCumberbatch, Knightley begin Imitation Game shoot
WWII code-breaking drama underway in UK; FilmNation handles sales.
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NewsMetrodome takes UK on Visitors
Submarine Entertainment has licensed UK rights for Godfrey Reggio’s Toronto special presentation Visitors to Metrodome and struck an Italian deal with Feltrinelli Films.
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NewsWestEnd racks up TIFF sales on Joe
WestEnd Films has closed a raft of deals on David Gordon Green’s Joe starring Nicholas Cage and Tye Sheridan on the back of its Venice and Toronto premieres.
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NewsIron Box secures development backing
EXCLUSIVE: London production outfit secures £1.5m, according to company heads.
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NewsWeinsteins acquire Paddington; Firth, Kidman join cast
Principal photography to begin this month; 2014/15 release dates set.
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NewsArrow strikes Mr Morgan's Last Love
Global Screen inks deal with Arrow for Michael Caine romance-drama.
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NewsWarner Bros, JK Rowling team for Harry Potter spin-off series
JK Rowling to make screenwriting debut with Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.