UK News – Page 580
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NewsFrançois Ivernel to leave Pathé
Pathé executive François Ivernel is to leave the company after more than 20 years to launch a London-based production company.UPDATE: Pathe is expected to fill the roles vacated by Ivernel.
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NewsPinewood appeals expansion rejection
Pinewood Studios has today submitted an appeal following the rejection of its $300m (£200m) expansion plans.
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NewsScreen Awards unveil expert judges for 2013
Judges include Will Clarke, Marc Samuelson, Damian Jones, Kate Gerova and many more.
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NewsNew Wave nabs Cannes duo
UK distributor New Wave Films has picked up rights to Cannes Competition entry Grisgris from Les Films du Losange and Prix Un Certain Regard winner The Missing Image from Films Distribution.
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NewsEquity weighs in on national insurance reform
Actors union Equity has begun work on a detailed response to HMRC’s public consultation on the national insurance status of actors, singers and musicians.
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NewsEIFF names Talent Lab participants
The Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) (June 19-30) today announced the participants for its 2013 Talent, Composers and Sound Labs, which will include a session with documentary filmmaker Victor Kossakovsky.
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NewsVipers Nest 2 line-up unveiled
London creative collective Vipers Nest, arranged by Samantha Horley of UK sales and finance outfit The Salt Company, has announced its second wave of participants.
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NewsCurzon World hires Apollo's Arthur
Curzon World, the parent company of Curzon cinemas and distribution label Artificial Eye, has appointed former Apollo Cinemas managing director to the role of director of operations for Curzon Cinemas.
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NewsEdinburgh reveals 2013 line-up
The 67th EIFF will include Paul Wright’s For Those In Peril and Noah Baumbach’s Frances Ha.
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NewsVampire Academy opens for shoot
Adaptation of the first book in Richelle Mead’s New York Times best-selling series will film at Pinewood Studios and on location.
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NewsPeccadillo adds Salvo to Cannes haul
EXCLUSIVE: UK distributor strikes for ten films in festival and market, including Salvo and Wakolda.
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NewsFord extends IM Global contract
IM Global founder and CEO Stuart Ford has signed a multi-year extension to his CEO service contract.
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NewsCurzon World takes Warmest Colour for UK
EXCLUSIVE: Curzon Film World has nabbed UK rights to Abdellatif Kechiche’s Palme d’Or winner.
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NewsRSC, Picturehouse to broadcast live productions
Richard II, starring David Tennant [pictured], will be the first of three RSC Shakespeare plays to be filmed live during the next year.
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NewsFirst image from Blackburn's Dream On
Farren Blackburn’s comedy-drama [pictured] will shoot for six weeks and stars Richard Coyle and Sienna Guillory.
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NewsHangover overtakes Fast & Furious in UK
Warner Bros’ threequel tops UK box office with $9m (£5.9m) debut, including previews.
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NewsMetrodome boards The Prize Idiot
Distributor acquires all UK rights to Hans Petter Moland’s action-comedy.
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NewsCaplan to leave eOne by June
Sally Caplan is to relinquish her role as managing director of eOne Films International and will leave the company at the end of May.
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NewsShoot starts for The Fitzroy
Dresden Pictures has started shooting 1950s-set black comedy The Fitzroy directed by Andrew Harmer.