UK News – Page 588
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NewsChancellor launches UK tax credits
Chancellor George Osborne was today [29] tub-thumping on behalf of the UK’s creative industries and calling for film and TV producers to help revive the UK economy.
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Far Moor Opens LA Office
Far Moor Media announced on Monday [29] that it has hired producer and UK industry representative Louisa Spring to open the company’s offices in Los Angeles in light of demand for access to the new UK TV tax credit for high-end television.
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NewsMichael Fassbender, See Saw partner on Macbeth
EXCLUSIVE: Michael Fassbender, Justin Kurzel attached to new version of Macbeth, from the producers of The King’s Speech.
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NewsIron Man 3 tops UK box office
The latest Marvel outing debuts to an impressive $21.3m (£13.7m) through Disney to dethrone Olympus Has Fallen.
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NewsuMedia expands international offices
New appointments made in London and Paris ahead of plans for LA office.
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NewsDoc/Fest names MeetMarket filmmakers
The filmmakers taking part in Sheffield Doc/Fest’s MeetMarket pitching forum have been announced.
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NewsSecret Cinema opening cancelled
Event specialist Secret Cinema has been forced to cancel the opening of its latest production just hours before its launch due to “licensing reasons”.
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NewsHot projects on Screenbase
Marjane Satrapi’s new film The Voices has started shooting in Germany and a big screen adaptation of Shaun the Sheep will be made.
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NewsWarner, BAFTA back Prince William scholarships
Scholarships in film, TV and games backed by BAFTA and Warner Bros.
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NewsWarner Bros launches UK training
Studio to offer scholarships, apprenticeships and trainee roles on Warner films shooting in UK.
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NewsDeparted writer in le Carré talks
Oscar-winning screenwriter William Monahan is an advanced talks to pen a feature adaptation of new John le Carré spy novel A Delicate Truth.
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Films Without Borders wins philanthropy award
Organisation beat celebrity chef Jamie Oliver at fourth Annual Britweek UKTI Business Innovation Awards.
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NewsAardman, StudioCanal team on Shaun the Sheep film
Aardman Animations is to partner with StudioCanal on the production of a feature based around claymation character Shaun the Sheep.
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NewsDepicT! launches new award
Encounters’ micro short filmmaking competition has introduced a cinematography award and boosted its overall prize fund to £3,000, in partnership with the Royal Photographic Society.
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NewsMetrodome falls for Prince Avalanche
EXCLUSIVE: UK outfit closes deal on David Gordon Green’s Sundance and Berlin title.
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NewsDogwoof takes Muscle Shoals
UK distributor Dogwoof has picked up Sundance music doc Muscle Shoals ahead of its premiere at Sundance London.
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NewsFFI to sell Amy Winehouse doc
Focus Features International (FFI) will handle worldwide sales on the new documentary from Senna and The Warrior director Asif Kapadia and will kick off pre-sales next month in Cannes.