UK News – Page 589
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NewsFilm piracy attitudes shift
Film and TV remain the most downloaded content by online pirates but public attitudes are shifting against copyright infringement, according to new research.
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NewsRedford launches second Sundance London
At a subdued press conference at London’s O2 arena this morning, Robert Redford helped launch the second edition of Sundance London (April 25-28).
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NewsEx-Revolver execs launch consultancy
EXCLUSIVE: Panizzo, Clark launch London-based distribution consultancy and creative agency.
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NewsUK releases update: World's End, Muppets
Edgar Wright’s The World’s End moved forward to July, swapping places with Kick-Ass 2; The Muppets… Again! moved back to March 2014
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NewsEmergency Room China to open Visual fest
Festival’s film section runs May 24 to June 2 at King’s College London.
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NewsUK struggles in Cannes selections
New British film-making talent have been selected for Cannes’ parallel sections, but does the UK’s omission from the main competition line-up point to a wider problem?
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NewsDouble Negative launches TV unit
Soho-based VFX firm Double Negative (Dneg) has launched a TV division.
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NewsBBC1 drama set for first tax credit
Tony Jordan’s BBC1 drama By Any Means has become the first production to pass the cultural test to qualify for high-end TV tax breaks in the UK.
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NewsFilm Education to close after 26 years
Film resource for UK schools to close; redundancy for 15 staff; National Schools Film Week to cease.
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NewsHiddleston, Atwell join Close Enough
Romantic drama about two war photographers will be directed by Song for Marion’s Paul Andrew Williams.
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NewsSalon Pictures commissions scripts
EXCLUSIVE: Nick Taussig’s outfit commissions Churchill biopic script from Alex Von Tunzelmann and a comedy from a NFTS graduate.
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NewsStudent Critics Jury returns to EIFF
The Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) has confirmed the return of the Student Critics Jury for a second year.
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NewsVue testing Dolby Atmos
EXCLUSIVE: UK cinema chain Vue is testing Dolby Atmos at some of its large format sites.
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NewsOlympus topples Oblivion in UK
Lionsgate’s action-thriller debuts top with preview-boosted $3.4m (£2.2m); StudioCanal’s Evil Dead scares up $2.1m (£1.4m) to chart third.
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NewsDogwoof announces Vimeo initiative
Distributor has offered the DVD extras of The Spirit of ‘45 as online content via Vimeo’s on demand platform.
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NewsRevolver enters administration
UK distributor Revolver appoints ReSolve Partners as administrator.
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NewsUniversal UK leashes Top Dog
Universal Pictures UK, part of Universal Pictures International Entertainment - the home entertainment division of NBC Universal – has taken rights to UK crime thriller Top Dog, due to star Leo Gregory.
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NewsCurzon hires Fremantle’s Mel Alcock
Mel Alcock has stepped down as CEO, EMEA for FremantleMedia Enterprises to become the new chief operating officer at UK independent cinema group Curzon World.
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NewsHot projects on Screenbase
Raindance is producing its first feature film and shooting has started on Steve Gomez’s Kill Command in London.
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NewsEureka upping UK theatre presence
EXCLUSIVE: UK distributor Eureka, best known for its Masters Of Cinema DVD releases, is upping its presence in the UK theatrical marketplace.