UK News – Page 593
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NewsFandango Portobello Sales closes UK office
Sales and finance outfit, which handled Gomorrah and Reality, closes London office.
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NewsPuttnam calls for online monetization
Lord Puttnam has called on young filmmakers to pioneer the online monetization of movies – and used All the President’s Men to defend new press regulation.
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NewsPeccadillo acquires Margarita
Dominique Cardona & Laurie Colbert’s comedy drama recently closed the 27th BFI London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival.
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NewsMagnolia takes I Give It A Year
StudioCanal fully financed and Working Title produced the British rom-com from Sasha Baron Cohen collaborator Dan Mazer. Separately, Film Movement has acquired North American rights to the upcoming Tribeca rom-com from Taiwan, Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?
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NewsCork fest CEO, programmer laid off
Surprise move sees veterans shown the door. Board claims structure was “unsustainable.”
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NewsAng Lee: 3D offers 'so much realism'
Speaking at the 3D Creative Summit, the Life of Pi Oscar winner tells filmmakers to learn new cinematic language themselves and “don’t trust anybody”.
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NewsEC greenlights UK TV tax credit
The European Commission has greenlit the UK government’s proposed tax credits for high end TV and animation meaning the new system will be in place from April 1.
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NewsScott Free, Focus ready genre slate
EXCLUSIVE: Stephen Fingleton sci-fi horror Fog set to be first project with executive producer Ridley Scott.
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NewsSkills shortage fears over UK tax break
The UK drama community has raised concerns of a skills shortage if the imminent high-end TV tax credits prompt an influx of US drama.
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NewsMetrodome takes Passion, Upstream Color
EXCLUSIVE: Indie outfit takes UK and Ireland rights to thriller starring Rachel McAdams and Noomi Rapace.
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NewsAll In to open UK-Argentine festival
The Ritzy cinema, Hackney Picturehouse and Cineworld Haymarket will feature 10 new films from and about Argentina.
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NewsEx-Beatwax MD launches agency
PS Live will focus on brand experience work as part of wider media campaigns.
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NewsScreen Awards launches 2013 entries; new categories
The Screen UK Marketing & Distribution Awards 2013 are now open for entries.
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NewsArtsploitation acquires Animals
EXCLUSIVE: Artsploitation Films has acquired North American and UK theatrical, TV, VoD, Digital and DVD rights to the Spanish fantasy drama Animals.
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NewsUK releases update: Jurassic Park 3D, Grace of Monaco
Metrodome set date for The Deep, while Universal move back R.I.P.D. to August.
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NewsWHSmith set for DVD push, distributors claim
British retailer WHSmith has sought to distance itself from persistent rumours that it is poised to head back into the DVD business.
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NewsJohn Boorman awarded BFI Fellowship
BFI fetes Point Blank, Deliverance and Hope and Glory director at ceremony in London.
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NewsEclipse cinemas get 4K upgrade
Ireland’s Eclipse cinemas in Bundoran have become the first in the territory to be fully converted to Sony 4K.