UK News – Page 597
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NewsCineworld box office up 4%
Exhibitor Cineworld is due to open four more cinemas following an increase in box office takings in 2012.
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NewsBorrowed Time raises distribution funding on Kickstarter
EXCLUSIVE: Micro-budget British film set for UK theatrical release following Kickstarter campaign; High Point handles international sales.
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NewsMike Morris launches Cue Card Media
Mike Morris, former managing director of Channel 4’s commercial arm 4Rights, has launched Cue Card Media, a new consultancy and IP development venture.
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NewsLionsgate takes UK, int'l rights to A Little Chaos
EXCLUSIVE: Kate Winslet, Matthias Schoenaerts to star in Alan Rickman’s sophomore directorial outing; Lionsgate UK to be main financier; shoot set for April.
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NewsReel Angels launches as women-focused agency
Reel Angels is launching as a new agency to represent female camera, lighting and sound crew members.
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NewsPark Road, Disney execs join 3D Creative Summit
The inaugural 3D Creative Summit has added speakers including Park Road Post’s Phil Oatley [pictured], who will be speaking in the UK for the first time on his work on films such as The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
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NewsBBC3 hunts Fresh doc directors
Six fledgling documentary directors are being offered the chance to make their primetime debut on BBC3 as part of the UK digital channel’s Fresh documentary strand.
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NewsNBCU eyeing more UK indies
NBC Universal wants to further expand its international production division in the UK, Australia and Canada as part of the next stage of the company’s growth plans.
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NewsDogwoof to launch TV sales push
Film distributor Dogwoof is moving aggressively into international television sales for the first time, with plans to launch a number of feature-length documentaries at MipTV.
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NewsCreative Skillset appoints new chairmen
Hain and Talfan Davies [pictured] appointed respective chairmen for its Scottish and Welsh national boards.
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NewsICO, FDA launch distribution workshop
The Independent Cinema Organisation and the Film Distributor’s Association (FDA) have teamed to create a distribution workshop, funded by Creative Skillset, taking place from April 17-19 in London.
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NewsSam Mendes off Bond 24
Search underway for director of Bond 24; Eon “hopes to collaborate with Sam again”.
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NewsButterfield, Spall circle Origin's X + Y
EXCLUSIVE: Asa Butterfield attached, Rafe Spall in talks for Origin-produced drama due to shoot in the UK this summer.
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NewsTesco launches Clubcard TV
Hundreds of films and TV shows will be available to watch for free online from today in the UK, with content specifically tailored to family and kids.
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NewsMonuments Men starts shoot
Production is underway on the Smokehouse production in Berlin. North American distributor Columbia Pictures and international distributor Twentieth Century Fox made the announcement on Tuesday [5].
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NewsRevolver office shut as company future in question
EXCLUSIVE: London office unmanned as staff told not to return; sales outfits and producers ink deals with new distributors.
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NewsPicturehouse strikes Film4 distribution deal
EXCLUSIVE: Picturehouse picks up Ben Wheatley horror, Shane Meadows’ Stone Roses documentary and The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology.
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NewsDigital spin-off for Loach's Spirit of '45
Film4.0, BFI and Creative England launch ‘digital companion’ My ‘45.