UK News – Page 626
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NewsKit Ryan's Dementamania to start shooting in October
Stealth Indie’s psychological horror, starring Kal Penn [pictured], set for four week shoot in Yorkshire.
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NewsAV Pictures sets off on Mission To Lars
London-based company to handle worldwide sales on documentary [pictured].
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NewsRevolver pacts for investment from Farsi's Corniche
EXCLUSIVE: UK distributor and producer Revolver Entertainment has sold a significant minority stake in the company to Hani Farsi’s Corniche Pictures, the film division of Corniche Capital.
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NewsEvent Cinema Association launches in UK
ECA plans a series of marketing initiatives and will next year launch a public-facing website about alternative content screenings.
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NewseOne buys Alliance for $230m, creating the UK and Canada’s largest independent distributor
After many months of speculation, eOne has entered into an agreement to acquire Alliance Films from affliates of GS Capital Partners and Investissement Québec for approximately $230 million.
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NewsPenelope Wilton, Sam Reid join cast of Amma Asante's Belle
Penelope Wilton, Sam Reid, Tom Felton and James Norton have joined the cast of Amma Asante’s Belle, which starts shooting in the UK on Sept 23.
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NewsCascade strikes first look deals with Pari Passu, Culmination
UK-based finance outfit Cascade Pictures is launching with first-look deals in place with producers Jessica Parker and Jessica Malik of Pari Passu Films and Tom Butterfield and Emily Man of Culmination Productions.
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NewsFilm4's Tessa Ross to give TIFF Moguls talk today
Company has a record seven productions screening in Toronto.
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NewsCreative Scotland appoint Brodie Pringle as Locations Manager
Pringle joins from BBC/Little Comet co-production.
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NewsRocket Pictures taps John Stevenson for Sherlock Gnomes
Kung Fu Panda director boards 3D sequel to Rocket Pictures’ hit Gnomeo & Juliet; Rocket hires Carolyn Soper to help oversee the production; production set for early 2013 with Elton John composing original songs for the feature.
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NewsGFM Films board Australian animation Stonerunner
EXCLUSIVE: British company working for the second time with FG Film Productions.
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NewsBFI London Film Festival announces lineup, revamped programme
Inaugural Official Competition includes Everyday, Ginger And Rosa, Midnight’s Children, Seven Psychopaths, End Of Watch, Rust And Bone; gala world premiere for Rolling Stones documentary Crossfire Hurricane with the band in attendance; 14 world premieres, 15 international premieres.
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NewsScreen reveals six nominees for inaugural Rising Star Award
Screen is unveiling the nominees for its inuaugural Rising Star Award at the Screen UK Marketing & Distribution Awards.
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NewsBen Wheatley to shoot ‘psychedelic’ English Civil War film before Freakshift
EXCLUSIVE: In-demand director plans late September start for Film4.0 feature A Field in England starring Michael Smiley, Reece Shearsmith and Julian Barratt; Protagonist to handle sales.
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NewsStealth Media Group hires Tania Sarra to senior sales role
The former director of sales at Arrow Entertainment moves from Toronto to London.
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NewsBBC iPlayer allows mobile downloads
The BBC iPlayer mobile and tablet app has been beefed up to enable users to download shows to view offline.
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NewsMaria Miller named UK culture secretary as Jeremy Hunt moves to health
Maria Miller has been named culture secretary replacing Jeremy Hunt who will head the Department of Health in David Cameron’s cabinet reshuffle.
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NewsShakespeare's Globe and Arts Alliance Media announce 2012 Globe on Screen season
Season includes three of the Globe’s 2011 productions and kicks off on Sept 26.
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NewsHere Comes The Devil to open 20th Raindance festival
Mexican horror [pictured] is one of 13 international premieres at this year’s edition of the London-based festival which runs Sept 26-Oct 7.
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NewsThykier, Foldager plan Danish football feature with Barfoed
Kris Thykier’s UK-based PeaPie Films is partnering with Meta Foldager’s Meta Films to produce Denmark ‘92, about Denmark’s unlikely victory at the 1992 UEFA European Football Championship.