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NewsJoe Cornish to head Film4's Scene Stealers competition jury
Attack the Block writer/director Joe Cornish will head the jury of Film4’s Scene Stealers jury.
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NewsHitchcock's The Lodger to screen via Cross Artform Venue Network
The BFI’s newly restored version of Hitchcock’s The Lodger: A Tale Of The London Fog will world premiere at the Barbican in London and simultaneously in cinemas across the UK.
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NewsYouView service set for launch this month in UK
YouView set-top boxes are to go on sale by the end of July for £299 as the broadcasters’ delayed £70m connected TV service was officially unveiled today.
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NewsPrincess Diana biopic Caught In Flight renamed Diana
Shooting has begun on Oliver Hirschbiegel’s Princess Diana biopic, starring Naomi Watts.
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NewsKevin McKidd, Ashley Jensen attached to star in Ward's Indian Summer
Michael Hamlyn’s Specific Films (the outfit behind Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert) is planning to begin production early next year on its new $4 million feature Indian Summer.
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NewsGeorge Entwistle named BBC DG
George Entwistle has been appointed the new director general of the BBC, ending months of speculation about who would get the top job in TV.
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NewsNovember Films takes UK rights to The Punk Syndrome
November Films has taken all UK rights to Finnish documentary The Punk Syndrome.
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NewsBrian Robertson resigns as CEO of CTBF
Brian Robertson has resigned as CEO of the UK’s Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund (CTBF), effective as of June 30.
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NewsBFI reassures industry about UK's film tax schemes after Times scandal story
In a letter to the Editor of The Times, the British Film Institute has sought to reassure international producers that the UK Film Tax Credit is both stable and safe.
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NewsTortoise in Love gets £30,000 rural release boost from BFI
UK crowd-funded comedy featuring a cameo from culture minister Ed Vaizey gets a £30,000 P&A boost from BFI.
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NewsIce Age 4 freezes competition at the UK box office
Fox’s 3D animation opens regionally - in Scotland and Ireland - and previews strongly nationwide.
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NewsAlan Entwistle developing baby drama 24weekers
The feature film is based on his own experience of being a father to a severely premature baby and is currently out for casting.
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NewsHere, Then and One Mile Away win top awards in Edinburgh
Festival closes with screening of Brave.
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NewsIndustry photographer Harry Myers dies aged 84
Industry photographer Harry Myers has passed away aged 84.
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NewsAdam Tysoe to direct Dirty Money
The London set gritty thriller is being produced by Insight Films.
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NewsCockneys Vs. Zombies, Tulpa, May I Kill U? among 15 FrightFest world premieres
13th edition to screen a record 48 films, including 23 UK or European premieres.
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NewsUK to host talks from Fellner, Bevan, Heyman during Olympic business series
As part of UK Trade & Investment’s international business legacy programme during the Olympic Games, film experts will be talking about the UK industry to global business leaders.
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NewsPenny Wolf joins Mediabiz Capital investment committee
Former Goldcrest and Peace Arch exec assumes role on film fund committee.
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NewsEdinburgh unveils Best of the Fest line-up
The festival will screen a number of films which have shown during the festival.
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BBC unveils download to own project proposals
The BBC is circulating a business plan for Project Barcelona as it looks to launch its premium download-to-own portal this year.