UK News – Page 646
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NewsPower strikes exclusive library deal with Bankside Films
London-based Power has struck an exclusive deal to handle the 21-film library of Bankside Films.
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NewsIngenious launches senior film fund
UK-based financier Ingenious launches fund to back 20-30 films per-year in the $10-60m range.
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NewsInside Pictures new participants include Englehart, Humphries, Maher, Westerhoff
European film industry business training and leadership skills development programme Inside Pictures has announced the 16 selected participants for its 2012 programme.
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Artificial Eye gets investor commitment for bigger funding vehicle
Curzon Artificial Eye announces second acquisition funding vehicle, expects to acquire 40 films in next three years.
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NewsDark Shadows lacks bite as Avengers makes it a hat-trick in the UK
Disney/Marvel’s superhero epic spends third consecutive week at the top of the chart; Warner Bros.’ gothic comedy opens in third.
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NewsHigh Point snaps up 6 Plots
EXCLUSIVE: The Australian teen horror is directed by Leigh Sheehan.
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NewsBFI unveils new five-year plan including Lottery annual production funding boost to £28.2m
Three “strategic priorities” have now been identified: education and audiences (£17 million per year), filmmaking (£28.2 million) and Heritage (£3 million.)
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Content boards Ironclad: Battle for Blood
Content boards international rights to Ironclad sequel ahead of Cannes; shoot set for summer 2012.
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NewsGunslinger targets UK Scarface, more films with IM Global and staff expansion
Revolver’s production arm Gunslinger plans the UK Scarface, internal expansion and will push more films through IM Global’s genre label Octane.
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NewsMelanie Laurent, Sarah Gadon, Isabella Rossellini join Jake Gyllenhaal on An Enemy
EXCLUSIVE: Starry cast assembles for psychological-thriller being sold by Pathe International in Cannes; Toronto shoot underway May 22.
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NewsScreen unveils list of 50 Future Leaders in Sales and Acquisitions
On the eve of Cannes 2012, Screen presents our Future Leaders of Sales and Acquisitions: 50 of the hottest rising buyers and sellers.
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NewsuMedia's new uConnect takes on new Tornatore film
uConnect, the new sales and finance company from uMedia, has taken on its first project: GiuseppeTornatore’s The Best Offer.
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NewsThe Raid to kick its way into over 280 cinemas in the UK and Ireland
Momentum will release the much-buzzed about Indonesian action film next Friday (18).
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NewsAyoade’s The Double gets cast, shoot dates
Yasmin Paige, Noah Taylor, Wallace Shawn, James Fox join Wasikowska, Eisenberg; shoot kicks off May 20.
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NewsVue buys Apollo Cinemas
UK exhibitor purchases 14 cinemas bringing combined cinema circuit to 85.
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NewsHot projects on Screenbase
William Moseley will star in Of Corset’s Mine, while Roman Polanski is preparing the shoot of his next film, D.
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NewsSam Claflin to star in Hammer's The Quiet Ones
Screen Star of Tomorrow Sam Claflin has signed on to star opposite Jared Harris in Hammer’s supernatural thriller The Quiet Ones.
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NewsChannel 4 earmarks extra £1m annually to develop comedy feature films
Slate led by Shane Allen [pictured] will get this funding in addition to usual pot of £15m annually at Film4; On The Road to have UK premiere at Somerset House.
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NewsVertigo Viking epic Hammer of the Gods underway
EXCLUSIVE: Protagonist to handle sales of Viking epic starring Charlie Bewley; six week shoot to take place in London and Wales.
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NewsYann Demange attached to direct Northern Ireland thriller 71
EXCLUSIVE: In-demand director of Channel 4 series Top Boy attached to Crab Apple Films/Warp Films project from Black Watch writer Gregory Burke.