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NewsPhil Rymer joins London law firm Lewis Silkin
The film and TV lawyer was previously principal of his own firm Rymer Media Law.
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NewsRooney Mara to star in Wildgaze Films' Brooklyn
Nick Hornby has adapted the film from the Colm Toibin bestseller set in 1950s Ireland and New York
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NewsLone Scherfig attached to direct Orange for Ruby, Focus
EXCLUSIVE: The adaptation of Tim Guest’s memoir My Life In Orange, about his childhood in an Indian commune, is curently in development.
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NewsRobert Redford launches Sundance London
Sundance founder says London event a chance to grow audiences for independent films at press conference on opening day
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NewsSoda adds sales manager and finance officer
UK distributor adds Nathan Gilligan from Odeon and Oliver Boxell as finance officer.
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NewsProduction underway on Fiennes' The Invisible Woman
Shooting will take place in London and Kent until the end of June.
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NewsKaleidoscope picks up Penguin King 3D
UK sales and distribution outift acquires family doc narrated by David Attenborough.
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NewsForeign finalists selected for 2012 Student Academy Awards
Finalists selected from 51 entries include student work from Australia, the UK and Germany
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NewsPinewood's Richard Attenborough stage open for business
The new 30,000 sq ft stage is currently being used for Working Title’s Les Miserables.
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NewsSC Films dances with 3D animation Jungle Shuffle
EXCLUSIVE: UK sales outfit acquires 3D family animation from producer of The Reef.
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NewsRadu Muntean signs up for East Is East initiative
Radu Muntean is among the Romanian film-makers who will take part in an initiative to help young disadvantaged Londoners get involved with the film industry.
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NewsHeadhunters hits its mark to become UK's highest grossing foreign language release of 2012
Momentum’s adaptation of Jo Nesbø’s novel crosses the £1m mark.
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NewsBritish Independent Film Festival opens with Airborne
Third annual festival takes place in five UK cities
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NewsSheffield Doc/Fest to produce From The Sea To The Land Beyond
The documentary about Britain’s coastlines is being directed by Penny Woolcock and will have its premiere at Sheffield Doc/Fest in June.
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NewsMatt Di Angelo to star in Two Days In The Smoke
The British crime thriller is being directed by Ben Pickering.
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NewsDavid Puttnam launches Thinking Film
Free teaching resources project aims to further embed film within the curriculum
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NewsDanny Glover among jurors for Puma Creative Impact Award
Submissions are now open for the second Puma/Britdoc Foundation award which recognises the documentary film which has created the most significant impact in the world today.
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NewsSky remains movie leader according to UK regulator Ofcom
New VoD players such as Lovefilm and Netflix have not loosened Sky’s grip on movies, according to an Ofcom report to the Competition Commission.
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NewsBattleship stays afloat at the UK box office
Universal’s action sci-fi records second consecutive week at number one; Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games becomes biggest-grossing film of the year to date.
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NewsMy Brother The Devil, Street Girls among Sundance London prize winners
The Sundance Institute will present awards to four films which focus on social justice issues in the developing world during the first Sundance London film and music festival, running April 26-29