UK News – Page 651
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NewsProduction begins on third Outpost feature
Kieran Parker will direct the third in the Nazi zombie franchise, Outpost: The Rise Of The Spetsnaz
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NewsIndomina, Kaleidoscope seal deal on The Art Of Rap
The Indomina Group has sold international distribution rights to London-based Kaleidoscope on Ice-T’s Sundance entry Something From Nothing: The Art Of Rap.
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NewsToo little investment in British family features, says Sky Movies head
Sky Movies director Ian Lewis has revealed that the company’s decision to develop and produce family films has been partly triggered by a lack of investment in the genre in the UK, calling on the UK production sector to pitch more ideas.
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NewsKaleidoscope closes US, Benelux deals for Victim
EXCLUSIVE: Kaleidoscope Entertainment has sold UK drama Victim to Well Go USA for North America and Three Lines for Benelux.
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Extranjero wins Sundance London short film competition
Extranjero by Daniel Lumb and Crinan Campbell is the winner of the Short Film Competition at the first Sundance London festival.
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NewsRevolver takes UK rights to When The Lights Went Out From SC Films
EXCLUSIVE: Pat Holden’s UK horror film, based on a true story, had its world premiere in Rotterdam.
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NewsUK digital cinema rollout likely complete by Q1, 2013
The vast majority of UK cinemas will be fully digital by Q1, 2013, according to industry experts; Vue CEO suggests digital upgrade could lead to more UK films in cinemas.
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NewsUK cinemas to screen Olympics
EXCLUSIVE: Vue cinemas in negotiations for 3D coverage of Olympics and Euro football championships; other chains likely to follow suit with Olympics coverage potentially shown for free.
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NewsOdeon to complete digital projector overhaul with NEC Display Solutions
Odeon UCI to upgrade all of its 2,100 screens in its 231 cinemas with NEC projectors.
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NewsNetflix UK acquires Lilyhammer
Netflix has secured the streaming rights in the UK and Ireland for Lilyhammer, the mobster comedy drama starring Sopranos actor Steven Van Zandt.
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NewsBFI announces “pillars” of its Five Year Plan For Film
Amanda Nevill today promised a “fresh approach” from the BFI in its Five Year Forward Plan For Film; government and BFI to officially respond to Chris Smith’s Film Policy Review on May 14.
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NewsPremier PR sells First Movies to Penn Schoen Berland
London-based public relations company Premier PR has sold its entertainment market research agency, First Movies, to LA based research and consulting firm Penn Schoen Berland, part of the WPP group.
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NewsDan Simmons appointed Creative Skillset's head of film
He has been acting head of film at the UK training organisation - which rebranded at the beginning of this month from Skillset to Creative Skillset - since last April.
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NewsMovie Mogul’s Monster Project goes into development
The cross genre feature will be the British independent production company’s second film following Panic Button.
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NewsDavid Pritchard to produce Keith Floyd biopic
David Pritchard is adapting his book Shooting the Cook, about British TV chef Keith Floyd, into a feature.
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NewsSundance ties with Shine Group
Shine Group’s youth production arm is to produce a series of highlights packages of the inaugural Sundance London film and music festival.
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NewsEdinburgh Film Festival to open with Killer Joe
It will be the UK premiere of the comic noir thriller which world premiered at the Venice Film Festival last year.
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NewsMoviehouse takes on ActionFest award winner I Declare War
Sales company also working with Samaritan Entertainment on Repatriate.
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NewsFormosa plans thrillers, film noir via its first Seed EIS development slate
EIS specialist Formosa Films has announced details of its inaugural Seed EIS (SEIS) Development slate.
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NewsBFI launches Hitchcock season
The three-month season is the result of a three-year national archive project to restore Hitchcock’s silent films.