UK News – Page 667
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NewsBuyers connect with Ealing's Chemistry
Ealing Metro International has closed a slew of deals on comedy Better Living Through Chemistry
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NewsHanWay runs with Phil Morrison's Lucky Dog
Paul Rudd, Paul Giamatti and Sally Hawkins to star in comedy
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NewsThird Outpost film to shoot in April for Content
Kieran Parker to direct third film with script by Rae Brunton.
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NewsKijak's Smiths comedy attracts hot young cast including Jessica Brown-Findlay
EXCLUSIVE: Shoplifters of the World to be directed by Stephen Kijak and produced by Lorianne Hall.
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NewsUniversal sings with Marley in UK/Scandinavia deal with Fortissimo
Fortissimo has closed a number of deals for Kevin Macdonald’s Bob Marley documentary Marley, led by Universal Pictures International Entertainment taking rights for UK and Scandinavia.
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NewsPhase 4 to bring Horrid Henry to US
Phase 4 Films has acquired US and Canadian rights to British family comedy Horrid Henry: The Movie
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NewsEric Stevens joins Arts Alliance Media
London based digital cinema company Arts Alliance Media has appointed Eric Stevens as its new commercial director.
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NewsBFI Shorts scheme open for applications
The scheme is being managed by Lighthouse, the digital agency behind filmmaker mentoring programme Guiding Lights.
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NewsNaomi Watts to play Princess Diana
Downfall director Oliver Hirschbiegel will direct Caught In Flight for Ecosse Films.
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NewsBilly Connolly joins cast of The Hobbit
Connolly to play Dain Ironfoot, a great dwarf warrior, in Peter Jackson’s anticipated adventure-epics.
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NewsIndependent takes on sales for Sundance hits Safety Not Guaranteed, Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
EXCLUSIVE: Independent is continuing its collaboration with Cinetic by taking on two hot titles from Sundance: Colin Trevorrow and Derek Connolly’s time-travel comedy Safety Not Guaranteed and Alison Klayman’s documentary Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry, about the Chinese artist.
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NewsStudioCanal sees Double deal with Protagonist
StudioCanal has struck a UK/Ireland deal with Protagonist Pictures for Richard Ayoade’s comedy The Double.
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NewsGFM takes on BB King; Cassavetes’ Yellow
London and LA-based seller GFM Films has added blues doc BB King: The Life Of Riley to its EFM slate.
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NewsEaling picks up Jessica Yu doc Last Call at the Oasis
EXCLUSIVE: Ealing picks up Jessica Yu’s documentary about global water shortages, film gets its international premiere in Berlin.
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NewsBankside boards Gillian Armstrong’s The Great and Amma Asante’s Belle
Annette Benning to star in irreverent comedy inspired by the life of Catherine The Great; Damian Jones producing period-drama Belle about a mixed race woman in 18th century London high society.
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NewsWestEnd boards The Invisible Woman, Kristin Scott Thomas joins cast, Fiennes to star as Dickens and direct
EXCLUSIVE: WestEnd Films has boarded sales on Ralph Fiennes’ period drama which will see The English Patient duo Fiennes and Scott Thomas reunite; shoot set for April 23; creative team includes DoP Rob Hardy, costume designer Michael O’Connor and production designer Maria Djurkovic.
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NewsHanWay picks up Daniel Stamm thriller The Darkness
HanWay to handle international and co-handle US on thriller set to star Mary Elizabeth Winstead; European shoot set for summer 2012.
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Richard Napper steps down as COO, Curzon Artificial Eye
Company will spilt the role of Group COO into two new appointments across Curzon cinemas and Artificial Eye.
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NewsLovefilm boss Calver quits
Lovefilm chief executive Simon Calver is to step down after almost seven years after being poached by high street chain Mothercare.