UK News – Page 670
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NewsMiramax inks on-demand deal with BT Vision
Chicago, Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, The English Patient included in deal.
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NewsDeluxe expands UK digital cinema operation
The company is building a new £4m purpose built facility in Soho.
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NewsWar Horse continues to reign supreme at UK box office
Steven Spielberg’s adaptation records third consecutive week at number one, while Alexander Payne achieves best-ever UK opening with The Descendants.
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Instinctive Films launches talent agency
The Berlin-based finance, production and development company has partnered with Das Imperium Management to establish an international talent agency network.
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NewsAlex Lewis appointed vice president and director of marketing, Warner Bros UK
She joins Warner Bros from News Corporation, taking up the role in March.
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Encounters Film Festival appoints new short film programmer
Gaia Meucci will replace Mark Cosgrove who takes on his new role as artistic director for the 2012 edition of the short film festival, which is in its ealier slot of September 18-23.
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NewsLevelK boards indie rom com Not Another Happy Ending
Cast includes Jessica Brown Findlay [pictured], Karen Gillan, Emun Elliott.
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NewsBBC iPlayer and ITV Player to launch on Sky
Sky has signed major deals with the BBC and ITV to bring the two terrestrial broadcasters’ video on demand services to its platform.
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NewsRotterdam roundup: new plans from Odoul, Kaurismaki; Raul Ruiz's widow takes over project
With the start of International Film Festival Rotterdam’s coproduction market (the CineMart), the pace of the festival picked up dramatically over weekend — and news has emerged of deals and new projects.
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NewsShooting begins on The Seasoning House
The Sterling Pictures film is the directorial debut of special effects designer Paul Hyett and stars Sean Pertwee.
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NewsFuture Cinema launches new initiative
The Other Cinema will launch in London on Feb 14 with a screening of David Lean’s Brief Encounter.
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NewsJohn Hurt to receive BAFTA Outstanding Contribution Award
The legendary British actor will receive his award at the BAFTAs on Feb 12.
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NewsPicturehouse and Revolver partner for UK deals on Sundance's Liberal Arts and The Imposter
Protagonist also closes further deals for The Imposter and Searching For Sugar Man.
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NewsBlack Pond directors reveal plans for second feature
EXCLUSIVE: Young British directors Tom Kingsley and Will Shape are the surprise nominees for this year’s BAFTA Outstanding British Debut Award for their low budget feature Black Pond starring Chris Langham.
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NewsDogwoof continues Sundance buys with Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present
Dogwoof’s earlier Sundance pickups for UK were Big Boys Gone Bananas!* and Putin’s Kiss
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NewsBBC's Storyville benefits from DQF initiative
The BBC’s Delivering Quality First cost-cutting initiative has “smiled on” international film strand Storyville, opening up a regular late-night slot on BBC2.
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NewsFilms of Record to put life at Cern on YouTube
Films of Record is poised to start making content for the Cern YouTube channel, which will ultimately lead to a feature-length documentary similar in scale to Life In A Day.
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NewsHugh Bonneville to star in adaptation of Peter James' Dead Simple
EXCLUSIVE: Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville has signed to play the lead in Dead Simple, a feature version of the bestselling crime novel.
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UK government council approves Skillset report to improve training, talent development for creative industries
Report makes 17 recommendations to drive creative industries’ growth and employment.
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NewsDogwoof strikes content deal with Netflix UK
UK documentary distributor’s catalogue now available on the streaming service.