UK News – Page 674
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NewsChristopher Hampton to adapt Ali & Nino
Kris Thykier’s PeaPie Films has acquired the feature film rights to Kurban Said’s novel Ali & Nino (published by Overlook Press).
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NewsOut of Africa, Blue Ice, Left Bank developing Mandela miniseries
Out of Africa Entertainment, Blue Ice Films and Left Bank Pictures have started development on Madiba (working title), a six-part miniseries about Nelson Mandela.
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NewsNetflix launches streaming-only service in UK
Neflix launches streaming service in UK and offering free trial.
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NewsUK box office up 4.5% in 2011, Warner Bros leads the way
UK box office crossed £1bn mark for third consecutive year in 2011, 3D receipts down 5.9%.
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NewsPhilm Company's new slate includes Killing The Shadows
London based director/producer Phil Hawkins has unveiled details of his new slate, which includes an adaptation of Wire In The Blood writer Val McDermid’s Killing The Shadows.
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NewsHigh Point takes world rights for Jason Ford's hoodie horror Community
UK urban horror film is in post production.
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NewsLoveFilm locks content from ITV, BBC
Archive deals include popular programmes Doctor Who and Inspector Morse.
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NewsHot projects on Screenbase
Amit Gupta is preparing the shoot of his next feature Jadoo and Aidan Gillen stars in The Good Man, while shooting is underway on Pablo Trapero’s White Elephant in Buenos Aires.
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NewsLuke Treadaway to Get Lucky
Shooting begins today (Jan 6) on the film about two brothers on the wrong side of the law.
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NewsStephen Tompkinson to star in Harrigan
Filming is due to begin in Newcastle later this month on TallTree Pictures’ gritty crime thriller.
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NewsCineworld reports 1.5% revenue increase in 2011
UK’s second-largest cinema chain maintains 24.6% box-office market-share.
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Film Agency For Wales awards £250,000 development funding
23 projects have received development funding over the last year.
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NewsFilming to start on The Good Man starring Aidan Gillen
Phil Harrison’s drama to shoot in Belfast and South Africa.
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NewsPenny Wolf leaves Goldcrest Film Sales
EXCLUSIVE: Wolf leaves Goldcrest to pursue consultancy work for her London boutique The Film Consultancy Partners.
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NewsMolinare to shift focus away from equity post deals
EXCLUSIVE: London-based post-production outfit Molinare has revealed that its long term strategy will be based primarily around attracting productions through the quality of its work, as opposed to being required to make equity investments.
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NewsAlan Yentob joins BBC Studios and Post Production board
BBC Creative Director will be a non-executive director.
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NewsNick Love, Vertigo plan sequel to The Sweeney
EXCLUSIVE: Director Nick Love has revealed plans to make a sequel to Vertigo’s big-screen version of The Sweeney, which is currently in production.
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NewsMartin Scorsese to receive BAFTA Fellowship
The director will be presented with the Fellowship Award at the upcoming BAFTAs at London’s Royal Opera House.
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NewsMission Impossible: Ghost Protocol explodes at UK box office on £8.2m
Fourth instalment in the MI franchise beats newcomer The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, but figures boosted by previews.
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NewsKaleidoscope signs urban thriller Victim
UK outfit acquires drama written by and starring Ashley Chin and Michael Maris.