UK News – Page 680
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NewsOdeon completes digital transition
Odeon becomes largest cinema chain in Europe to go fully digital
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NewsLeeds Film Festival to become qualifying event for Oscars
The Academy has accepted Leeds as a qualifying festival and will consider the winners of its 2012 prizes.
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NewsEgoli Tossell boards Rush as German co-producer
Ron Howard’s Formula One drama stars Daniel Bruhl and Chris Hemsworth.
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NewsWiggin, Content & Co to launch joint venture
UK media law firm Wiggin is teaming up with media consultancy Content & Co to create a resource for companies wanting to expand into the digital market.
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NewsEdgar Wright to be honoured at first London Comedy Film Festival
The event will run from 26 to 29 January 2012 at BFI Southbank.
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NewsMargaret Thatcher film gets first response from UK media
Although trade press were not invited to be among them, UK critics and commentators have been ripping up column inches with their reviews and impressions of The Iron Lady starring Meryl Streep.
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NewsTaskovski reveals cross-media slate including Tesla doc
Company also boards sales for Little Heaven and Work Hard - Play Hard.
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NewsCineworld appoints Philip Bowcock CFO
UK exhibitor appoints former retail and property chief as CFO
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NewsChris O'Dowd to host the British Independent Film Awards
The Bridesmaids actor will replace James Nesbitt who had hosted for six years.
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NewsLoveFilm, Warner Bros ink UK pact, studio heralds 'second pay TV window'
LoveFilm hits back at soon-to-launch Netflix with multi-year, multi-layer deal with studio, all of Warner Bros available streaming content to be exclusively available on LoveFilm from December.
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NewsFast Girls adds supporting cast, starts shooting Monday
Regan Hall [pictured] directs the sports drama.
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NewsManchester council signs Production Liaison Charter
Creative England to host film charter signing at the BVE North event in Manchester this week.
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NewsSally Caplan named MD of Entertainment One's international division
Caplan to be based in London; Charlotte Mickie will remain in Toronto.
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NewsNetflix signs pre-UK launch content deal with Miramax
Pulp Fiction, Chicago, Cold Mountain, The English Patient among titles on offer when service launches in UK in early 2012.
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NewsLipSync boards Newell's Great Expectations
The London-based post production company has boarded the project as an equity investor alongside BBC Films and the BFI Film Fund.
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NewsGalway Fleadh gets Academy recognition
Galway Film Fleadh shorts winners to be eligible for Oscar consideration.
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NewsEIS backing for films in UK could be hampered by new Treasury consultation
There could be a sting in the tail for British film financiers when the cap on the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) is raised from £2 million to £10 million ($15.7 million) next April.
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NewsPinewood film revenues in line with 2010
Pinewood has revealed that its film revenues for the period 1 July 2011 to 14 November 2011 are in line with the same period last year.
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NewsFox, HMV launch new bus shelter purchasing system
HMV and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment launch innovative new Blu-ray/DVD purchasing system.
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NewsKurdistan to host first British film festival
City without cinemas to host British film festival, programme includes The Queen, Made in Dagenham, Billy Elliot