UK News – Page 694
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NewsA strong year for British films, says LFF artistic director Sandra Hebron
Her final edition as artistic director provides a strong showcase for British work, including Terence Davies’ The Deep Blue Sea on closing night.
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NewsDogwoof launches VOD service Dogwoof TV
A revenue percentage of all Dogwoof films ‘shared’ via the service will be given to the file sharer
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NewsVertice sells Lovestorming to Venevision for the US
Spanish outfit Vertice Sales has secured a number of deals on key titles ahead of Toronto, including Borja Cobeaga’s popular comedy Lovestorming (No Controles) to Venevision for the US.
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NewsOnedotzero festival unveils 2011 programme
The onedotzero_adventures in motion festival, celebrating its 15th year, will be held throughout November 23 – 27 at BFI Southbank.
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NewsLondon Film Festival unveils 2011 programme including 13 world premieres
The line-up for the 55th BFI London Film Festival was revealed today at the Odeon Leicester Square; World premieres to include Marc Evans’ Hunky Dory [pictured] and Frances Lea’s Strawberry Fields.
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NewsAntonia Campbell Hughes, Julian Morris to star in Kelly + Victor
The feature adaptation of Niall Griffith’s novel about a passionate love affair has begun shooting in Liverpool.
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NewsMetrodome launches aggregation service Met Digital
UK distributor launches digital aggregation service for distributors and rights holders
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NewsYouth Film Academy shoots four Shakespere features over summer
Student filmmakers created four feature-length Shakespeare adaptations as part of the Co-Operative Youth Film Academy (BYFA) this summer.
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NewsFilm London, Film Export UK to run dedicated UK Film Centre at TIFF
Film London is teaming up with UK sales trade assocation body Film Export UK to host a new UK Film Centre at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival.
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Song For Marion backed by Northern Film & Media's Creative Content Fund
It is the latest investment to be made through Northern Film & Media’s £2.4m Creative Content Fund, which is backed by investment company Northstar Ventures.
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NewsThe Inbetweeners Movie becomes third biggest grosser of year at UK box office
Entertainment’s local smash hit comedy reaches £35m as Fright Night and Apollo 18 scare away cinemagoers.
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NewsRaindance bookended by Another Earth and Bonsai
36 international premieres and 90 UK premieres among festival slate.
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NewsLondon writer wins chance to make Olympics film
Former medicine graduate and now playwright to be mentored by Richard E Grant
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NewsHanWay taking on Bertolucci's Me and You
Jeremy Thomas has long working relationship with Bertolucci going back to The Last Emperor.
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NewsHanWay takes on sales for Mark Cousins' Toronto-bound The Story of Film
The 15-hour project was six years in the making.
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NewsSpeleers, Szohr, Pasqualino sign on for Love Bite
WestEnd handling sales on the Andy de Emmony-directed comedy/horror.
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NewsTerri Hooley biopic Good Vibrations shoot underway in Belfast
Five-week shoot on UK-Irish co-production gets underway in Belfast.
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NewseOne UK acquires Icelandic thriller Black’s Game
TrustNordisk handling thriller executive produced by Nicolas Winding Refn [pictured].
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NewsFDA launches screenings event for Scottish media
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Jane Eyre, The Help among films to be screened.
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NewsAnti-piracy service muso.com launching for film industry
Service that tracks and removes llegal file sharing now available to the film industry.