UK News – Page 703
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NewsStranger Things directors plan London-set feature
The writing/directing team of Eleanor Burke and Ron Eyal, in Karlovy Vary with the international premiere of their award-winning feature Stranger Things, are already writing the script for their next feature together.
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NewseOne to handle home entertainment release of TT3D
Deal done with producer/distributor CinemaNX.
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NewsFrightFest line up includes record number of British features
British films in the line-up include Ben Wheatley’s Kill List which screened earlier this year at SXSW.
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NewsThe Mill and The Cross among UK premieres at Picturehouse festival
Six UK premieres at exhibitor and distributor Picturehouse’s cross arts event
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NewsSandra Hebron to step down as artistic director of BFI London Film Festival
The roles of artistic director of the LFF and artistic director of the BFI Southbank are to be merged, but Hebron has taken the decision not to apply for the combined role.
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NewsScreen Stars of Tomorrow amongst BAFTA's Brits to Watch
Jessica Brown Findlay, Tom Hughes and Jack Thorne are amongst the 42 rising Brit stars who will be honoured at the inaugural Brits to Watch dinner in LA on July 9.
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NewsCowboys and Aliens, Fright Night to bookend London fan-fest Big Screen
Cowboys and Aliens cast expected at UK premiere set to open Empire’s new Big Screen event at 02 Arena
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NewsCell 211 director Monzon gears up for The Kid, Murder Weekend
Multi-award winning Spanish writer-director Daniel Monzón has revealed further details of his new projects to follow his hit Cell 211.
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NewsOptimum, Kinowelt to be rebranded as StudioCanal
New name, logo comes into effect Sept 1; Danny Perkins says UK will be business as usual except the name change; Kinowelt to move to Berlin.
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NewsScreen unveils 2011 Stars of Tomorrow
Talents chosen this year include Julian Fellowes’ new Romeo and an actor handpicked by Steven Spielberg; plus filmmakers shooting features with Idris Elba and Tom Hardy. Full list revealed here.
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NewsTrinity picks up horror The Bunny Game for UK
Controversial horror to get UK home ent distribution through new x-rated label Trinity X.
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NewsBFI London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival renewed for 26th edition
26th edition of the festival will be held in spring 2012.
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NewsCinema Plus lands UK deal for Cinema Park education programmes
Cinema Plus, a division of European digital cinema company Cinema Next, has signed up to become the UK and Ireland’s franchise holder of the Cinema Park education entertainment package.
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NewsTrinity to distribute, co-finance Graham Chapman project
London-based Trinity will handle distribution of A Liar’s Autobiography, which is scheduled to hit UK cinemas in spring 2012.
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NewsStephen Moore to chair jury for Screen's UK Marketing & Distribution Awards
Other jurors include Jane Barclay, Sandra Hebron, Adrian Wootton, Nik Powell and Julia Short, among others.
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NewsUK High Court will hear landmark copyright case against Newzbin site
This week, a new case goes to trial in the UK High Court as a test case on copyright infringement.
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NewsFilm Policy Review panel opens public survey for industry and audiences
The new Film Policy Review panel in the UK has launched a public survey to ask film industry experts and audiences how the UK government can best support the film sector.
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NewsHot projects on Screenbase
French language animation Ernest & Celestine and Fernando Trueba’s new feature El Artista y la Modelo, as well as an adaptation of Danny Wallace [pictured]’s forthcoming debut novel Charlotte Street spark excitement on Screenbase this week.
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NewsBFI's first Lottery funded projects include projects by Glazer, Creevy, Marsh, Mackenzie, Branagh
Under the Skin, the long-gestating film from Jonathan Glazer (pictured) receives £1.8m in funding.