UK News – Page 707
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NewsOdeon & UCI to add fifth London IMAX screen
Odeon’s 12th UK IMAX location to be installed at Odeon Swiss Cottage
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NewsArtificial Eye takes on four more Cannes 2011 Competition titles
Also the UK distributor pre-buys Rachid Bouchareb’s next film.
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NewsRichard Woolfe to become creative director of Prime Focus Productions
Former Channel 5, Sky 1 and Living controller Richard Woolfe has resurfaced at post house Prime Focus, where he will spearhead the business’ move into production.
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NewsJules Bishop lines up second feature Cafe Finito
The UK director is currently shooting his debut feature Borrowed Time as part of Film London’s Microwave scheme.
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NewsEureka inspired by Guilty Of Romance; Centipede sequel in balance
UK outfit Eureka Entertainment will distribute Cannes Directors’ Fortnight entry Guilty Of Romance.
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NewsParticipants announced for second Pixel Lab in Germany
UK producer Marc Boothe of B3 Media and former head of acquisitions for the Match Factory Tobias Pausinger are amongst the 32 participants.
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NewsMartin Compston to star in Hawkes' debut feature Piggy
Martin Compston will take the lead role in Piggy, Kieron Hawkes’ feature directorial debut.
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NewsOdeon & UCI acquire nine cinemas in Ireland
UK’s leading cinema chain adds nine cinemas with a total of 62 screens
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NewsRay Winstone to star in BBC adaptation of Great Expectations
It is the second adaptation of Dickens’ classic novel currently in the works, with the feature version set to star Ralph Fiennes in same role.
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NewsEIFF to feature new music strand Sound Tracks
It is part of the new-look Edinburgh International Film Festival, which runs June 15-26.
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NewsOliver S. Milburn to adapt feature version of School's Out
The feature adaptation of Scott Andrews’ boarding school set novel has received development funding from Screen South.
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NewsScottish VOD company Distrify partners with Centre for Moving Image
Distrify will show online trailers at the upcoming Edinburgh International Film Festival.
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NewsNetwork connects with five, including Ave and Return
Network Releasing takes UK rights to five features including Lisa Johnson’s Return
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NewsPark Circus to handle repertory theatrical sales for MGM
Deal to kick off later this year with 50th anniversary release of West Side Story, plus launch of restored Kes.
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NewsDogwoof bites on An African Election
UK outfit takes Merz’s US political doc about Ghana which premiered at Sundance
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NewsFilm4's Commissioning team grows with addition of Piers Wenger
Wenger leaves BBC Wales where he has worked on Doctor Who.
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NewsBrian Skeet to direct noir thriller Disorientated
UK film-maker Brian Skeet is to direct Disoriented, an Italian set neo-noir film starring D.B Sweeney [pictured], Dee Wallace and Michael Kearns.
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NewsRevolver moves with Ghosted; Billie Piper joins Truth About Lies
London-based Motion Picture House ramps up productions
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NewsVerve takes Las Acacias for UK
UK outfit acquires Camera d’Or winner Las Acacias by Pablo Giorgelli.