UK News – Page 712
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NewsWild Bunch's slate includes new films from Castellitto, Frears, Ozon
EXCLUSIVE: Castellitto’s Twice Born to star Penelope Cruz and Emile Hirsch; Frears’ Lay The Favorite boasts Bruce Willis, Rebecca Hall; Ozon’s Dans La Maison to star Fabrice Luchini and Emmanuelle Seigner.
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NewsStudioCanal strikes big Block deal with Sony
EXCLUSIVE: StudioCanal has announced a 7-figure deal on Attack the Block with Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions taking Latin America, Eastern Europe, South Africa and Canada.
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NewsWarp Films ramps up ambitious international slate
EXCLUSIVE: As Warp Films comes to Cannes with the first Warp Australia production - Justin Kurzel’s Snowtown [pictured] in Critics Week - the company is working on a number of new high-profile projects.
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NewsIntandem gets Bright with Craig Roberts, Imogen Poots project
EXCLUSIVE: UK outfit Intandem Films has snapped up international rights to Comes A Bright Day, the new British love story/thriller starring Craig Roberts [pictured] and Imogen Poots.
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NewsSony takes UK home entertainment rights to AV’s Plans
EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) has acquired UK home entertainment rights to Best Laid Plans from AV Pictures.
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NewsUK’s G2 Pictures strikes multi-film deal with IM Global
Distributor strikes deal for films including Bunraku, Everything Must Go and After Dark
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NewsTrinity X label starts with Red, White and Blue
UK independent distributor Trinity Entertainment has announced a X-rated label, Trinity X.
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NewsPower To The Pixel opens applications for The Pixel Market
Event includes £6,000 ARTE pitch prize
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NewsCornerhouse teams up with Curzon Cinemas
Curzon will provide booking service for Manchester independent cinema
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NewsIndustry veteran David Stone dies at age 78
David Stone, a producer, distributor and exhibitor best known as the head of Cinegate Film Distribution and the Gate Cinema in west London, has died at the age of 78 after a short illness.
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NewsMemorial service announced for advertising veteran Peter Howard-Williams
Former Rank Screen Advertising MD to receive London memorial service on May 25
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NewsGenerator Entertainment back former soldier's spy-thriller
Sven Hughes’ directorial debut The Federation backed by UK producers
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NewsSky recruits Ann Mensah to head drama team
Former Head of Drama, BBC Scotland and Head of Independent Drama, BBC joins Sky
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NewsNorthern Film and Media to become private company
NFM is relinquishing its status as a regional screen agency in favour of a new business model; it will sit outside of the Creative England structure.
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NewsKaleidoscope adds Mercenaries to Cannes slate
UK sales outfit adds action-epic to festival slate
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NewsJames Robson joins Grant Thornton corporate finance division
The UK accountancy firm is expanding its media business.
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NewsSheffield Doc/Fest unveils 2011 line-up
The line-up includes 110 films including 79 documentary features.
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NewsWWE, Pathe team for Kitamura horror starring Luke Evans
WWE and Pathe UK are partnering to co-finance and distribute horror No One Lives, written by David Cohen and to be directed by Ryuhei Kitamura.
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NewsAtlantic Screen Composers to bring new fund to Cannes
Ex Aramid executive Simon Fawcett and music publisher Tim Hollier plan to invest between $30K and $350K in up to 60 features a year.
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NewsAvatar and Fox win big at BVA awards
James Cameron blockbuster scoops three awards at UK home entertainment awards