UK News – Page 733
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NewsStallabrass, Kray to lead De Lane Lea ADR team
De Lane Lea has appointed Nick Kray and Andy Stallabrass as its ADR team, following Peter Gleaves’ decision to leave De Lane Lea at the end of 2010.
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NewsUK-Irish co-production Citadel starts shoot in Glasgow
Aneurin Barnard (pictured) stars with James Cosmo and Wunmi Mosuka.
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NewsJonathan Coe to curate From Page To Screen event
Author Jonathan Coe (The Rotter’s Club) will be the artistic director of the UK film festival From Page To Screen.
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NewsArrow picks up three for UK, including Hatchet 2
Growing UK distributor Arrow has announced three more all-rights acquisitions.
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NewsNorthern Film & Media backs production of United
Regional screen agency Northern Film & Media and Northstar Ventures have come on board to invest 150,000 in United, shooting now starring David Tennant.
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NewsPaula Jalfon joins Shine Group from BBC Films
The Shine Group has appointed BBC Films’ Paula Jalfon as senior vice president of production.
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3rd Fashion in Film Festival kicks off in London
The 3rd Fashion in Film Festival is underway in London, with a special focus on costume in European and American cinema.
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NewsStephen Graham to star in David Blair's Best Laid Plans
The EM Media funded feature, about the bond between two best friends, has just started shooting in Nottingham.
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NewsI Am Love director gears up for Corsica '72
I Am Love director Luca Guadagnino has signed on to direct Ruby Films’ upcoming mafia thriller Corsica ’72.
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Future Shorts plans second global event ONE in 12 countries
Future Shorts ONE, a monthly global event showcasing the best in short film, live music and interactive design, will take place in 60 cities and 12 countries this Saturday.
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NewsAlice Morrison steps down from regional agency Vision+Media
Alice Morrison has stepped down as chief executive of Manchester based regional screen agency Vision+Media.
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NewsVertigo plans Foursquare promotion for Monsters
UK distributor Vertigo Films is launching an innovative online marketing campaign to coincide with the UK release of Gareth Edwards’ Monsters on Friday
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Alternative content for exhibitors website launched
A new website has been launched promoting live alternative content to cinema exhibitors.
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NewsBBC Trust says BBC Films is great value, but needs to build recognition
BBC Films should build greater audience recognition and impact, particularly through a “more consistent presence on BBC2”, a review by the BBC Trust has said.
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NewsAlbarn, Losey to develop The Boy In The Oak into feature
Directed by Losey, from the illustrations by Jessica Albarn, the film is narrated by Jude Law with a soundtrack by Damon Albarn.
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NewsJez Butterworth writes feature about The Clash for Ruby
Olivier Award-winning playwright Jez Butterworth is writing the script for a feature about legendary punk rock group The Clash, which is due to shoot in 2011.
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New film commission Film Link to be based out of Elstree
A new UK film commission is being launched in January to replace UK regional screen agency Screen East, which went into liquidation in October.
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NewsDavid Parfitt named chair of Film London
British producer David Parfitt has been appointed as the new chair of Film London, replacing Sandy Lieberson who has held the post since 2004.
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NewsMomentum plans multi-platform UK release for Catfish
Momentum Pictures will release the documentary in cinemas and simultaneously on 17 December via Lovefilm, Sky Box Office, iTunes, Filmflex, blinkbox, Cool Room and other video-on-demand services.