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The Veteran continues sales for Intandem
Intandem Films has secured a slew of international sales on Matthew Hope’s action thriller The Veteran starring Toby Kebbell.
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NewsUKFC's Film Fund backs a slew of projects despite government uncertainty
Even with plans to abolish the UK Film Council, the UKFC’s new Film Fund has been quietly operating business as usual, funding dozens and dozens of diverse projects.
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Sales and distribution panel coming to London
Speakers will include Mark Webster, Lyn Goleby, Ken Marshall and Andrew Orr.
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NewsVaizey to reveal government plans for UK film on Monday
Vaizey will deliver speech followed by question-and-answer session.
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NewsGirls Aloud singer joins Horrid Henry cast
Girls Aloud singer Kimberley Walsh has joined the cast of Horrid Henry: The Movie, playing Henry’s cousin Prissy Polly.
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NewsJeremy Thomas to be honoured by Academy
Veteran UK producer Jeremy Thomas will be celebrated with a tribute evening from the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (AMPAS) in London on Thursday.
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NewsBassett checks into UK horror film Saint Mary's
Michael J Bassett has signed on to write and direct supernatural horror film Saint Mary’s.
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NewsEd King, Martin Gentles launch new UK production company
Ed King has launched a new Soho based production company, Starchild Pictures Ltd, which will specialise in genre projects.
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NewsOptimum takes UK rights to Blue Valentine
Optimum Releasing has taken UK rights from The Weinstein Company for Blue Valentine, and will co-distribute the film with TWC.
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Benjamin Johns shooting feature debut Tribe
UK singer David Essex has joined the cast of Tribe, an adaptation of John F. McDonald’s novel, which is currently shooting in the South East of England.
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NewsLovefilm secures online rights to Momentum titles
Film subscription service Lovefilm has partnered with UK distributor Momentum to offer members a catalogue of Momentum’s titles via internet enabled devices.
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NewsBirmingham talent gets boost from Woolcock's 1 Day
Penny Woolcock’s musical hip hop drama 1 Day, which screened at the LFF and will air on Channel 4 this week, has proved to be a springboard for inner city urban talent in the UK city of Birmingham.
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NewsDeathly Hallows casts its spell on UK box office
The penultimate instalment in the blockbuster franchise plundered $29.1m (£18.3m) at the UK box office over the November 19 – 21 weekend.
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NewsUniversal strikes partnership with Australia's Hopscotch
Universal Pictures International (UPI) has formed a partnership with Australian independent production company Hopscotch Features to develop, produce and distribute films for the global marketplace.
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Zoe Brown promoted at BBC Films
Zoe Brown has been appointed as senior legal and business affairs manager in fiction at BBC Films.
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NMA partners with Bellwood Media
Los Angeles-based entertainment promotions and publicity firm Norm Marshall & Associates is to partner up with UK company Bellwood Media, which specializes in production resources, film clearances and celebrity events.
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NewsIDFA kicks off with pleas against Dutch cultural budget cuts
The 23rd International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) opened this week with Festival director Ally Derks making an impassioned plea for the new Dutch coalition Government to rethink its planned budget cuts in the cultural sector.
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Mysterious Foundation launches trailer competition with London Film School
A mysterious new organisation called The Foundation is launching a film trailer competition in association with the London Film School.
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The Bureau launches second series of screenwriting, production labs
London-based Production company The Bureau is starting the second year of its Save Our Scripts (SOS) development lab, seeking to work with rising screenwriters and producers.
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NewsOptimum takes UK rights to $20m Spanish historical epic Lope
Wild Bunch has secured several key deals on Brazilian director Andrucha Waddington’s $20m historical epic Lope, including Optimum for the UK and Concorde for Germany.