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London boroughs launch fifth short film scheme
Film London has launched the fifth edition of its London Borough Film Fund Challenge (LBFFC), a short film scheme which aims to encourage local film-making across the UK capital.
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NewsPeter Cornwell to direct Ecosse's Treasure Island
The Australian director is attached to direct Ecosse Films’ feature adaptation of Treasure Island, which is due to start shooting in spring 2011.
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NewsAdam Deacon starts London shoot for hoodie spoof Anuvahood
Shooting starts today on urban comedy Anuvahood on location in and around West London. The film will shoot for four weeks.
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NewsGrown Ups beats Scott Pilgrim to top UK box office
Adam Sandler enjoyed his best-ever UK opening as Grown Ups deposed The Expendables at the top of the UK box office.
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NewsJoan Rivers doc to open Sheffield
The 17th edition of Sheffield Doc/Fest will open with the UK premiere of Joan Rivers: A Piece Of Work on Nov 3rd.
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NewsMinnie Driver starts shoot for Hunky Dory in Wales
Marc Evans directs the high school musical comedy
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YouTube UK offers 400 movies online
YouTube has launched a new movies section of its site in the UK, offering more than 400 films free, on demand.
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NewsMetrodome in the black for first half of 2010
UK distributor Metrodome Group has announced its half year financial results for 2010, with profits of £161,000 for the six months ending June 30.
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This week’s hot projects on Screenbase
Additions to our online production listings Screenbase include new features by French actor/director/producer Mathieu Kassovitz and British director Nigel Cole.
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NewsJulian Fellowes adapts The Girl On The Landing for producer Robert Jones
British screenwriter Julian Fellowes has written the script for a feature adaptation of The Girl On The Landing, a psychological thriller/love story set in London and Scotland.
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NewsBBFC cuts I Spit On Your Grave for Frightfest screening; festival pulls A Serbian Film
The British Board Of Film Classification (BBFC) has cut two controversial features; Frightfest responds by pulling A Serbian Film.
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DNA's Judge Dredd to shoot at Cape Town Film Studios
It will be the first major 3D action film to be made in Africa.
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NewsRussian Standard Vodka starts classic film festival across UK
Screen readers can enter to win a pair of tickets to launch on Aug 31.
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Marketing Movies Online conference planned for Sept 29 in London
Film training specialist Diversity in Visual Arts (DiVA) and digital strategy consultant MTM London will host a one-day conference titled Marketing Movies Online.
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NewsPinewood says year revenues should 'exceed market expectations'
Pinewood Shepperton profits are down for the first half of 2010, but the company said it is expecting a strong end to 2010 thanks to solid film production business.
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NewsFrightFest to kick off with world premiere of Hatchet II
Now in its 11th year, the London-based FrightFest is set to horrify audiences again when it returns to the Empire Leicester Square this coming Bank Holiday weekend.
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Four films selected as part of BFI backed scheme Endz Projection
The four films, which each deal with a different local community issue, will be screened in Peckham on 24th September.
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NewsThe Expendables storms the UK Box Office
The Expendables fought its way to the top of the UK box office over the Aug 20-22 weekend, deposing the magnificent Toy Story 3 in the process.
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NewsHannah McGill to leave Edinburgh; festival to start recruiting successor
Hannah McGill is moving on from her role as artistic director of the Edinburgh International Film Festival. She took the post in 2006 and curated her first festival in 2007.
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Arts Alliance Media signs big digital deal with Australian exhibitor Hoyts
Arts Alliance Media (AAM) has signed a deal to equip 400 Hoyts cinemas with its Theatre Management System, across the entire Hoyts circuit in Australia and New Zealand.