UK News – Page 752
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NewsE1 strikes UK, Canada deal for Gnomeo And Juliet
E1 has taken UK and Canadian rights to Kelly Asbury’s 3D animation Gnomeo And Juliet from Pathe International.
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Momentum partners with Blue Barracuda for digital campaign
Momentum Pictures has partnered with independent digital agency Blue Barracuda to promote the UK release of the second film in the Millenium franchise, The Girl Who Played With Fire.
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NewsNeil Jordan to direct adaptation of Paul Murray's Skippy Dies
Irish film-maker Neil Jordan has signed up to write and direct the feature version of Paul Murray’s novel Skippy Dies.
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NewsEd Vaizey, John Woodward confirmed for Screen International Film Summit
Culture minister to give talk and take part in Q&A; other confirmed speakers include Jane Wright, Barnaby Thompson, Danny Perkins and Olivier Courson.
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NewsToy Story 3 holds firm in UK
Disney’s Toy Story 3 remains king of the UK box office, recording the biggest second week of 2010.
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Have your say: UK film industry's future
A chance for readers to sound off on how the UK government can best support film.
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NewsUKFC: Tim Bevan talks next steps for UK industry
UKFC heads Tim Bevan and John Woodward to meet with government ministers Jeremy Hunt and Ed Vaizey this afternoon to discuss the future of tax credit and Lottery funding.
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NewsWarner Bros lines up slew of brands to promote Cats & Dogs 2
Warner Bros. UK has teamed with a host of brands, including Virgin Active, Toys ‘R’ Us and Direct Line to promote family comedy Cats& Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore, which opens across the UK on Aug 4.
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UK distributor Metrodome calls off talks for Target acquisition
Metrodome’s trading on AIM has been restored now, following a suspension of trading over reports that Metrodome was eyeing a possible acquisition of Target Entertainment Group.
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NewsPicturehouse cinemas to screen live transmission of Fry autobiography
The Fry Chronicles Live will be broadcast from the Royal Festival Hall.
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Advertisers invited to Meet Pursuit Delange
Journalist turned film-maker Howard Webster has come up with an innovative way to fund his first feature, a British musical comedy called Meet PursuitDelange which began life as a column in Broadcast magazine.
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E1 Entertainment appoints Charlotte Thorp as head of TV sales
She will join the international distribution and production company’s UK office from Hanway Films.
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LoveFilm strikes deal with DRM company Widevine
LoveFilm has signed a deal with digital rights management (DRM) company Widevine for multi-platform presentation of their content and enhanced digital security.
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Ipso Facto gets slate funding from North East Creative Content Fund
Newcastle-based UK production company Ipso Facto Films has gotten $234,000 (£150,000) backing for its slate of films.
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Walking Shadows to release UK zombie film Colin in US cinemas
Colin, the micro-budget British Zombie film, will be released in US cinemas this October via distributor Walking Shadows.
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Grolsch and Little White Lies launch free film club
The club will feature in eight venues across the UK, with Edgar Wright’s Scott Pilgrim Vs The World kicking off the initiative later this month.
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NewsEd Vaizey on UKFC: 'People in the film industry are spreading scare stories'
Speaking on BBC 4’s The Media Show today, Vaizey said: “My message to the film industry is, while I understand you have concerns, the government is committed to supporting film and my commitment is to sit down and work with you.”
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Puro Casting develops 3D facility for auditions
The UK based casting agency is developing a facility which will allow producers and directors to watch auditions in 3D.
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NewsFacebook campaign, independent petition set up to ‘Save The UK Film Council’
The UK film community is starting to rally around grassroots efforts to save the UK Film Council, a day after the Department of Culture Media and Sport announced its surprising decision to abolish the UKFC.
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BFI says it will 'work in collaboration' with UK Government
BFI says it welcomes news that it will report direct to Government; says UKFC has done ‘really important work’ over past decade.