UK News – Page 760
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IMAX hires Vogels with eye on global expansion
Seeking to expand its global footprint, IMAX Corporation has hired Anthony Vogels to the new position of vice-president of international film development.
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Production underway on DVD sequel Honey 2
Principal photography is underway in Los Angeles on the dance sequel Honey 2.
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Raindance launches extraordinary film competition
The panel will be headed up by actor Matthew Horne.
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NewsSex And The City sequel stays top in UK, Funeral debuts fourth
Warner Bros’ Sex And The City 2 holds onto UK number one for a second week, while Sony Pictures Releasing International’s Death At A Funeral is the highest new entry.
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News"Timely" report highlights importance of UK tax credit
The UK film industry contributes over $6.5billion a year to the UK GDP, according to a report, which aims to highlight the positive economic impact of the UK film industry.
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Film Education, FDA launch 10th year of Teaching Trailers
The programme encourages schools to analyse how UK distributors bring films to the market; 25,000 free DVDs are sent to schoosls.
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NewsBig Talk to make UK cheerleading film Ascension Eagles
Nira Park and Damian Jones to produce true-life project which falls under Big Talk’s deal with Optimum/StudioCanal and Film4.
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NewsUK film football event raises $52,500 for charity
Provenance Films took the trophy in the final against Buffalo Films.
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New chairs named at Personal Managers Association in UK
The Personal Managers’ Association (PMA) has appointed Michaelle Braidman (Michelle Braidman Associates) and John Grant (Conway Van Gelder Grant) will join Fiona Williams (Berlin Associates) as co-chairs of the PMA Council.
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Ian George named EVP international marketing at Paramount
Veteran executive leaves job as managing director of Fox UK to replace Jon Anderson at Paramount Pictures International in London.
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UK's Robin Hood campaign starts short film competition
Young film-makers and advertising professionals are being asked to make a 60-90 second film suggesting why a tax on banks is a good idea. Richard Curtis will lead the competition jury.
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NewsSex And The City 2 takes UK crown
Glamorous sequel to 2008’s Sex And The City debuts at the top in the UK.
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Richard Bridgwood to step down from MD role at E1 UK
Charles Ogilvie to step into role of COO and work with theatrical and home entertainment teams; Bridgwood was founder of Contender in 1995 and engineered sale to E1 in 2007.
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Sky short Dead Happy to air on channel timed to Edinburgh premiere
Sky Movies Indie HD is working with the Edinburgh International Film Festival to have mirror screenings of festival selection Dead Happy on the channel.
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Blu-ray growth not as strong as expected, report says
Screen Digest’s research notes that total iInternational consumer spending on packaged media fell 2.9 per cent (at fixed exchange rates) to $17.1bn in 2009.
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Edinburgh plans online screenings with Projector.tv
Following the likes of Sundance and Tribeca, the Edinburgh International Film Festival will introduce an online element as part of this year’s festival.EIFF is partnering with online VOD site Projector.tv, owned by Future Film Group, which will create a secure, branded EIFF platform. Selections from past festivals as well as ...
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Mandrake teams with Queen Mary for MA in factual documentaries
The UK’s first MA course dedicated to producing specialist factual documentaries is to launch in September 2010 as part of a joint deal between the Film Studies Department at Queen Mary, University of London and Mandrake Films.
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Vertigo, NFTS start shoot for Guinea Pigs
Ian Clark writes and directs, with Megan Stuart and Mat Wakeham producing. The trio are all NFTS alumni.
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Sturridge, Garai join Marsan in Junkhearts
Tinge Krishnan, who made BAFTA winning short Shadowscan, makes his feature directorial debut on the project, now shooting in London.
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Skillset Media Academies start "build your own MA" programme
The new programme will be offered through 10 educational institutions with more than 75 modules on offer so far.