UK News – Page 777
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NewsWarner Bros plans UK base at Leavesden
Hollywood studio Warner Bros has applied for planning permission to buy and refurbish Leavesden Studios, with a view to making the studio its permanent UK base.
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NewsCTCF, UKFC and Working Title support comedy writing competition
A new UK comedy writing competition, supported by the Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund (CTBF), the UK Film Council and Working Title Films, has been launched to help aspiring writers break into the film and television world.
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NewsMan On Wire, In The Loop picked for first UKFC India showcase
James Marsh’s Man On Wire (pictured) and Armando Iannucci’s In The Loop are among the films that have been selected for the UK Film Council’s From Blighty With Love, a showcase aimed at promoting British independent film in India.
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NewsRevolver sets March 5 UK release for Banksy documentary
Revolver will release Banksy’s documentary Exit Through The Gift Shop in the UK on March 5.
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NewsMore2Screen takes theatrical and TV rights to White Stripes doc
London-based More2Screen has taken the theatrical and TV rights to Under Great White Northern Lights, a film about US rock band The White Stripes. It is planning a spring release.
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Agency Film Tree appoints former Universal marketing chief Gavin Miller
Film Tree, the specialist partnership agency, has appointed former Universal Pictures marketing director Gavin Miller as a partner.
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NewsRetailer Tesco moves into film production
Retail giant Tesco is making its first move into the world of film production through a partnership with media company Amber Entertainment.
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NewsComunications Committee calls for UK camcording law, higher tax relief for low-budget films
The House of Lords report into the future of the UK film industry has recommended raising the level of tax relief available to low-budget films and called for camcording to be made illegal.
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NewsPathe supports Africa United
Pathe has boarded Africa United, an adventure story based around the 2010 Football World Cup, which will start shooting on February 8 in South Africa, Rwanda and Burundi.
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NewsMetrodome takes UK rights to Campanella’s Secret In Their Eyes
Metrodome Distribution has acquired UK rights to Argentinean thriller The Secret In Their Eyes (El Secreto De Sus Ojos), one of the five films shortlisted for the Academy’s foreign language award.The UK-based company acquired the film, which is directed by Juan Jose Campanella, from sales company Latido Films. It is ...
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NewsAvatar, An Education, Hurt Locker lead BAFTA nominations
Avatar, An Education and The Hurt Locker have each received eight nominations for this year’s Orange British Film Academy Awards, including best film and best director.
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NewsSixth Birds Eye Film Festival launches
The sixth Birds Eye View Film Festival, devoted to women film-makers, will run from March 4 - 12 at the BFI Southbank and the Institute of Contemporary Art in London.
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NewsJeunet's Micmacs to open sixth Glasgow Film Festival
The sixth edition of the Glasgow Film Festival will open with Jean Pierre Jeunet’s revenge comedy Micmacs on February 18.
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NewsUK cinema admissions reach highest level for seven years
UK cinema admissions are at their highest level since 2002, according to figures released by the UK Film Council today (January 19).
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NewsEmir Kusturica set to start work on Pancho Villa biopic in 2011
Double Palme d’Or winner Emir Kusturica will start shooting his biopic of Mexican revolutionary figure Pancho Villa on February 15 2011.
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NewsUK braces 44 Inch Chest, Germany embraces Friendship!
ScreenDaily’s weekly round-up of the local and independent openings in key markets this week.
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NewsEdinburgh film festival MD Ginnie Atkinson steps down
Ginnie Atkinson has stepped down as managing director of the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) after 15 years.
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NewsJohn Madden to direct adaptation of Sadie Jones' The Outcast
Shakespeare In Love director John Madden is attached to direct a film version of Sadie Jones’ best selling novel The Outcast.
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NewsDigital Cinema Media launches ad campaign to boost attendance
Digital Cinema Media (DCM) has teamed up with the National Film and Television School (NFTS) to create a new advertising campaign aimed at increasing attendance.
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NewsJodie Whittaker joins cast of thriller Harmony
Jodie Whittaker has joined the cast of psychological thriller Harmony (previously known as The Veil Of Maya), which starts shooting in London on January 18.