UK News – Page 789
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NewsShane Meadows' This Is England to be developed for TV
British film-maker Shane Meadows is developing his 2006 film This Is England into a four-part TV drama for the UK’s Channel 4. It marks the director’s TV debut.
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NewsLondon Turkish Film Festival offers distribution prize to new film-makers
The 15th London Turkish Film Festival (LTFF) is offering a digital distribution contract to the winner of its promising feature film prize.
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NewsKevin Macdonald’s The Eagle Of The Ninth starts shooting
Filming has begun on Kevin Macdonald’s Roman epic The Eagle Of The Ninth. The 12-week shoot started yesterday (August 25) on location in Hungary.
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NewsPinewood Shepperton sees profit slump by 55%
UK studio operator Pinewood Shepperton has reported a 55% drop in first half profits after film production was hit by the economic crisis and the drawn-out dispute between the US studios and the Screen Actors’ Guild (SAG).
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NewsMoviehouse to handle sales of Jonathan Sothcott's Dead Cert
UK-based Moviehouse will handle sales for producer Jonathan Sothcott’s new vampire film Dead Cert. It will be released theatrically in 2010.
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NewsCambridge Film Festival to host 40 UK premieres
The Cambridge Film Festival will open on September 17 with the UK Premiere of Robert Guediguian’s The Army Of Crime, starring Simon Abkarian, Virginie Ledoyen and Robinson Stevenin.
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NewsRevolver picks up UK rights to Dead Man Running
Revolver Entertainment has taken all UK rights to Alex De Rakoff’s Dead Man Running, the London-set thriller co-financed and executive produced by England football stars, Rio Ferdinand and Ashley Cole.
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NewsGermany gets Summertime Blues, Antichrist invoked in Spain
ScreenDaily takes a look at the local and independent openings in key markets this week.
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NewsMerger is not a "done deal", says BFI's Dyke
The proposed merger between the UK Film Council and the British Film Institute (BFI) will not go ahead unless the BFI’s brand and core activities are protected, according to BFI chairman Greg Dyke
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NewsUKFC and BFI merger proposed
The UK Film Council (UKFC) and the British Film Institute (BFI) are to be merged under plans announced by Film Minister Siôn Simon today (August 20).
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APC Copyright Code extended to cover online content
The Alliance for the Protection of Copyright (APC) has published an updated Code of Practice, which covers online and interactive content.
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NewsUKFC trials funding scheme to support digital marketing
The UK Film Council is seeking help distributors to build digital marketing campaigns through a new scheme that will allow them to apply for funding earlier in the application process.
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Post-production company Rushes appoints Frankie Limata
Rushes, the UK post-production and visual effects company, has appointed Frankie Limata as senior producer.
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NewsNorthwest Vision and Media expand board after funding boost
Northwest Vision and Media, the regional screen agency, has expanded its board with four new appointments.
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NewsBafta to honour Monty Python team at New York reunion
The Monty Python team will receive a Bafta Special Award at the official 40th anniversary Monty Python reunion in New York on October 15.
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NewsLionsgate picks up North American rights to Matthew Vaughn's Kick-Ass
Lionsgate has picked up North American rights from Matthew Vaughn to his action-comedy Kick-Ass that is currently in post-production.
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NewsGuy Daniels starts shooting Love/Loss with McKenna, Michell
Shooting has begun on UK independent film Love/Loss, which marks British actress Virginia McKenna’s return to the big screen after 11 years.
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NewsRed Union's Powder kicks off shoot this weekend at V Festival
Shooting begins on August 22 on rock and roll film Powder, starring Liam Boyle (Awaydays) and Alfie Allen (Flashbacks Of A Fool).
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NewsG.I. Joe stays ahead of the pack overseas, approaches $100m
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra held on to the overseas crown as $26.2m propelled the Paramount/PPI release towards the $100m international and $200m worldwide marks.
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NewsUK producer Clive Parsons dies at age 66
Film producer Clive Parsons, who produced films by Bill Forsyth, Lindsay Anderson and Franco Zeffirelli, has died in the UK at age 66.