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InFrame strikes groundbreaking newspaper deal for The Riddle
Brendan Foley's UK thriller The Riddle, starring Vinnie Jones, Derek Jacobi, Vanessa Redgrave and Julie Cox, will become the first feature film to receive its premiere via a national newspaper release. The Mail on Sunday purchased the rights to the film and is giving away up to 2.5m DVDs with ...
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UK government backs fight against piracy
Margaret Hodge, Minister for Culture, Creative Industries and Tourism, met with senior figures from all sectors of the film industry in London yesterday to discuss how to tackle the growing problem of piracy. Speaking at the event, held at BAFTA and titled Stop Film And Video Theft, Hodge said: 'Last ...
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Loach's Free World lands more buyers in Venice
In advance of its Toronto screening, Ken Loach's It's A Free World has closed several more deals for Pathe Pictures International in Venice.The immigration-themed film has gone to Japan (Cinequanon), Portugal (Lusomundo), and Greece (Audiovisuel).Pathe's Mike Runagall is also reporting strong US interest in the film. 'Venice was very positive ...
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Ryan Phillippe and Abbie Cornish join the fight for Viking epic
Ryan Phillippe, Abbie Cornish and Sean Bean have come on board Menno Meyjes' next film Last Battle Dreamer.The $20m Viking epic adventure will shoot starting Nov 19 for eight weeks in the UK and Germany, backed by Future Films with Handmade Films International handling international sales.Phillippe stars as Thorfinn, a ...
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Charlotte Van Weede joins HanWay sales team
HanWay Films has announced several new appointments to its sales team.Charlotte van Weede (formerly Arnold) has joined as a joint Director of Sales with Thorsten Schumacher, a four-year HanWay veteran who has been promoted. They will share worldwide sales responsibilities and both report to HanWay CEO Tim Haslam.Van Weede had ...
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McGuckian starts shoot for A.R.T In Las Vegas
Mary McGuckian has started a five-week shoot this week in London for A.R.T. In Las Vegas, a drama set in the world of fertility treatment. The shoot will move to Las Vegas for two weeks in mid September. The fly-on-the-wall fertility clinic story is the final film in McGuckian's amorality ...
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Damian Spandley joins The Works UK Distribution
Damian Spandley has been named head of sales at The Works UK Distribution. He had been senior programmer for City Screen. He replaces David Shear, who recently moved from The Works to Revolver Entertainment. He will now be responsible for The Works UK Distribution's dating strategy and exhibitor relation and ...
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Met Film Post acquires Chris Atkins' S2S Post
UK-based Met Film Post has acquired indie post-production company S2S Post, which has worked on more than 30 features since its creation six years ago.S2S founder Chris Atkins will step down from running the company to concentrate on the feature film production side of S2S. He recently directed his first ...
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EMI plans September DVD release of Chelsea football documentary
EMI continues its recent foray into feature documentary releases with the Sept 24 DVD launch of Blue Revolution.EMI Catalogue will handle the Bombo Sports and Entertainment production.The film traces the past three years in the life of Chelsea Football Club, including interviews with players and management (including Jose Mourinho, John ...
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UKFC supports release of In The Hands Of The Gods with $300,000
The UK Film Council has announced the latest funding recipients from its Prints & Advertising Fund, which supports the release of specialised films. The awards are: $303,363 (£150,000) to Lionsgate UK for In The Hands Of The Gods$294,262 (£145,500) to Artificial Eye for Lady Chatterley$252,600 (£125,000) to Optimum Releasing ...
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London agency ICM changes name to Independent
Leading London-based talent agency ICM is changing its name to Independent Talent Group, or Independent. The change follows 2002's management buyout from ICM Inc.The change reflects 'the group's true independence from ICM Inc. in the USA and is also to obviate confusion in the marketplace,' the company said. Independent represents ...
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Danny Dyer to star in UK low-budgetfeature 7 Lives
Danny Dyer, Kate Ashfield and Mary Stockley are set to star in a new UK low-budget feature, 7 Lives. The plot follows a man who is attacked by 'hoodies' and then falls into a dream state where he lives out other lives and confronts his own adultery. The film will ...
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UK thriller MindFlesh finishes post-production
Post-production is wrapping up on UK indie horror title MindFlesh. The thriller stars Christopher Fairbank, Peter Bramhill, Lucy Liemann, and Carole Derrien. The story, adapted from William Scheinman's White Light, is about a taxi driver whose obsession with a ghostly goddess becomes real. MindFlesh shot on location for four weeks ...
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Film Agency For Wales backs illegal logging script
The Film Agency For Wales is backing Blind Eye, written by Penarth, Wales-based writer Anna Holmes. The film is currently in development. The story is about a freelance forestry consultant whose principles are challenged working for the UK government in Indonesia, where illegal logging is a problem. New Zealand-born Holmes ...
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Universal promotes Nicholas, Edwards and Perez in London
Universal Pictures Internataional Entertainment, the international home entertainment division of NBC Universal, has announced several staffing changes in its London-based management team. Melanie Nicholas has been promoted to senior vice president, marketing. In addition to her current responsibilities for International Licensees and Russia, she will now also lead international marketing ...
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Optimum, TWC set October UK launch for Sicko
Optimum Releasing and The Weinstein Company are teaming to release Michael Moore's Sicko in the UK on Oct 26. Optimum previously released Moore's hit Fahrenheit 9/11. Moore 's exploration of the US health care system, Sicko has already grossed about $24m at the US box office. Danny Perkins, managing director ...
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Tonderai starts five-week UK shoot for Hush
Writer/director Mark Tonderai started shooting his debut feature film Hush on Aug 20 for Warp X, Shona Productions and FearFactory. The suspense thriller will shoot on location in Sheffield and the East Midlands over five weeks. Will Ash and Christine Bottomley star in the story of a couple who barely ...
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Raindance to offer content through Joost
Raindance.tv, the online and mobile film portal founded by the Raindance Film Festival with dandy productions, Dogwoof Pictures and Crucible Media, has partnered with Internet TV platform Joost. Joost users will now be able to view - for free - Raindance.tv's independent features, shorts and documentaries. Offerings include UK thriller ...
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Wet weather contributes to sunny UK box office
One of the wettest ever summers in the UK contributed to a record-breaking number of ticket sales last month.The Film Distributors Association says 21.8 million cinema visits were made in July, the equivalent of one in three of the population.The previous highest monthly total in recent years was 19.0 million ...
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Corbijn takes major honours at Edinburgh
Anton Corbijn's Control emerged as one of the major winners at the 61st Edinburgh International Film Festival. Corbijn's stunning monochrome biopic of Joy Division singer Ian Curtis was one of the discoveries at Cannes this year and has continued to build critical acclaim and industry buzz. In Edinburgh it won ...