UK News – Page 543
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NewsLiza Marshall to leave Scott Free
Liza Marshall is to step down as head of Ridley Scott’s London-based TV and film production arm Scott Free UK.
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NewsLionsgate relocates sales arm to London
Lionsgate has relocated its international sales operation to London, in a sign of the growing importance of international markets to leading film companies.
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NewsUK SVOD revenues rise 76%
The increasing popularity of Netflix and Amazon have stimulated a 76% revenue boost for the subscription video-on-demand platforms in the UK.
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NewsGuardians, Inbetweeners top social buzz
Marvel blockbuster dominates but comedy sequel debuts strong.
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NewsSoda, BFI launch Children’s Cinema Club
UK distributor Soda Pictures has teamed with the BFI, film education programme Into Film, UK children’s festivals and indie exhibitors to launch Children’s Cinema Club, an initiative to boost the number of independent children’s films on release in the UK.
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NewsMarigold Hotel 2 gets UK date
Director John Madden returns while the original cast is joined by Richard Gere; first trailer released.
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NewsIcon takes Hanks's Hologram for UK
Icon Film Distribution acquires UK rights for Tom Tykwer’s A Hologram For The King starring Tom Hanks.
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NewsKidnap comedy to open Cambridge
Festival will also see director Rowan Joffe and novelist SJ Watson present Before I Go To Sleep, starring Nicole Kidman, Colin Firth and Mark Strong.
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NewsInbetweeners 2 breaks comedy record
The sequel’s £2.75m opening is biggest ever for a comedy in UK.
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NewsGrimmfest to launch preview strand
Genre festival to world premiere zombie thriller Devil’s Tower and preview White Settlers.
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NewsFifty Shades star readies next film
Parallel Films announces details of The Siege of Jadotville, starring Fifty Shades of Grey’s Jamie Dornan.
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NewsSignature to release Train Robbery doc
Documentary claims to reveal identity of the mastermind behind the Great Train Robbery for the first time.
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NewsTricycle refuses UK Jewish Film Festival
Theatre and cinema refuses festival while it is backed by Israeli Embassy amid Gaza crisis; industry reacts via social media.
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NewsRicky Gervais readies David Brent film
BBC Films-backed feature will explore what happened to the seedy boss after The Office.
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NewsWide, Filmdoo pact for VOD releases
First title will be Berlinale contender Supernova, including a day-and-date release in the UK.
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NewsDavid Kosse talks Film4 job
“There are always opportunities to change and grow,” Kosse tells Screen.
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NewseOne secures Captain Fantastic
Viggo Mortensen drama, directed by Matt Ross, adds cast including Steve Zahn, Kathryn Hahn, Missi Pyle and Erin Moriarty.
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NewsReactions: David Kosse joins Film4
UPDATED: Producers Stephen Woolley, Kris Thykier, Jeremy Thomas, Andrew Macdonald and Eric Fellner as well as BBC Films, the BFI, FDA and Pact comment on the appointment of Universal Pictures exec David Kosse as the new head of Film4.
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NewsGuardians tops UK chart on $10.7m
Disney’s latest Marvel outing scores $10.7m (£6.35m) debut to dethrone Fox’s Dawn of the Planet of the Apes; Secret Cinema’s Back to the Future event grosses $1.2m (£720,000) over first four shows.