UK News – Page 551
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NewsPinewood's $340m expansion greenlit
Pinewood Shepperton has been granted planning permission for the long-awaited £200m ($340m) expansion of its Buckinghamshire site.
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NewsContent collars Pudsey, Redirected sales
EXCLUSIVE: Both films to screen at the London Screenings later this month.
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NewsWorks takes Elijah Wood drama Stars
EXCLUSIVE: Dylan Thomas drama starring Elijah Wood gets UK sales company.
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NewsPrince Charles backs NFTS diversity drive
Letter from the Prince of Wales read at NTFS Gala event.
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NewsDisney to shoot Galavant in UK
The UK’s Bottle Yard Studios has been announced as the home of US musical comedy Galavant.
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NewsWittiZ app set for UK rollout
French entertainment company Cinesens Entertainment is releasing its app, WittiZ, in the UK following a successful launch in France.
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NewsDifret acquired for UK, Germany, Italy
EXCLUSIVE: Executive producer Angelina Jolie “can’t wait for the world to see” Ethiopian drama, which has been snapped up by distributors across Europe.
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NewsEncounters reveals 20th edition plans
Plans for the 20th edition of the Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival, the first edition under the leadership of festival director Debbi Lander, have been announced.
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NewsPark Circus to handle Icon titles
EXCLUSIVE: Icon Film Distribution (IFD) has signed a deal with UK sales and distribution company Park Circus to represent the IFD library for UK theatrical release.
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NewsScotland faces film funding challenge
Scottish agency’s £4m ($6.8m) “not enough” for national film production, claims CEO.
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NewsColin Firth exits Paddington
Colin Firth has left StudioCanal’s Paddington Bear project midway through production.
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NewsLionsgate sets 'Holiday' release date
Family comedy starring Rosamund Pike and David Tennant from the writers of BBC series Outnumbered.
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NewsCurzon acquires eight Cannes titles
EXCLUSIVE: Titles include Clouds of Sils Maria, starring Juliette Binoche, Kristen Stewart and Chloe Grace Moretz, and Damian Szifron’s Wild Tales.
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NewsStudioCanal takes Hard Day for UK
South Korea’s Showbox/Mediaplex has sold Cannes Directors’ Fortnight thriller A Hard Day to 30 territories led by the UK (StudioCanal) and Japan (New Select).
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News22 Jump Street retains UK lead
Sony’s sequel adds $3.8m (£2.26m) to hold off newcomers and the World Cup; Warner Bros’ Oculus is the highest new entry with $701,000 (£413,000).
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NewsFingleton starts Survivalist shoot
EXCLUSIVE: Black List and Brit List script was developed with Northern Ireland Screen.
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NewsScreen's Nigel Daly awarded OBE
Daly, who is also chairman of BAFTA LA, is honoured for services to film and TV industry.
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NewsUK location crew training launched
EXCLUSIVE: Production Guild of Great Britain launches opportunity for 30 location assistants and runners to be trained and mentored by top location managers in film and TV.
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NewsHarrison Ford suffers minor injury on Star Wars set
The actor was taken to hospital in Oxford on Thursday (June 12) after hurting his ankle, Disney confirmed.