UK News – Page 595
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NewsKurylenko joins Crowe's Diviner
Olga Kurylenko is to star opposite Russell Crowe in his directorial debut The Water Diviner, which is due to get underway in Australia on Dec 2.
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NewsAlison Owen: internet won’t kill movies
Producer Alison Owen says it is “crazy to say the internet is going to kill off movies”.
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NewsBFI, distribs reveal VOD numbers
EXCLUSIVE: What Maisie Knew outperforms A Field in England, A Late Quartet on VOD.
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NewsPower to the Pixel: Cross-Media crosses over
The Power to the Pixel’s annual Cross-Media Forum, showcasing the latest developments in multiplatform production in the digital media world over the past 12 months, unfolded at the BFI’s Southbank this week.
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NewsWeinstein talks Grandmaster cuts
Harvey Weinstein introduced The Grandmaster as the BFI London Film Festival’s surprise film and addressed the cuts made to Wong Kar Wai’s martial arts epic.
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NewsUK’s African film festivals unite
Four biggest African film festivals in the UK unite to share films and filmmakers.
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NewsMark Gooder departs TWC
EXCLUSIVE: Former Icon Productions CEO departs The Weinstein Company after one-year stint.
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NewsJulian Assange's WikiLeaks doc stalks The Fifth Estate
EXCLUSIVE: Julian Assange-produced doc sees VOD success; heads for free US release.
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NewsBlade Runner duo to reunite
EXCLUSIVE: Rutger Hauer joins UK thriller Kickback with John Cusack, Sean Young.
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NewsEmily Browning in talks to join Rosa
EXCLUSIVE: Celsius takes rights to Ray Lawrence, Barrie M Osborne sweeping romance.
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NewsCole to direct Daylight Robbery
EXCLUSIVE: Exclusive Media producing with James Gay-Rees; marks start of Exclusive’s new focus on UK non-genre productions.
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NewsFilmmakers to oversee Creative England funding schemes
New funds aimed at helping regional filmmakers and production companies across England have been launched this week by Creative England.
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NewsSPC's Barker delivers PFM keynote
The beleaguered community of film critics has received strong support from an influential source in the shape of Sony Pictures Classics Co-President and Co-Founder Michael Barker.
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NewsBFI launches international strategy
The British Film Institute (BFI) has unveiled its new international strategy.
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NewsSoulmate sales to begin at AFM
Supernatural thriller, presented by Neil Marshall, marks the directorial debut of actress Axelle Carolyn.
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NewsIreland boosts tax incentive
The Irish government has amended its tax incentive for the film, TV and animation industries so that non-EU talent is now included as eligible expenditure.
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NewsEvent Cinema on growth curve
Event Cinema (formerly known as alternative content) could account for 3% of the worldwide box office by 2017, according to experts at an all day networking event dedicated to the sector.
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NewsHollywood Classics, HanWay tie up
EXCLUSIVE: The Last Emperor 3D to get UK theatrical release in 2014 as part of deal.
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NewsSoda nabs London Film Festival duo
EXCLUSIVE: UK deals for Abu-Assad’s Omar and Groning’s The Police Officer’s Wife.
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NewsFirst Event Cinema Awards unveiled
NT Live and the Royal Opera House among winners at the first Event Cinema Awards, organised by the Event Cinema Association to honour content including opera, ballet and rock concerts.