UK News – Page 611
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NewsVenice head 'impressed' by UK films
Venice chief Alberto Barbera discusses this year’s “improved quality”, the ones that got away and likely late additions.
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NewsCollabor8te backs new shorts
EXCLUSIVE: Eight scripts selected from 1,400 submissions, including short from The Brothers Lynch.
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NewsITV buys Big Talk for $19m
Big Talk Productions, the company behind The World’s End and Sightseers, has been acquired by ITV for $19.2m (£12.5m).
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BBC to celebrate Sound of Cinema
BBC radio and television have announced a season of programming dedicated to the composers, songs and film scores that form the soundtrack to the big screen.
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NewsShout! Factory signs ITV Studios deal
Home entertainment agreement will see Shout! Factory distribute ITV Studios Global Entertainment films in North America.
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NewsHoult, Arterton, Fry in Kitchen
Kaleidoscope to sell new family-adventure also with voice of Stephen Fry.
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NewsPhilomena UK release date set
Pathe has set a UK release date for Stephen Frears’ Philomena, starring Judi Dench and Steve Coogan.
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NewsClarke-Maza's Legacy gets directors
EXCLUSIVE: Noel Clarke-produced comedy-drama Legacy to shoot later this summer.
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NewsBelle US release date set
Fox Searchlight has set a US release date and revealed new images from Belle, a British period drama starring newcomer Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Tom Wilkinson and Emily Watson.
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NewsBAFTA adds sixth British film slot
Sixth nomination will be decided by a jury of filmmakers; shorts open to non-fiction films.
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NewsScreen Awards entry deadline extended
Screen’s UK Marketing & Distribution Awards have extended the deadline for entries until Friday, Aug 2.
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NewsWheatley: I’d repeat simultaneous release
Ben Wheatley has said he would repeat the simultaneous release strategy that accompanied A Field in England following the results of its performance.
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NewsHiggs joins Film London board
Film London has appointed three new members to its board of directors including Film4.0 commissioning executive Anna Higgs and Paramount Pictures UK managing director Ian George.
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NewseOne reports 40% revenue boost
Now You See Me and Behind the Candelabra also helped increase film revenues at the producer-distributor.
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NewsGuiding Lights mentors include Madden, Park, Abrahamson
Lighthouse and Creative Skillset have confirmed a number of top filmmakers in mentoring scheme Guiding Lights.
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NewsDom Hemingway release date set
Fox Searchlight has set a US release date and revealed new images from Dom Hemingway, a British black comedy crime caper starring Jude Law and Richard E. Grant.
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NewsWomen film directors, writers decrease in UK
BFI Stats Yearbook reveals export boost, an ageing audience and an under-representation of women directors, writers.
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NewsWicker Man ‘final cut’ to be released
Original print of the classic horror film discovered after global hunt.
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BAFTA partners for sustainability
BAFTA and Julie’s Bicycle have partnered to raise industry-wide support for sustainable production.
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NewsNetflix plans original docs push
Netflix is to begin ordering documentaries as part of its programming drive.