UK News – Page 625
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NewsWimbledon Media Village to double
Expansion will result in an extra 8,000 sq ft of office space able to house at least 25 more companies.
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NewsUnited Agents tie with Ed Victor
United Agents has inked a deal with London-based literary agency Ed Victor to exclusively represent all of its clients in their film, TV and theatrical work.
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NewsCaton-Jones to direct Mr Jones
uMedia to produce and handle worldwide rights to London-set love story.
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NewsBankside acquires Event 15 for Cannes
EXCLUSIVE: Claustrophobic thriller to make its market premiere; first trailer released.
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NewsPeppercorn Chronicles cast swells
Jodelle Ferland, Noah Ringer and Michael Eklund have joined UK director Mike Le Han and production partners Black Lake LFP’s teen feature The Peppercorn Chronicles.
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NewsBreathe In to open Edinburgh
67th edition of the Edinburgh International Film Festival runs June 19-30.
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NewsEaling Metro team acquire majority stake
Metro management team acquire 70% of Ealing Metro and Ealing Studios and Prescience have retained 30%; company rebrands as Metro International Entertainment
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NewsStar Trek tops UK box office
Paramount’s sci-fi sequel dethrones Iron Man 3 with $12.9m (£8.4m) opening, including previews.
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NewsSalt set to Meet the Monsters
EXCLUSIVE: Metrodome’s thriller to be introduced to buyers in Cannes, with The Salt Company handling worldwide sales.
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NewsLionsgate reveals six for Cannes
New films star Tom Hardy [pictured], Ewan McGregor, Daniel Radcliffe, Lily Collins and Sam Clafin.
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NewsKoch Media to release Confine
Tobias Tobbell’s psychological thriller [pictured] to receive late June UK release.
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NewsBBC to make Shakespeare comedy
Stars of BAFTA-winning Horrible Histories [pictured] to feature in an original comedy, written by Laurence Rickard and Ben Willbond.
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NewsHigh Point boards Aim High
EXCLUSIVE: UK firm acquires international rights to Anna Broinowski’s North Korean cinema documentary [pictured].
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NewsSpacey to deliver Edinburgh TV lecture
Lecture takes place during this year’s Edinburgh TV Festival, which runs Aug 22-24.
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NewsNFTS teams with Aardman
The UK’s National Film and Television School (NFTS) has partnered with Wallace and Gromit creators Aardman Animations to launch a new training course.
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NewsKaufman to co-direct HanWay’s Anomalisa
EXCLUSIVE: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tom Noonan, and David Thewlis to reprise stage roles in Charlie Kaufman’s animation.
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NewsSamuel L Jackson, Peter Mullan fly with Altitude
Altitude Film Entertainment has announced further details of its production slate, including Samuel L Jackson attached for Big Game and Peter Mullan to star in The Loch.
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NewsHopkins, Alfredson join Heineken thriller
EXCLUSIVE: Informant Media’s thriller adds cast, director ahead of Cannes. Embankment to sell.
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NewsStudioCanal boards Macbeth
The company said on Friday [10] it had come on board to co-finance with Film4 See-Saw Films’ Shakespeare adaptation and will launch sales in Cannes.