UK News – Page 637
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NewsVertigo acquires Hip Hop Hoax
EXCLUSIVE: Vertigo Films has snapped UK rights to new feature doc The Great Hip Hop Hoax by director Jeanie Finlay.
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NewseOne to release Turner biopic
EXCLUSIVE: eOne will release Turner biopic, a Momentum acquisition, in 2014.
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NewsVertigo picks up SXSW doc Hawking
EXCLUSIVE: Vertigo inks UK rights to Darlow Smithson-Channel 4-PBS biopic about Stephen Hawking.
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NewsLord Puttnam event covering TV to tablets
British film producer Lord David Puttnam is to consider the “health of screen industries” at an event later this month.
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NewsSci-fi Dreck nears completion
Shooting is close to completion on Dreck, a British sci-fi thriller starring Elliot Cowan and Jonathan Pryce.
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NewsMaxine Peake to star in Keeping Rosy
Maxine Peake is to star in psychological thriller Keeping Rosy with Inbetweeners actor Blake Harrison.
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NewsSony adds new 3D solution for 4K projectors
Sony Digital Cinema is introducing a new 3D offering to allow exhibitors to screen 3D films on two Sony DCI-compliant 4K projectors: the SRX-R320SP and the SRX-R515P.
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NewsEdinburgh reveals Network participants
The second edition of EIFF’s development and mentoring programme for screenwriters, directors and producers runs until November.
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NewsSundance London adds UK Spotlight
Sundance London has unveiled its programme for the second edition set to run April 25-28 at London’s O2, with selections including Shane Carruth’s Upstream Color, documentary Muscle Shoals, and Lake Bell’s critically acclaimed directorial debut In A World…[pictured].
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NewsOz debuts top of UK box office
Disney’s 3D prequel scores $5.5m (£3.7m) debut to comfortably land at number one.
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NewsBFI to celebrate Warp Films
The BFI is to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Warp Films at its second annual Made in Britain strand with events including a live musical accompaniment of Dead Man’s Shoes.
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NewsCurzon Artificial Eye rebrands
EXCLUSIVE: Curzon Artificial Eye, the parent company of Curzon Cinemas and Artificial Eye Film Releasing, is rebranding as Curzon World.
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NewsDogwoof takes sales on The Network
Dogwoof Global has picked up international sales rights to Eva Orner’s directorial debut The Network, the story of Afghanistan’s first independent television network.
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NewsCurzon rebrands on-demand service
EXCLUSIVE: Service rebranded as Curzon Home Cinema; upcoming titles include A Late Quartet, Stories We Tell, Something in the Air.
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NewsCineworld box office up 4%
Exhibitor Cineworld is due to open four more cinemas following an increase in box office takings in 2012.
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NewsBorrowed Time raises distribution funding on Kickstarter
EXCLUSIVE: Micro-budget British film set for UK theatrical release following Kickstarter campaign; High Point handles international sales.
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NewsMike Morris launches Cue Card Media
Mike Morris, former managing director of Channel 4’s commercial arm 4Rights, has launched Cue Card Media, a new consultancy and IP development venture.
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NewsLionsgate takes UK, int'l rights to A Little Chaos
EXCLUSIVE: Kate Winslet, Matthias Schoenaerts to star in Alan Rickman’s sophomore directorial outing; Lionsgate UK to be main financier; shoot set for April.
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NewsReel Angels launches as women-focused agency
Reel Angels is launching as a new agency to represent female camera, lighting and sound crew members.
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NewsPark Road, Disney execs join 3D Creative Summit
The inaugural 3D Creative Summit has added speakers including Park Road Post’s Phil Oatley [pictured], who will be speaking in the UK for the first time on his work on films such as The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.