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NewsLes Misérables hits high note at UK box office
Les Misérables has recorded Universal’s biggest ever three-day opening in the UK at non-final $13.1m (£8.1m), which is also the biggest for producer Working Title and the biggest ever opening for a musical in the UK.
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NewsKoch Media launching UK theatrical push with Arbitrage
EXCLUSIVE: Entertainment group Koch Media - one of German’s leading independent media companies - has revealed its intention to become a major player in UK theatrical distribution. Koch plans to release 25 films a year into British cinemas.
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NewsBuckingham launches consultancy Sampo Media
Former UKFC and BFI exec Buckingham launches consultancy with Michael Gubbins.
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NewsShoot underway on Jason Maza spoof Hooligan Factory
Nick Nevern directs and has co-written the football hooliganism spoof shooting in London.
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Dunoon Film Festival to showcase Scottish talent in June
A new festival celebrating the diversity of Scottish cinema whilst showcasing films from around the globe is set to launch in June.
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NewsHot projects on Screenbase
Stephen Bradley’s Noble as well as an adaptation of the chamber opera play The Giacomo Variations, starring John Malkovich, are among the new films on Screenbase this week.
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NewsVertigo, Universal hot for Harmony Korine’s Spring Breakers
EXCLUSIVE: Vertigo and Universal to release provocative Venice competition entry in UK.
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NewsGuardians of the Galaxy due to land at Shepperton
EXCLUSIVE: Pinewood-Shepperton is preparing for the arrival of Marvel’s next blockbuster franchise in-waiting.
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NewsMatthew Macfadyen lines up for Ben Hopkins’ Epic
EXCLUSIVE: The UK-Germany-Russia-Georgia co-production starts shooting in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi on Sunday, at the Georgian Film Studios.
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NewsBFI launches Vision Awards to back UK producers with up to £2.5m over next two years
BFI Film Fund head Ben Roberts notes new relaxed eligibility criteria will encourage more breadth of producers to apply.
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NewsSky and Canal+ take The Bridge to bilingual co-production
Sky has greenlit its co-produced version of Scandinavian drama The Bridge, which it claims will be the first bilingual drama project made by broadcasters in France and the UK.
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NewsWhat Richard Did dominates IFTA nominations
Lenny Abrahamson’s picture leads the way with 10 nominations and joins four others in Best Picture category all funded by the Irish Film Board (IFB). Grabbers and Shadow Dancer notched four nominations with Death Of A Superhero, Jump and Good Vibrations scoring three each.
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NewsBAFTA brass hail "eclectic" and “international” nominations
BAFTA CEO Amanda Berry calls this year’s nominations a “wide-open race”.
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NewsNoble to begin shooting on Jan 10
Stephen Bradley’s true-life story will shoot for four weeks in Vietnam, before moving to Liverpool until March 8th.
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NewsCreative Skillset launches fund to support UK film industry
A total of £132,000 ($212,000) is now available for organisations to develop skills and training in response to identified needs within the film industry.
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NewseOne completes acquisition of Alliance; Loewy and Layton depart
eOne’s Throop and Theroux to lead combined company as Alliance’s Loewy and Layton exit.
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NewsTeam launch new UK management and production company
Two of Independent Talent Group’s top agents have left the company to set up a new management and production company with the executives behind UK indie Between the Eyes.
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NewsCineworld touts 2.4% annual revenue bump
UK exhibitor’s drop in admissions was offset by 5% higher ticket price.
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NewsMetrodome nabs Baumbach’s Frances Ha
EXCLUSIVE: UK distributor picks up rights to Telluride and Toronto comedy from Celluloid Dreams.
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NewsHaut et Court boards Ellis’ Sundance-bound Metro Manila
EXCLUSIVE: Haut et Court has taken French rights from Independent ahead of the thriller’s Sundance premiere.