UK News – Page 662
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NewsArgo, Amour to bookend Leeds International Film Festival
26th edition runs Nov 1-18, presenting 167 feature films.
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NewsShoreline Entertainment acquires worldwide rights to Sir Billi
Scotland’s first CGI animated feature boasts the vocal talents of Sean Connery in his first voice-over role.
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NewsBedlam adds Olwyn Silvester, Stella Nwimo
Bedlam Productions appoints Olwyn Silvester as director of production, Stella Nwimo to production and development role.
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NewsSaffery Champness acquires RSM Tenon’s film and TV unit
UK accountant’s film unit, run by John Graydon [pictured] and Nigel Burke, acquired by rival firm; all current film contracts to transfer to Saffery Champness.
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DCMS opens tax relief consultation for high-end TV drama
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is nailing down the criteria used to decide which programmes are eligible for the proposed drama tax relief for high-end TV.
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NewsBFI Future Plan to invest £500m over next five years
Three areas of concentration are education and audiences, filmmaking and film heritage; Film Fund will rise to £24m annually by 2017.
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NewsShooting begins on John Michael McDonagh’s Calvary
McDonagh’s follow-up to the critically acclaimed The Guard stars Brendan Gleeson [pictured], Chris O’Dowd, Kelly Reilly and Aidan Gillen, among others.
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NewsMan Booker shortlist set for live cinema broadcast
Authors competing for the Man Booker Prize are to feature in a live broadcast to Picturehouse, Cineworld and independent cinemas around the UK.
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Martin Radich, Alex Taylor, Jonathan Entwistle, Rachel Tunnard among directors selected for iFeatures2
Creative England, BFI Film Fund and BBC Films have selected eight projects for the full development stage of iFeatures2.
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Odeon West End gets two-week exclusive run of The Master in 70mm
Entertainment Film Distributors has confirmed that Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master will get a 70mm release in the UK.
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NewsLooper jumps to number one at the UK box office
eOne’s sci-fi records impressive $3.9m (£2.4m) debut to end ParaNorman’s reign at the top after just one week.
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NewsWinner of BFI-Nintendo competition revealed
Senna director Asif Kapadia [pictured] to mentor winner of competition.
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NewsShortlist revealed for Hospital's h.Club 100 Film Category
Time Out readers submit Andrea Arnold [pictured] as ‘Wild Card’ nominee.
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NewsPinewood Shepperton finalises £25m Isle of Man fund deal, will add 45,000 sq ft studio
Pinewood Shepperton finalises Isle Of Man fund deal, which has been in the works over the summer; Board approves an additional 45,000 sq ft studio facility.
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NewsFive finalists revealed for Britdoc and PUMA's Creative Impact Award
Finalists for the €50,000 documentary prize are Armadillo, Bag It, Budrus, Gasland and Weapon of War.
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NewsIFB appoints Rory Gilmartin to role of project manager
Rory Gilmartin, previously of Brilliant Films, joins IFB, which is looking for two further project managers.
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Newsfreeform.London acquires Firebelly
New combined agency to be based in Old Street and headed by Tony Roberts [pictured].
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NewsMartin Freeman, Paddy Considine join cast of The World's End
Edgar Wright’s comedy is now shooting in UK.
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NewsFrightFest's Halloween all-nighter to host five UK premieres
For the first time, the all-nighter will hold regional events on Nov 3, as well as the Oct 27 all-nighter at the Vue in London’s Leicester Square.