UK News – Page 667
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NewsCreative Scotland appoint Brodie Pringle as Locations Manager
Pringle joins from BBC/Little Comet co-production.
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NewsRocket Pictures taps John Stevenson for Sherlock Gnomes
Kung Fu Panda director boards 3D sequel to Rocket Pictures’ hit Gnomeo & Juliet; Rocket hires Carolyn Soper to help oversee the production; production set for early 2013 with Elton John composing original songs for the feature.
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NewsGFM Films board Australian animation Stonerunner
EXCLUSIVE: British company working for the second time with FG Film Productions.
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NewsBFI London Film Festival announces lineup, revamped programme
Inaugural Official Competition includes Everyday, Ginger And Rosa, Midnight’s Children, Seven Psychopaths, End Of Watch, Rust And Bone; gala world premiere for Rolling Stones documentary Crossfire Hurricane with the band in attendance; 14 world premieres, 15 international premieres.
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NewsScreen reveals six nominees for inaugural Rising Star Award
Screen is unveiling the nominees for its inuaugural Rising Star Award at the Screen UK Marketing & Distribution Awards.
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NewsBen Wheatley to shoot ‘psychedelic’ English Civil War film before Freakshift
EXCLUSIVE: In-demand director plans late September start for Film4.0 feature A Field in England starring Michael Smiley, Reece Shearsmith and Julian Barratt; Protagonist to handle sales.
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NewsStealth Media Group hires Tania Sarra to senior sales role
The former director of sales at Arrow Entertainment moves from Toronto to London.
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NewsBBC iPlayer allows mobile downloads
The BBC iPlayer mobile and tablet app has been beefed up to enable users to download shows to view offline.
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NewsMaria Miller named UK culture secretary as Jeremy Hunt moves to health
Maria Miller has been named culture secretary replacing Jeremy Hunt who will head the Department of Health in David Cameron’s cabinet reshuffle.
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NewsShakespeare's Globe and Arts Alliance Media announce 2012 Globe on Screen season
Season includes three of the Globe’s 2011 productions and kicks off on Sept 26.
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NewsHere Comes The Devil to open 20th Raindance festival
Mexican horror [pictured] is one of 13 international premieres at this year’s edition of the London-based festival which runs Sept 26-Oct 7.
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NewsThykier, Foldager plan Danish football feature with Barfoed
Kris Thykier’s UK-based PeaPie Films is partnering with Meta Foldager’s Meta Films to produce Denmark ‘92, about Denmark’s unlikely victory at the 1992 UEFA European Football Championship.
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NewsSwipe takes UK rights to Tu Seras Mons Fils
EXCLUSIVE: During the Venice market, Frank Mannion’s production, sales and distribution outfit Swipe has confirmed it will handle the UK release of Gilles Legrand’s French wine-themed drama Tu Seras Mons Fils, which is about a family running a vineyard in Bordeaux.
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NewsKen Loach, Mike Leigh to attend inaugural London Labour Film Festival
Biutiful, Metropolis, Made In Daggenham, Snows of Kilimanjaro among films at the inaugural London Labour Film Festival.
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NewsSarah Wright replaces Simon Rexworthy as controller of acquisitions for Sky Movies
Wright, controller of acquisitions for Sky Entertainment, has been promoted to controller of acquisitions, Sky.
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NewsPulse launches distribution arm, Anna Sissons joins from Dogwoof
Anna Sissons joins from Dogwoof to kick-start development of new film division; slate to be announced in autumn 2012.
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NewsTotal Recall wipes out Brave at the UK box office
Sony’s reboot tops chart with $4.4m (£2.8m) debut; Universal’s Ted becomes the distributor’s second biggest release since 2007 in the UK.
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NewsDanny Cohen, McLeod Brothers and Barry Ryan to host masterclasses at Aesthetica
Short film festival runs Nov 8-11 in York.
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NewsKim Longinotto, Sam Fell, Jeremy Thomas among guests at 18th Encounters
Short film and animation festival to take place in Bristol from Sept 18-23.
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NewsBFI opens applications for organisation to run film education strategy
The British Film Institute (BFI) has launched an open call for applications for its new film education strategy aimed at young people ages 5-19.