UK News – Page 668
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NewsNetflix defends UK content spend
Netflix chief creative officer Ted Sarandos has hit back at claims the US company has artificially inflated the cost of digital rights by overpaying for acquisitions.
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NewsSwipe Films boards Winter Of Discontent
EXCLUSIVE: Company to handle international sales for Ibrahim El Batout’s film centred around the Arab Spring.
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NewsEuropean premiere of Great Expectations to close BFI London Film Festival
Premiere to take place at Odeon Leicester Square on Oct 21, with Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes and Mike Newell expected to attend the festival.
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NewsWarner Bros. Studios Leavesden appoints Emily Stillman as Sales & Marketing Director
Stillman will be in charge of marketing, business development and client services.
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NewsMister Smith carves out DreamWorks agency deal
David Garrett’s fledgling sales and financing entity has scored a major coup in its first year of operation, signing a pact to handle sales on the studio’s product for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
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NewsFrightFest 2012 roundup: news, reviews, blogs and interviews
Screen presents our roundup of Film4 FrightFest interviews, blogs, reviews and more.
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NewsThe Imposter records impressive opening salvo in UK
Critically acclaimed documentary grosses £345,279 over four-day Bank Holiday weekend.
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NewsRobin Friday biopic gathers steam
Football biopic backed by Telegael, Film Agency Wales, Moonscoop USA, Tasty Films and Ambergreen Entertainment.
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NewsPinewood pushes ahead with expansion plans
New film and TV revenues boost Pinewood expansion; studio group to submit planning application in autumn.
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NewsBrave retains control of the UK box office
Disney/Pixar’s latest closes in on £15m; Warner Bros.’ The Dark Knight Rises becomes highest grosser of year so far.
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NewsDocumentary Unstoppables to continue filming at London Paralympic Games
The team behind the documentary Unstoppables, about the Spanish Paralympic cycling team aka the Pirates Team, will be filming at London’s 2012 Paralympic Games, which kick off this week.For full production credits visitUnstoppablesDani Jariod directs the project, which started shooting more than two years ago.The story focuses on the preparation, ...
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NewsRaiders of the Lost Ark coming to IMAX
The film has undergone a complete restoration for cinematic and Blu-ray release.
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NewsWestEnd builds on Cattleya bond with library additions
London sales outfit adds three Cattleya titles to library.
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NewsHorrible Histories film in the works
The producers of Horrible Histories are in talks to produce a full-length feature film spin-off of the CBBC show.
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NewsUniversal strikes home ent deal for FrightFest selection American Mary
Universal Pictures International Entertainment, Universal’s home entertainment division, has struck an all-rights deal for American Mary for a number of territories including the UK and Germany.
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NewsFilm4.0's Scene Stealers winners led by The Brothers Lynch, Luke Aherne
New competition from Film 4’s digital arm includes £5,000 development grant.
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NewsHammer launches YouTube channel
Production company Hammer, the company behind The Woman In Black and Let Me In, has launched a dedicated YouTube channel to promote the company’s new films as well as restored classics from the lauded Hammer library to stream online.
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NewsLord Puttnam to deliver ten-part seminar series
Australian series to focus on the changing nature of screen production and distribution in the digital era.
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NewsFrankenweenie to open BFI London Film Festival
Tim Burton’s Disney animation will go live from Odeon Leicester Square to BFI Imax and 30 screens across the UK; Tim Burton, cast and producers expected to attend.
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NewsGlobal boost for Left Bank in £40m SPT deal
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) plans to turn Left Bank Pictures into a global scripted powerhouse; SPT will be first in line to sell the indie’s future feature films.