UK News – Page 688
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NewsBankside raps with Drew's iLL Manors
Company will hold a private screening for buyers in Cannes Market.
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NewsThe Works dresses for Cannes with farce Of Corset's Mine
Shoot gets underway in Ireland in June 2012.
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NewsPeccadillo picks up trio including Sundance hit Circumstance
Peccadillo picks up Sundance Audience Award winner and two others from first-time directors.
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NewsPierre Spengler mounts four movies based on Humanoids properties
EXCLUSIVE: Veteran producer Pierre Spengler is heading into Cannes to complete financing on five projects being developed under his Clubdeal Ltd production label.
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NewsLittle Film Company eyes strong Cannes launch for Northern Soul
EXCLUSIVE: Elaine Constantine will direct the UK feature about the 1970s underground music movement that took the North by storm. Robbie Little will introduce the project at the market next week.
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NewsIndependent makes sales on Ai Weiwei ahead of Cannes
Independent has secured more sales on Alison Klayman’s Sundance Award winning documentary Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry ahead of the Cannes Film Market.
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NewsAvengers continues to dominate the UK box office
Marvel’s superhero epic closes in on $50m; Universal’s American Pie: Reunion records a franchise high debut.
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NewsThe Best Exotic Marigold Hotel passes $70m internationally
As it opens strongly in the US and passes $70m overseas, Screen looks at the international performance of Fox’s comedy-drama.
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NewsDublin to host inaugural John Ford symposium
A four day film festival celebrating the life and work of American director John Ford is set to take place in Dublin this June, with a number of high profile attendees.
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NewsElstree Studios reports increased profits
The UK studio has recently played host to King Of Soho and Under The Skin and is currently the home of BBC talent show The Voice.
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NewsWarner Home Video, Revolver dominate BVA awards
Harry Potter scoops a number of prizes at the British Video Association awards ceremony.
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NewseOne picks up US/UK on Cronenberg's Cosmopolis
eOne has acquired multi-territory rights on David Cronenberg’s Cannes thriller Cosmopolis.
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NewsJCA remasters A Queen Is Crowned for ITV
Digital restoration timed for Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
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NewsTWC in tune with Hoffman’s Quartet
TWC picks up US and Latin American rights to Dustin Hoffman’s Quartet from HanWay.
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NewsDogwoof partners with FilmClub
EXCLUSIVE: FilmClub adds ten titles to screening roster from UK distributor Dogwoof.
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NewsStudioCanal, Film4, BFI pact on salsa comedy Cuban Fury
StudioCanal will handle worldwide sales on the title heading into Cannes and has scheduled a UK release for spring 2013. Nick Frost conceived the story and stars alongside Rashida Jones, Chris O’Dowd and Olivia Colman.
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NewsCauseway Pictures unveils two new horror pictures
Red Mist screenwriter Spence Wright has written the script for the two Northern Irish based projects - Deadlocked and Vampires Verses Leprechauns - which will shoot consecutively in the autumn.
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NewsYouTube unveils UK strategy
YouTube has revealed details of its UK content strategy for the first time, urging producers to pitch niche ideas and putting well in excess of £10m up for grabs.
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NewsScreen Yorkshire unveils new board structure
The UK regional screen agency has appointed three new board members and a new chair after recently launching its £15m Yorkshire Content Fund.