UK News – Page 697
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NewsHarry Potter named Best Film at Jameson Empire Awards
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy won three awards at the ceremony, which took place in London last night.
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NewsThe Associates PR company to close
Six months after the death of its founder Richard Larcombe last August, London-based film PR company The Associates is to close its doors.
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NewsLondon 2012 film plans include Ramsay's The Swimmer, Kapadia's The Odyssey
Olympics shorts — including one by Mike Leigh — to premiere in Edinburgh on June 24 before screening in London; Woolcock, Temple and Eyre projects also planned.
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NewsCinedigm/New Video take US rights to SXSW hit Citadel
Cinedigm and New Video have jointly taken US rights to Citadel, the winner of the audience award at SXSW’s Midnighter section.
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NewsBSAC conference tackles topics including VOD, decline in UK co-productions
Speakers include Stephen Garrett [pictured], Ben Roberts, Mark Herbert and Josh Berger.
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NewsHunger Games advance ticket sales close to Twilight, Clash in UK
EXCLUSIVE: Cineworld reports around 22,000 advance ticket sales for Lionsgate blockbuster; exhibitors upbeat but not bowled over ahead of film’s first previews tonight [22].
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NewsKnatchbull outlines vision for Curzon's future
Speaking at BSAC conference, CEO talks about future growth plans for physical venues and on demand platforms.
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NewsWerner Herzog signs up for FILMCLUB webcasts
UK education charity FILMCLUB is giving school pupils the chance to quiz film-makers Werner Herzog, Joe Dante and Frank Cottrell Boyce via webcasts.
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NewsLoveFilm streaming overtakes physical rental
LoveFilm surpasses 2 million subscribers; subs migrate to streaming.
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NewsKaleidoscope takes UK, international sales rights to Zombibi
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Dutch Shaun of the Dead’ will be released in UK this summer.
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NewsBritish Council to bring Dickens programme to Abu Dhabi
The British Council is bringing a special Charles Dickens retrospective to the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair.
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NewsTwilight director Catherine Hardwicke in talks to direct British gangster movie Diamond
EXCLUSIVE: Former City investment manager Nicola Horlick to produce via Derby Street Films.
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NewsUK Budget 2012: UK film industry welcomes TV tax relief, but wants update on EIS approvals
Leading UK film industry figures have given a broadly enthusiastic response to the UK Budget. There have been widespread expressions of delight at the promised tax relief for high-end TV drama, animation and video games.
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NewsUK Budget 2012: More on drama and animation tax breaks
George Osborne has confirmed that the government plans to introduce tax breaks for the TV, animation and gaming industries.
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NewsInaugural Argentine Film Festival in London to deliver Chinese Take-Away
Sebastian Borenzstein’s box office hit will open the UK festival, which runs April 19-22.
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NewsUK Budget 2012: EIS cap raised to £5m instead of predicted £10m; high-end TV, animation, games to get tax relief
EIS changes are still subject to EU State Aid approval; TV, games and animation tax relief could come into effect from April 2013.
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NewsBAFTA and Royal Albert Hall announce film composer talks series
First event kicks off with Rachel Portman [pictured].
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NewsFilm Agency for Wales backs new films from Coixet, Hopkins, Murphy
The Film Agency for Wales is backing three new features with £460,000 in funding: Isabel Coixet’s Panda Eyes, Duane Hopkins’ Bypass, and Dominic Murphy’s Cassy and Jude.
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NewsSky names SVOD service Now TV
Sky has revealed that its new internet TV service will be titled Now TV.
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NewsBedlam to start shooting Eran Riklis' Zaytoun on April 1
Project starring Stephen Dorff will shoot for nine weeks in Israel.