UK News – Page 715
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NewsPenny Wolf leaves Goldcrest Film Sales
EXCLUSIVE: Wolf leaves Goldcrest to pursue consultancy work for her London boutique The Film Consultancy Partners.
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NewsMolinare to shift focus away from equity post deals
EXCLUSIVE: London-based post-production outfit Molinare has revealed that its long term strategy will be based primarily around attracting productions through the quality of its work, as opposed to being required to make equity investments.
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NewsAlan Yentob joins BBC Studios and Post Production board
BBC Creative Director will be a non-executive director.
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NewsNick Love, Vertigo plan sequel to The Sweeney
EXCLUSIVE: Director Nick Love has revealed plans to make a sequel to Vertigo’s big-screen version of The Sweeney, which is currently in production.
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NewsMartin Scorsese to receive BAFTA Fellowship
The director will be presented with the Fellowship Award at the upcoming BAFTAs at London’s Royal Opera House.
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NewsMission Impossible: Ghost Protocol explodes at UK box office on £8.2m
Fourth instalment in the MI franchise beats newcomer The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, but figures boosted by previews.
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NewsKaleidoscope signs urban thriller Victim
UK outfit acquires drama written by and starring Ashley Chin and Michael Maris.
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NewsDavid Yates to direct Ruby's Your Voice In My Head
Harry Potter director David Yates is attached to direct an adaptation of Emma Forrest’s Your Voice In My Head, which has been developed by Ruby Films.
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NewsLoveFilm signs exclusive streaming deal with Sony
LoveFilm signs exclusive SVOD deal for The Social Network, Salt, 2012, Arthur Christmas in ‘second pay TV window’
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NewsRealm Pictures to crowdfund Underwater project
UK based production company Realm Pictures is producing a series of five short films set entirely underwater.
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NewsShooting wraps in UK on Tim Roth-starring The Liability
AV Pictures has already sold for Australasia and CIS/Baltic States.
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NewsNetflix inks UK deal with BBC Worldwide
Further UK TV deals expected as Netflix gets set to launch in first European territory.
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NewsCreativity Media, Made Up North team on The List
Klaus Huttmann scripts and directs the thriller about a lethal website.
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NewsSherlock Holmes outwits rivals at UK box office
Warner Bros’ second instalment in the Holmes franchise takes $5.9m (£3.8m) to land ahead of newcomer Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
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NewsDrive, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy lead London Critics Circle nominations
The London Critics Circle has unveiled the nominees for its 32nd awards with Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Drive leading the pack on six nominations each, including best film.
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NewsThe Inbetweeners Movie sells more than 1.3m DVDs in first week
The Inbetweeners Movie has now sold 1.3m units in its first week of DVD and Triple Play release.
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NewsMediCinema to host Star Wars Charity gala
Money raised will go towards building new cinema facilities in hospitals in London.
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NewsBFI to present restored rare Hitchcock films with new scores
As part of London 2012 festival, composers including Nitin Sawhney [pictured] will work on new scores for early Hitchcock films.
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NewsFinch & Partners boosts brand, celebrity partnership division
Recent partnerships include Kevin Spacey working with Jameson on short film competition.
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NewsUK's EIS proposals still await EU approval
HMRC officials have acknowledged today they don’t know when or if EU State Aid Approval will be given to proposals to lift the cap on the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) ifrom £2 million to £10 million ($15.7 million) next April.