UK News – Page 723
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NewsJinga closes more deals for The Bunny Game; BBFC refuses to classify film
Jinga Films has sold horror The Bunny Game to Illusion Unlimited for Germany and Njuta for Scandinavia.
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NewsUniversal chomps on multiple territories for Content's Sweets
Universal Pictures Entertainment has acquired Content’s Hard Boiled Sweets for the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Benelux and Scandinavia.
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NewsStudioCanal hot for Relativity's Mirror Mirror
StudioCanal signs deals for the Relativity production for UK and Germany prior to AFM.
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NewsSkillset launches London Media Skills Week
Skillset will be running a week of free training across the capital from November 21-25.
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NewsRonan Bennett writing bomb squad thriller for Unanimous/Stylopik
Ronan Bennett (Public Enemies) is writing a new London-set action thriller for Chris Coen’s UK-based Unanimous Entertainment and Los Angeles-based Stylopik, which is funding the development.
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NewsSony takes North American rights to Bel Ami from Protagonist
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquistions has taken on the film starring Robert Pattinson and Uma Thurman.
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NewsPaddy Considine to star in CinemaNX thriller Honour
Shooting is due to begin on Nov 8 on the Isle of Man and in Glasgow.
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NewsReelscape Films brings social cause to Fortune Cookies
Producer Becky Adams is hoping to partly finance the feature via crowdfunding as well as launching a 16 week education programme to run alongside the production process of the low budget British comedy.
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NewsFilms Boutique closes Faust deals in UK, Spain, France, beyond
After winning the Golden Lion in Venice, Alexander Sokurov’s Faust has been sold to multiple territories by Films Boutique.Artificial Eye has confirmed that it has picked up the film (which screened recently at the BFI London Film Festival) and is planning a UK theatrical release for May 2012.Films Boutique has ...
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NewsAV cuts slew of deals for Mortician; Truth or Dare sold to UK
AV Pictures has sold its 3D project The Mortician to Grindstone for the US.
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NewsBond 23's title confirmed as Skyfall
British actress Naomie Harris and French actress Berenice Marlohe to star as Bond girls, Javier Bardem confirmed as villain.
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NewsWestEnd boards Byzantium and Siberian Education
WestEnd Films brings Gemma Arterton vampire thriller and John Malkovich crime-drama to the AFM.
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NewsMullen, O'Connell, Wareing join cast of The Liability
AV Pictures are handling international sales out of AFM on the road movie thriller which begins shooting in the UK later this month.
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NewsSony strikes multi-territory deal for Winterbottom's Bailout with Ealing Metro
Ealing Metro has struck a multi-territory deal with Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA) on Michael Winterbottom’s Bailout to star Jack Black [pictured].
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NewsChannel 4 boosts Britdoc funding
Channel 4 has increased its funding of the Britdoc documentary foundation by a third and extended its funding commitment to 2013.
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NewsDanny Dyer to star in John Rackham's Daementia
The low budget British film has been written and will be produced by Philip Milne.
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NewsIM Global flies with Jason Statham's Hummingbird
Steven Knight makes directorial debut; Paul Webster and Tracey Seaward to produce.
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NewseOne takes multiple territories to Content's The Day
Content also closes Japanese deal for the thriller, which has its market premiere at AFM.
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NewsStealth greenlights The Paddy Lincoln Gang
Four-week LA shoot gets underway this week, film to tour with new Glen Matlock band