UK News – Page 725
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NewsRobey, Massa, Thomas join British Council as Film Advisers
All will work under the British Council’s new director of film Briony Hanson.
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NewsHackney Picturehouse opens, to host Future Shorts festival
East London cinema to open October 28 and will host pop up shorts event.
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NewsBFI Chairman Greg Dyke urges broadcasters to do more for film production and distribution
Dyke singles out Sky to provide “greater access for British and specialised films on the Sky platform.”
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NewsKevin named LFF best film; Sutherland goes to Las Acacias
Candese Reid wins Best British Newcomer for her role in Junkhearts; Herzog’s Into The Abyss wins Grierson doc prize.
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NewsMat Whitecross confirmed for Stone Roses film Spike Island
Elliott Tittensor and Matthew McNulty to star, UK shoot set between March-April 2012
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NewsJameson works with Spacey, Trigger Street to launch shorts competition
Winner of Jameson First Shot will receive the opportunity to direct Kevin Spacey and work with his award-winning Trigger Street Productions.
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NewsEros unleashes ‘biggest ever Bollywood blockbuster’, announces TV deals
Eros International’s 3D action-sci fi RA One is expected to reach 5,000 screens worldwide.
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NewsHigh Court gives BT 14 days to block access to fileshare site Newzbin2
High Court gives BT 14 days from today [25] to block illegal filesharing site in win for studios and creative sector.
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NewsGabriel Byrne, Rufus Sewell, Toby Stephens start shoot for All Things To All Men
Principal photography has started in London on George Isaac’s directorial debut All Things To All Men.
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NewsContent takes on Mike Figgis' erotic thriller Suspension of Disbelief
Production will start in early 2012.
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NewsBen Nicholls appointed MD Picture Production Company
Nicholls also joins Board of London and LA creative production agency
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NewsMichell's Scar Tissue starts shooting in London
Principal photography has started in London on horror thriller Scar Tissue.
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NewsIntandem on board for Bert&Bertie's $20m debut Lucidity
Intandem Films will handle international sales on the new $20m UK thriller Lucidity, which is set to shoot in February 2012.
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NewsLFF screens Damsels as surprise film; Best of Fest screenings announced
The BFI London Film Festival unveiled Whit Stillman’s Damsels In Distress as its annual surprise film last night.
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NewsHarry Potter among nominees for BAFTA Children’s Awards
Tanlged, Kung Fu Panda 2, Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: parts 1 and 2 among nominees.
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NewsNetflix to launch in UK in early 2012
US streaming service with 25 million customers confirms UK and Ireland expansion.
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NewsEmbargo Films re-teams with Vertigo on The Sweeney
London-based finance and production company Embargo Films has come on board its third feature, The Sweeney.
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NewsMomentum eyes 100-screen release for Steve McQueen's Shame
UK distributor Momentum Pictures is planning an ambitious 100-screen release for Steve McQueen’s Shame and will be pushing the film hard for BAFTA and other awards consideration.
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NewsCarlsson to leave UK distributor Park Circus to work at Swedish Film Institute
Paul Dale is the new head of press and publicity for Park Circus.
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NewsFuture Shorts offers licences for 'pop-up film festival'
Company aims to build global network of licensees screening its quarterly short film programmes; features could be added in future.