UK News – Page 753
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NewsFilm4 to hire new executive to spearhead digital initiatives
New banner Film4.0 being created for making, marketing and distributing films digitally.
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NewsHarbour, Tideway to produce sibling rivalry story Blood Over Water
Film is about brothers rowing on opposite teams at the Oxford-Cambridge boat race of 2003.
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NewsUK premiere of Red Dog to kick off London Australian Film Festival
AFI winners Animal Kingdom and Tomorrow, When The War Began also screening at 17th edition of festival (May 5-12) at the Barbican
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NewsSC Films takes on sales for Bad Ass starring Danny Trejo
Simon Crowe’s UK-based SC Films has snapped up sales rights to all-action film Bad Ass, starring Danny Trejo (Machete), and will be introducing the project to buyers in Cannes.
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NewsHugh Grant to lead voice cast of Aardman/Sony's The Pirates!
Other voice cast members include Martin Freeman, David Tennant, Salma Hayek.
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NewsSheffield Doc/Fest and EIFF to host joint premieres
Both festivals now take place in June; documentaries to be screened at both festivals will include James Marsh’s Project Nim.
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NewsScreen's second UK Marketing & Distribution Awards open for entries
The second annual Screen UK Marketing & Distribution Awards are now open for entries.
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NewsFDA Cinema Showcase previews 13 titles, hosts talent
Attack The Block, Bridesmaids, Diary Of A Wimpy Kid 2, Jack Goes Boating among films screening at Film Distributors Association event in London
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NewsKevin Macdonald to direct How I Live Now
Protagonist to handle sales, Alliance and Momentum already on board for Canada and UK. Film 4 has co-developed and co-financed.
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NewsIcon takes on sales for The Biggest Movie of All Time 3D
Icon Entertainment International is handling worldwide sales on the latest spoof.
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Voice and Music Company rebrands as Soho Square Studios
The newly named UK post house, Soho Square Studios, will focus on expanding its film, TV and commercial business.
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NewsBlack & Blue teams with PerfectFeatures on Whisper
The project will be the first film to come out of actress Lysette Anthony’s new UK production company PerfectFeatures.
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NewsUdaan wins Best Debut Feature at East End Film Festival
Vikramaditya Motwane’s drama scores top award at London festival
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NewsRidley Scott begins Prometheus shoot at Pinewood
It will be the fifth time the director has shot at the UK studio.
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NewsWild Bunch on board for Marsh's thriller Shadow Dancer
Paramount Pictures will handle UK distribution; Clive Owen and Andrea Riseborough star.
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NewsEdinburgh unveils first titles including projects from David Mackenzie, David Hare
The EIFF line up includes David Hare’s political thriller Page Eight and David Mackenzie’s sc-fi drama Perfect Sense starring Ewan McGregor.
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NewsKaleidoscope adds Reuniting The Rubins, Hooligans to Cannes slate
Fledgling UK sales outfit adds to its Cannes slate.
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NewsAgyness Deyn, Richard Coyle to star in London-set Pusher remake
Model Agyness Deyn, Richard Coyle, Bronson Webb to star in thriller; Gaumont handling sales
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NewsLIFF winners include Being Sold, The Honey Killer
The London Independent Film Festival wrapped its eighth edition with Phil Hawkins taking the top best film prize for Being Sold, a dark comedy about a man who sells himself at online auction.
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NewsSheffield Doc/Fest reveals high profile line-up
Adam Curtis, Nick Broomfield, Molly Dineen and John Akomfrah are amongst the film-makers who will be appearing at next month’s Sheffield Doc/Fest.