UK News – Page 763
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NewsGoldman, Stenham to pen Origin-Film4 co-productions
Jane Goldman to adapt Paul Murray’s futuristic short story Anubis; Stenham adapting her play Tusk Tusk.
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NewsToby Roberts developing US road movie
UK film-maker Toby Roberts, whose short film Spoilt Broth was competing for the Berlin Today Award at the festival, is developing his first feature, a US set roadtrip movie called Four For The Border.
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NewsSwish reps Birmingham music documentary
Swish Films likes the sound of music doc Made In Birmingham - Reggae, Punk, Bhangra.
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NewsIndustry Trust launches new pro copyright cinema trailer
The advertising campaign, Moments Worth Paying For, has been directed by Olly Blackburn and will screen in UK cinemas.
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NewsVision & Media to make 40% of staff redundant
The regional screen agency has made the move in preparation for the launch of Creative England.
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NewsIrish Film Board appoints new CEO
Lawyer James Hickey will take over as chief executive of the Irish Film Board from Simon Perry, whose contract ran out at the end of 2010.
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NewsLove finds Australian thriller
House Macgowan teams with Film & Music Entertainment to produce Needlepoint.
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NewsRevolver takes UK rights to Creation Records doc
The feature doc tells the story of music impresario Alan McGee and the Creation Records label he co-founded.
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NewsRossellini, Van Sant to be guest curators at new look EIFF
Isabella Rossellini, Gus Van Sant and Apichatpong Weerasethakul are to guest curate their own sections of the coming edition of the Edinburgh International Film Festival, as part of a radical overhaul of its current format.
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NewsJonny Greenwood scoring Lynne Ramsay's Kevin
Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood is now working on the score for Lynne Ramsay’s We Need To Talk About Kevin.
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Spring, F&ME to shoot Manila child prostitution story
Jacco Groen’s Spring Films teams with Film and Music Entertainment (F&ME) to produce Snow White.
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NewsAntonia Bird's Cross My Mind to shoot in May
The film marks a further collaboration between Film & Music Entertainment and Rotterdam-based Kasander Film.
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NewsSales heat up for IM Global over Madonna's W.E.
Stuart Ford’s IM Global was poised last night [13] to close a UK deal with Optimum on Madonna’s dual timeline drama W.E.
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NewsLondon UK Film Focus set to return in June
Film London announced that the London UK Film Focus will return for an eighth year, to be held June 27-30 at the BFI Southbank.
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Icon International brings on Preferred Content to act as US consultant
Icon Entertainment International (IEI) has brought on Preferred Content as a US-based consultant to source projects for the international sales operation.
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NewsIrvine Welsh's Eleven closes financing
Stealth Media Group closes financing on The Magnificent Eleven.
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NewsGreenaway readies Goltzius, Eisenstein projects
Two new Peter Greenaway features are in the pipeline.
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NewsBuyers leap for Lord Of The Dance 3D
Deals done for North America home entertainment, German-speaking Europe and Taiwan.