UK News – Page 777
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NewsVue cinema chain sold to Doughty Hanson
The third largest UK cinema chain has been bought for a reported $750m.
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NewsFilm industry teams up with Childnet for anti piracy guide
Film body The Industry Trust for IP Awareness has partnered with the charity Childnet International to fund the free guide ‘Music, Films and the Internet,’ which aims to highlight the implications of children downloading illegal entertainment.
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NewsNew film studio opens for business in Bristol
The Bottle Yard is the largest dedicated production facility in the South West region of the UK; the studio aims to attract overseas productions.
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Burge, Rivers join Showbox Media Group
The appointments are part of the home entertainment company’s continued growth.
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NewsDue Date arrives top at UK box office
Warner Bros.’ Due Date took the spoils at the UK box office over the Nov 5 - 7 weekend.
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NewseOne acquires UK rights for Harlin's 5 Days Of August
eOne has won a bidding war at AFM for UK rights to Renny Harlin’s political drama and action film 5 Days Of August.
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NewsTim Firth to write screenplay for Working Title's Eurovision project
The Calendar Girls writer has replaced Dan Mazer on the project, which is being produced with Damian Jones.
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NewsDavid Barron to develop feature version of Bulldog Drummond
The Harry Potter producer is teaming up with Australian company Fork Films to develop a feature based around fictional character Bulldog Drummond who apppeared in the novels by Herman Cyril McNeile.
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NewsWarner Bros unveils $160m Leavesden expansion
Warner Bros. will announce on Wednesday [10 Nov] the completion of its purchase of UK-based Leavesden studios and unveil plans for a $160m (£100m) re-building and expansion programme.
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NewsHigh Fliers gets the point of Needle for UK as Lightning closes sales
Lightning Entertainment has sold John V Soto’s Australian horror film Needle to a raft of territories including the UK where High Fliers will distribute.
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NewsCast announced for Suicide Kids
N-Dubz singer Tulisa Contostavlos joins cast of film about a group of depressed teenagers who create a suicide pact; Adam Deacon and Jack Doolan will also star.
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NewsBRITDOC and National Trust launch production scheme
Documentary film-makers are being invited to submit feature docs which explore the importance of nature in our society; the chosen project will receive production funding.
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NewsPink Saris wins Sheffield special jury prize
The film’s director, Kim Longinotto, was also presented with the Inspiration Award; festival attracts record number of delegates.
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NewsMann Made, Veneration merge
UK producer/director Scott Mann is partnering with composer/director James Edward Barker to co-own production company Mann Made Films.
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NewsDead on Arrival launches with Martin Compston comedy
UK producers Andy Thompson and Simon Phillips have launched a new film company, Dead on Arrival Digital, which is backed by an Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS).
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NewsMoviehouse unearths Cavegirl to star Jennifer Stone
Here at the AFM, UK outfit Moviehouse is to handle sales on teen pic Cavegirl The Movie, starring fast rising teen Disney star Jennifer Stone.
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CinemaNX cranks up TT3D
TT3D (working title), the hugely ambitious 3D event movie about the Isle of Man’s celebrated motorcycle race, is likely to receive its market premiere in Cannes.
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NewsStudioCanal has "strongest" AFM, led by Tinker, Tailor sales
By late Saturday afternoon, major deals were closed with Italy (Medusa) and Canada (eOne).
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Producers strike more deals for Last Seven
UK producers Andy Thompson and Simon Phillips have now sold their film The Last Seven to Scandinavia (Horse Creek) and for German-speaking Europe (Mediawith Classics).
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NewsIcon's Till reveals details of Weinstein partnership
The Icon boss has outlined more details of the distribution during at the American Film Market.