UK News – Page 784
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NewsGar O'Brien takes over programming for Galway Fleadh
The Galway Film Fleadh has promoted long-time staffer Gar O’Brien to be programmer of its 23rd edition.
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NewsSheffield Doc/Fest announces 132-film line-up
Sheffield Doc/Fest (Nov 3-7) includes 17 world premieres, 26 UK premieres, 5 European premieres and 1 international premiere.
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NewsDisney extends pacts with Spain's Antena 3; Asia's Fox International
The Walt Disney Company Spain & Portugal has signed a multi-year free TV feature output deal with Antena 3.
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NewsSwinton, Cousins become Creative Advisors to Scotland's CMI
Tilda Swinton and Mark Cousins have joined Scotland’s new Centre for the Moving Image as Creative Advisors.
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NewsBertolucci to receive BBC World Cinema Award
Bernardo Bertolucci is to receive the World Cinema Achievement Award at the seventh BBC Four World Cinema Awards.
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Sophie Okonedo narrates five shorts for health campaign
Brighton-based Lambent Productions have shot five short films for health campaign Make Women Matter.
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UK screen agency Vision and Media to implement 4 day week for staff
The regional screen agency for the Northwest of England said it could not rule out redundancies.
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NewsCarl Clifton leaves The Works to join expanding K5
Also, K5 to open a Los Angeles office in addition to Munich and London.
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NewsOptimum announces spate of deals
Acquisitions include Tom Hanks’ Larry Crowne and Inarritu’s Biutiful.
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NewsContentFilm takes on Welsh films Separado!, A Bit of Tom Jones?
ContentFilm International has acquired international rights to two new films, documentary Separado! and comedy A Bit of Tom Jones?, ahead of MIPCOM.
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NewsArtificial Eye buys 11 including Essential Killing, Silent Souls, Route Irish
Artificial Eye has been on a buying spree. The voracious UK distributor has announced 11 high profile acquisitions including a number of award winners from the recent Cannes, Venice and Toronto Film Festivals.
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NewsThe Other Guys holds firm at UK box office
The Other Guys held firm over the Sept 24-26 weekend despite close competition from three openers.
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Investment group Shamrock acquires stake in Screenvision
Disney investment arm Shamrock Capital Growth Fund II has acquired ITV’s stake in cinema advertising firm Screenvision for $80m.
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Sophie Turner Laing appointed vice president, BAFTA
She will represent the academy’s television work alongside fellow vice president Duncan Kenworthy who represents film.
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NewsElstree Studios fights to save Screen East funds
Following the demise of regional agency Screen East, the managing director of Elstree Studios has suggested that the agency’s $6.3 (£4m) fund should be run from Elstree Studios in a bid to save the money and keep it local.
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NewsSoda strikes UK deal for Meek's Cutoff
UK distributor Soda Pictures has continued its autumn buying by acquiring Kelly Reichardt’s Venice and Toronto title Meek’s Cutoff.
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London Film Festival adds Inside Job
The 54th BFI London Film Festival has added Charles Ferguson’s documentary Inside Job to its line up.
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EMI/Virgin to release Swedish House Mafia film
EMI and Virgin Records will release Christian Larson’s Take One on DVD and download on Nov 29.
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Groen to direct UK-Dutch co-pro Lilet Never Happened
Dutch filmmaker Jacco Groen has written and will direct Lilet Never Happened, a drama about child prostitution in the Philippines, which is based on a real story.
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Simon Glass to make feature debut with East End thriller
UK director Simon Glass is to make his feature debut with noir thriller The Existentialist: and The MysteriousMurder of God, which will be produced by Arid Pictures.