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NewsPinewood's $327m expansion plans rejected
Pinewood Studios’ plans for a major $327m (£198m) expansion of its UK site have been rejected by the local council.
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NewsPierre-Ange Le Pogam addresses Production Finance Market
Veteran French producer and co-founder of EuropaCorp, Pierre-Ange Le Pogam made a rare UK appearance today to give the key note address at the 3rd Production Finance Market today (October 21).
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NewsF&ME and Dominic Murphy reveal new projects
Film and Music Entertainment and director Dominic Murphy have added Iain M Banks’ adaptation A Gift From The Culture and an untitled Bronte project to their slate of films.
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NewsDDA announces management buy-out
DDA Public Relations’ Lawrence Atkinson and chief financial officer John Stannard have acquired a substantial equity stake in the company as part of a management buy-out.
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NewsA Prophet star Tahar Rahim joins The Eagle Of The Ninth
Tahar Rahim, riding high folloing his star turn in A Prophet, has joined the cast of Focus Features and Film4’s Roman Britain epic The Eagle Of The Ninth that is currently shooting in Scotland.
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NewsIndependent picks up international rights to Barafundle Bay
London-based sales and production outfit Independent has picked up international rights to award-winning director Hattie Dalton’s first feature Barafundle Bay.
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NewsSouth West Screen and BBC Films launch digital film initiative
UK regional agency South West Screen and BBC Films have launched a new digital film initiative - iFeatures – which will see 3 full-length features being developed and shot in Bristol over the next eighteen months.
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NewsDesedo Films founders snap up the Babelgum Pixel Pitch Award
Michael Hastings-Black and Raafi Rivero of Desedo Films have won the £6,000 Babelgum Pixel prize with their urban teen project Heart Of The City.
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News100,000 downloads for first VODO release
Ivo Gormley’s documentary Us Now has achieved 100,000 downloads in its first five days of operation, through its release via free-to-share online distributor VODO.
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NewsAna Kokkinos' Blessed added to LFF programme
San Sebastian-winner Blessed, directed by Ana Kokkinos, has been added to the programme at The Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival, which opened last week.
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NewsUK government to back new film centre
UK prime minister Gordon Brown confirmed on Friday (October 16) that the government will provide $73m (£45m) in funding for a new national film centre on London’s South Bank.
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NewsActor Brenden Gleeson speaks out against IFB cuts
Actor Brendan Gleeson was one of number of figures from Irish arts who appeared in front of Parliamentary Joint Committee on Arts, Sport & Tourism on state funding for arts and culture on October 14.
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Edinburgh Film Festival and Skillset launch screenwriting scheme
The Edinburgh International Film Festival has joined up with Skillset to launch a new screenwriting initiative called The Story Works.
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NewsPeter Jackson's The Lovely Bones selected for Royal Film Performance
Peter Jackson’s The Lovely Bones has been selected for this year’s Royal Film Performance. The world charity premiere will take place in late November in London’s Leicester Square.
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NewsHow London sets the tempo
One small area of the UK’s capital generates nearly a tenth of the country’s total box office - so a release on a West End screen is essential for arthouse films.
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NewsThe Works picks up UK rights to When You're Strange
The Works UK Distribution has picked up all UK rights to Tom DiCillo’s documentary about rock group The Doors, When You’re Strange. It will be released next year.
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NewsIsraeli distributor pledges Loach profits to support local film
Ken Loach’s Israeli distributor, Lev Cinema and Films, has pledged to use the local profits from Looking For Eric and his next film, Route Irish, to promote Israeli cinema following the director’s recent protests against the state’s action in Gaza.
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NewsLondon Film Festival opens with "dual" premiere of Anderson's Fox
The 53rd The Times BFI London Film Festival opened last night with a “dual” world premiere of Wes Anderson’s animated adaptation of Fantastic Mr Fox – a first for the festival.
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NewsFilm industry should be more accessible, says Hope
Veteran independent film producer Ted Hope called for new film business models built on “access and transparency” in his keynote speech at the Power to the Pixel Cross-Media Forum, held in London today (October 14).
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NewsThe 3rd Russian Film Festival to show 10 UK premieres
The 3rd edition of Academia Rossica’s Russian Film Festival will host 10 UK premieres including Russia’s Oscar entry Ward No.6.