UK News – Page 832
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NewsWelsh film agency supports Ray Winstone, Olga Kurylenko project
The Film Agency for Wales has invested $486,000 (£300,000) in John McNally’s debut feature Four Working Days, starring Ray Winstone and Bond girl Olga Kurylenko.
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NewsOptimum acquires Tolstoy love story The Last Station
Optimum Releasing has acquired the UK rights to Michael Hoffman’s love story The Last Station, starring Helen Mirren and Christopher Plummer.
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NewsNottingham's ScreenLit Festival honours Paul Schrader
Taxi Driver writer Paul Schrader was presented with the ScreenLit lifetime achievement award in screenwriting at the inaugural Screenlit Festival of Film, TV and Writing at Broadway Cinema in Nottingham.
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NewsJaime Winstone to star in first British 3D horror film
British actress Jaime Winstone has been lined up to star in Elfie Hopkins And The Gammons, the first British horror film to be shot in 3D.
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NewsPuttnam urges UK film industry to be bold online
Lord David Puttnam this week urged the British film industry to be bolder in engaging with audiences online – or risk losing out on many of the opportunities being created by the digital revolution.
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NewsThe Tipping Point Film Fund launches in UK
A not-for-profit film fund that aims to raise money to support independent film-makers through donations launched in the UK today (July 8).
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NewsFilm London announces local film competition winners
Film London’s Best of Borough Film Awards awarded East London film-maker Alex Taylor the jury award on July 6 for his short film, Kids Might Fly.
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NewsPower to the Pixel seeks cross-media projects for first competition
Filmmakers involved in cross-media projects are being invited to pitch for a $10,000 (£6,223) cash prize at this year’s Power to the Pixel event during The Times BFI London Film Festival.
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NewsHonorary doctorate for Raindance founder Elliot Grove
Elliot Grove, the founder of the Raindance Film Festival, will be awarded an honorary doctorate by Plymouth College of Art on July 16
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NewsMetrodome to release Thirst in the UK
UK distributor Metrodome is to release Park Chan Wook’s Cannes Jury prize winner Thirst in the UK, as part of a deal with Palisades Tartan.
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NewsFilm4 Frightfest celebrates 10th anniversary with 11 world premieres
Film4 Frightfest is celebrating its 10th anniversary with 11 world premieres, including Jon Harris’s The Descent: Part Two, Rupert Glasson’s Coffin Rock and Andrew Miles’s Fragment.
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NewsUKFC launches £1.2m rural cinema scheme
The UK Film Council has allocated £1.2m of Lottery funding to a new scheme that aims to bring the latest digital cinema equipment to film fans in remote communities in the UK.
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NewsDoctor Who star David Tennant joins St Trinian's II
David Tennant, the star of hit UK TV show Doctor Who, and British popstar Sarah Harding have joined the cast of St Trinian’s II: The Legend Of Fritton’s Gold, which began principal photography in London today (July 6).
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NewsVue appoints Daniel Heale as head of marketing
Vue Entertainment, the UK multiplex operator, has appointed Daniel Heale to the new role of head of marketing. The move aims to strengthen the chain’s marketing team and expand its portfolio of products and services.
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NewsPaul Andrew Williams gears up for summer shoot on third feature
London To Brighton director Paul Andrew Williams will begin principal photography on his third feature, Cherry Tree Lane, on July 16 in North London.
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NewsDance and Chandler appointed as new Screen South Interim CEOs
Screen South, a Regional Screen Agency for the South East, announced the appointment of joint new interim CEOs on Thursday, leading Arts consultant Sarah Dance and film cultural advisor Chris Chandler.
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NewsFox's Ice Age 3 sets opening record for animated film
Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs crushed all before it as an estimated $148m haul from 101 markets through Fox delivered the sixth biggest international launch ever and the biggest animated debut in history.
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NewsDepartures lands in Spain, Germany dabbles in Small Crimes
ScreenDaily’s weekly round-up of the local and independent releases this week.
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NewsNational Theatre Live attracts 14,000 for first cinema screening
The London National Theatre’s live cinema broadcast of Phedre, starring Helen Mirren and Dominic Cooper, pulled in an audience of 14,000 from 73 screens across the UK. It was the first performance in the National Theatre Live season.
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NewsFox's Ice Age 3 dawns in 68 territories day-and-date
20th Century Fox International launches its animated blockbuster-in-waiting Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosuars this weekend on 11,370 prints in 68 territories day-and-date with North America in a bid to knock megahit Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen off the top spot.