All UK/Ireland articles – Page 1001
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Fortissimo takes on Madonna-produced I Am Because We Are
Fortissimo Films has acquired the documentary I Am Because We Are, which is produced, written and narrated by Madonna.The deal, for all rights outside of North America, was brokered between Fortissimo's Senior Vice President, Sales & Acquisitions Winnie Lau and Creative Artists Agency (CAA), which represents the film.I Am Because ...
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Jinga takes on The Disappeared starring Harry Treadaway
UK-based sales company Jinga Films has added supernatural horror The Disappeared, directed by Johnny Kervorkian, to its Cannes sales slate.The film is a London-set contemporary ghost story about a man searching for his missing brother.The cast features Harry Treadaway (Brothers Of The Head, Control, City Of Ember), Tom Felton, Greg ...
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Ellen Page signs on for Jane Eyre with Ruby, BBC
Ellen Page, hot off her Oscar nomination for Juno, is set to take the title role in a new adaptation of Jane Eyre for BBC Films and Alison Owen's London-based Ruby Films.'She put a whole different complexion on Jane Eyre,' Christine Langan at BBC Films told ScreenDaily.com.The projects are out ...
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Harrelson, Morton, Malone line up for Moverman's The Messenger
Woody Harrelson, Samantha Morton, Jena Malone and Eamonn Walker have now joined Ben Foster in Oren Moverman's The Messenger.The film will start shooting May 20, and marks the directorial debut of I'm Not There and Jesus' Son veteran writer Moverman. Alessandro Cameron wrote the story and co-wrote the screenplay with ...
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High Point gears up for The Race with Grand Pictures
High Point Films has taken on international rights for Irish family feature The Race, currently in pre-production.Andre F Nebe, who directed the award-winning short Tricky Fingers, will direct. Michael Garland and Paul Donovan of Grand Pictures (Nic Roeg's Puffball) will produce with Germany-based Martin Hagemann of Zero Fiction will co-produce.Colm ...
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Intandem takes on sales for Dan Ireland's Jolene
London-based Intandem Films has added US drama Jolene to its slate ahead of Cannes.Dan Ireland (The Whole Wide World) directed and international art dealer Riva Yares produced for Arizona-based Next Turn Productions.Dennis Yares wrote the script inspired by EL Doctorow's short story Jolene: A Life, about a young woman who ...
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Wales plans first international film and music fest Soundtrack
The Film Agency For Wales is planning the country's first international film and music festival to be held in Cardiff in November. The Soundtrack festival will replace the Cardiff Film Festival. Its focus will be on film music, and Danny Boyle will headline the first festival by giving a ...
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Marvel suits up for new raft of superhero movies
Bouyed by the triumphant worldwide release of its self-financed production Iron Man this weekend, Marvel Studios yesterday unveiled its release slate through 2011.A new raft of popular comic book characters - sometimes appearing in unison - will be brought to the big screen by Marvel using the same business template ...
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Sony lands on Moon for English-speaking markets
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group (SPWAG) has picked up all English-speaking rights to Liberty Films' sci-fi thriller Moon starring Sam Rockwell.Independent Film Company will handle all other territories on the title, which marks the feature directorial debut of commercials director Duncan Jones of Liberty Films and was shot at the ...
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Warner launches remastered Movies That Matter series in UK
Warner Bros. is planning a Movies that Matter Film to bring 15 of its classics to the big screen, remastered and restored.The initiative is being created with the British Film Institute, The Times (of London), Vue Cinemas, Arts Alliance Media and distributor Park Circus.The films, all rematstered to 2K digital ...
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Lorraine Lydon joins UK post house Evolutions
London-based post-production company Evolutions has appointed Lorraine Lydon as operations manager.Lydon joins from a similar position at Envy Post and she previously worked at TMR and Blue.Lorraine will be based in Evolutions Soho Square facility and will manage the library, edit and media support team plus be responsible for maintaining ...
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The Hospital Club starts list for emerging UK talents
UK members club The Hospital is launching a new initiative, The Hospital club 100, to search for the most powerful movers and shakers in London's media and creative industries, including film.Voting is open to anyone in the publishing industry and The Hospital seeks to uncover unsung heroes and emerging talents.Nominations ...
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Hot Fuzz wins BAFTA/LA Comedy prize
Edgar Wright's Hot Fuzz won Best British Comedy Film Award at the inaugural BAFTA/LA British Comedy Award in Los Angeles last night and star Simon Pegg took home Best British Comedy Performer In Film.Billy Connolly received the BAFTA/LA Lifetime Achievement Award in Comedy and Extras won Best British Comedy Television ...
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Swipe to handle Cannes market title Vanechka
Frank Mannion's UK-based Swipe Films will be handling international sales at Cannes on the Russian film Vanechka, which will have its international premiere in the Cannes market on May 17.The film is set during 1998, against the backdrop of Russia in an economic crisis and centres on an aspiring actress ...
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The Descent 2 starts shooting this weekend for Celador
Celador Films and Pathe will start principal photography on May 4 (Sunday) for The Descent 2.The film will reunite the team from the original horror hit. Neil Marshall, who directed the original, will this time produce alongside Christian Colson of Celador. Jon Harris, who edited The Descent, will make his ...
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Britdoc opens applications for Big Pitch forum
Britdoc, now in its third year, has opened applications for The Big Pitch, it's Dragon's Den-style international pitching forum.Investors and comissioning editors from the US, Europe and Asia will participate. Last year's panel included experts from HBO, IFC, ARTE, Sundance Institute, ITVS, NHK Japan, Netflix, Discovery Films and SBS Australia.More ...
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Black & Blue starts shooting UK comedy Mixed Up
Black & Blue Films has started shooting UK comedy Mixed Up. The story, set in a record shop, stars Billy Murray, Adele Silva, Terry Stone, Zara Dawson, Lee Otwayterry Stone, Anna Brecon, Faye Tozer, Lisa McAllister, Giles Alderson, Sylvester McCoy and Abi Titmuss.The privately financed project is shooting on location ...
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TLA signs deal with Jinga for Richards' Summer Scars
Jinga Films has signed an all-rights North American deal with TLA Releasing for Julian Richards' Summer Scars.TLA will release through its TLA Presents and Danger After Dark labels.The coming-of-age thriller recently won two Welsh BAFTA Awards.'This success is all about the newcomers,' said Julian Richards at the BAFTA Cymru Awards ...
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Holly Weston follows Madonna film with UK horror Splintered
Simeon Halligan is making his feature directorial debut with psychological horror/thriller Splintered.Holly Weston, who recently appeared in Madonna's Filth & Wisdom, plays the lead as troubled teen Sophie, who leads a group of friends into trouble in the countryside before she is captured. The cast also features Stephen Martin Walters, ...
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Bill Lawrence named creative director at Showroom, Workstation
Bill Lawrence has been named to the new post of creative director at Sheffield, UK-based Showroom and Workstation.He will will be responsible for all of the company's creative programming including films, seasons, retrospectives, cross artform exhibitions and projects and entertainment.Bill was most recently Head of Film at the National Media ...