All UK/Ireland articles – Page 1038

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    Metrodome plans August theatrical run for Wild Style

    5 July 2007

    Metrodome is planning the first UK theatrical release of hip-hop classic Wild Style. The 1982 film by Charlie Ahearn will hit cinemas on August 10. The film is a slice-of-life from the South Bronx , starring the likes of Grand Master Flash , Grand Wizard Theodore, D.St,, Grand Master Caz, ...

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    Sakkalli takes new Asian sales post at producer Power

    5 July 2007

    European film and TV producer and distributor Power has named George Sakkalli to the new post of vice president, Asian sales and distribution. Sakkalli had been at Granada International where he was vice president of sales, Asia. Prior to that he worked for NBC Entertainment. Chris Philip, Power's worldwide sales ...

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    Nicholson launches competition at Cheltenham screenwriting festival

    5 July 2007

    At the International Screenwriters Festival in Cheltenham, Oscar-nominated screenwriter William Nicholson today announced the call for entries for the new Screenwriter Development Competition from regional screen agency South West Screen. ‘I think the competition is a fantastic opportunity and I’m very much looking forward to reading the shortlisted entries and ...

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    Valerio Zingarelli joins Babelgum as new CEO

    5 July 2007

    New Internet TV platform Babelgum has appointed Valerio Zingarelli as its new CEO. Zingarelli succeeds Babelgum co-founder Erik Lumer, who will now focus on strategic product development. Zingarelli previously worked at Vodafone, where he was global director of networks and service platforms, and he also served as an independent board ...

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    Margaret Hodge takes UK film minister post under James Purnell

    4 July 2007

    Following last week's news that James Purnell has taken over as the UK 's Secretary for Culture, Media & Sport, Margaret Hodge has now been named Minister Of State at the DCMS, handling film activities. Purnell replaces Tessa Jowell as head of DCMS (she now is Olympics Secretary), and Hodge ...

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    3 Mills joins Sohonet network

    4 July 2007

    London-based 3 Mills Studios has installed entertainment-industry Internet platform Sohonet. Sohonet provides high-speed connectivity to a system of users that already includes Pinewood Studios, Warner Bros, Technicolor, HBO, The Mill and Framestore CFC. 'As a leading UK facility, it is essential that our clients be provided with the best possible ...

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    Irish producers get additional revenue share in new recoupment deal

    4 July 2007

    The Irish Film Board (IFB) has announced a new arrangement for loan recoupment which will enable producers financed by the IFB to share in revenues from their film or television projects, while the IFB itself is recouping its investment. According to the IFB, 'Irish production companies will now share in ...

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    UK Film Council, BBC Two plan digital release of British classics

    4 July 2007

    The UK Film Council and the BBC Two are working together for the theatrical release of new digital presentations of seven British film classics. The Summer Of British Film season runs from late July to September 11. New digitap prints of the restored films will go out through the Digital ...

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    Toby Melling to head Content's new library sales division

    4 July 2007

    Toby Melling has joined ContentFilm International as head of film library sales, the company's newly launched division which has a library of 100+ feature films. Melling had been vice president sales at Granada International and previously worked at BBC Worldwide, Capitol Films and Pandora in Paris. He will also run ...

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    UTV Motion Pictures valued at $321m as AIM trading starts

    2 July 2007

    Indian film studio UTV Motion Pictures has started trading today on London's Alternative Investment Market (AIM). The company has raised about $70m (£35m) to fund a new slate of about 30 films, both Bollywood offerings and projects made with Hollywood.Shares rose from a placement guide of $2.90 to $3.07, putting ...

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    Daniel Craig project to start UK portion of shoot

    2 July 2007

    Bailie Walsh's Flashbacks of A Fool had been shooting in South Africa since May 28 and will move to the UK on July 4.In addition to the previously announced starring role for Daniel Craig, the Flashbacks Of A Fool cast also includes Helen McCrory, Olivia Williams, Emilia Fox, Mark Strong, ...

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    Arts Alliance signs content deal with HP's Video Merchant arm

    2 July 2007

    Arts Alliance Media (AAM) has signed a deal to become the international content provider for HP's new Video Merchant Services business. HP will now offer AAM's film content to distribution partners around the world, including North America. HP Video Merchant Services powers online video web stores and provides content fulfilment ...

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    Writers rights

    29 June 2007

    Screenwriters are looking to change the way they are treated by the industry - and win more recognition. As the UK's International Screenwriters' Festival (July 3-6) opens, John Hazelton explores the writers' lot. It's in the zeitgeist that the writers' lot must be improved in order for movies to get ...

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    Screenwriting: odds even.

    29 June 2007

    Initiated at Sundance, screenwriters' group 1.3.9 hopes to work directly with actors and directors on film projects. So how will the arrangement work' John Hazelton reportsChristopher McQuarrie (The Usual Suspects) and Erik Jendresen (TV series Band Of Brothers) hatched the idea for 1.3.9, their recently launched writers' co-operative, after stints ...

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    European screenwriters' manifesto: world in motion

    29 June 2007

    Signatories from the US and Europe have backed a manifesto to give more rights to writers. John Hazelton reportsLaunched at this year's Berlin International Film Festival, the European Screenwriters' Manifesto had around 2,000 signatories as of late May.Most of them were writers, but the document has also been endorsed by ...

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    Writers' co-op: singular vision

    29 June 2007

    John Wells' Writers' Co-Op draws together a stable of veteran writers to generate scripts and share in a project's upside. Unveiled three months ago, John Wells' Writers' Co-Op has been in the works for several years.For Wells (writer of ER and producer of movies including White Oleander and Doom) and ...

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    Networkmoves into theatrical withFlight Of The Red Balloon

    28 June 2007

    UK-based Network has taken TV, theatrical and DVD rights three Cannes 2007 titles: Hou Hsiao Hsien's The Flight Of The Red Balloon, and Albert Lamorisse's 1956 short The Red Balloon and 1953's precursor White Mane. The Flight Of The Red Balloon stars Juliette Binoche as a single mother who hires ...

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    James Purnell named UK Culture Secretary in Brown's new cabinet

    28 June 2007

    As new UK prime minister Gordon Brown today unveils his new cabinet, James Purnell has been named Culture Secretary. He replaces Tessa Jowell, who will now be Olympics Secretary. The role means Purnell will now be in charge of areas including film co-production treaties, and he will also have ultimate ...

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    Charlie Cox leads cast for Scottish feature Stone Of Destiny

    28 June 2007

    Scottish feature Stone Of Destiny started principal photography this week on location in Glasgow and London. Charlie Cox, Billy Boyd, Kate Mara, Robert Carlyle and Brenda Fricker star. Charles Martin Smith wrote and directed the project, based on Ian Hamilton's book, The Taking Of the Stone Of Destiny. The film ...

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    Verve and Dogwoof join Film Distributors' Assocation

    28 June 2007

    Verve Pictures and Dogwoof Pictures have joined the UK 's Film Distributors' Association (FDA). The FDA now has a membership of 20 companies, including 14 independent distributors. Verve's forthcoming releases include Charlie Bartlett, while Dogwoof's future releases include Ecoute Le Temps. Mark Batey, the FDA's chief executive, said: 'In recent ...