All UK/Ireland articles – Page 291
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30WEST acquires stake in UK’s Altitude Media Group
Arrangement follows news of CAA backing Elysian Film Group Distribution.
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UK box office preview: new openers include ‘Greed’, ‘The Call Of The Wild’, ‘Little Joe’
Micheal Winterbottom’s Greed stars Steve Coogan as a vulgar super-rich British retail tycoon based loosely on Philip Green.
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Danny Perkins launches new distribution company Elysian Film Group Distribution with CAA backing
The company is backed by a minority investment from CAA.
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Bankside boards Terence Davies’ ‘Benediction’ starring Jack Lowden (exclusive)
Siegfried Sassoon biopic to begin shooting next month.
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First Look: Maisie Williams in home invasion thriller ‘The Owners’ (exclusive)
It is one of Williams’s first roles since Game Of Thrones came to an end last year.
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WestEnd takes ‘Mr Malcolm’s List’ starring Freida Pinto, Sope Dirisu, Oliver Jackson-Cohen (exclusive)
The film is directed by Emma Holly Jones and is an expansion of her short film Mr Malcolm’s List: Overture.
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LevelK scares up deal for BFI-backed ghost story ‘Martyrs Lane’ (exclusive)
The project is directed by Ruth Platt, whose previous features are The Lesson and The Black Forest.
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Parkland strikes deals on ‘23 Walks’ starring Alison Steadman and Dave Johns (exclusive)
23 Walks is directed by Paul Morrison, Oscar-nominated for his debut feature Solomon & Gaenor.
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Armando Iannucci, Yann Zenou team on Natalie Bailey’s wrestling comedy ‘Sumo’
Rocket Science is selling the project at the EFM.
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EFM 2020: the buzz titles from the UK and Ireland
As the 2020 European Film Market (EFM) kicks off, Screen highlights the buzz titles ready to entice international buyers.
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Metro International takes sales on Robert Graves drama ’The Laureate’ (exclusive)
Tom Hughes stars as Graves alongside Dianna Agron and Laura Haddock.
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First Look: Suki Waterhouse in teen horror ‘Seance’ (exclusive)
‘You’re Next’ writer Simon Barrett making his feature directorial debut.
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Industry call for Berlinale, EFM to keep late February slot
“It could bring new energy to the market.”
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Filmmaker Chris Atkins talks about the UK film tax fraud that saw him sentenced to five years in prison
Atkins has written a book recounting his surreal experiences during his nine months at London’s Wandsworth prison.
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Endeavor Content takes stake in The Ink Factory
Deal sets up development fund and gives Endeavor Content first-look position to sell upcoming projects.
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US firm Blackhall Studios to build new UK site near Reading
Company forecasts it will create up to 3,000 jobs, and take two years.
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STX, Hyde Park, James Bond producers team up on Gerard Butler thriller ‘Remote Control’
EON’s Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli on board as executive producers.
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Why risk-taking is paying off for the UK’s independent distributors
Original stories, homegrown titles and nimble business models are giving the UK’s indie distributors reasons to be cheerful.
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Leading UK film industry figures on how Bafta can achieve more diverse nominations
Bafta has promised a thorough review of its voting processes in response to the outcry that followed its nominations for the 2020 film awards.
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Protagonist picks up Sundance drama ‘Nine Days’ ahead of EFM (exclusive)
Cast includes Winston Duke, Zazie Beetz and Bill Skarsgard.