All UK/Ireland articles – Page 469
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Features'Lady Macbeth': a period drama like none you've seen before
The team behind Toronto premiere Lady Macbeth, touted as one of the hottest discoveries of the year, tell Wendy Mitchell about their unique approach to a period film.
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Features'Free Fire': Ben Wheatley firing on all cylinders (set report)
Ben Wheatley talks shooting guns and cameras on the set of his action thriller Free Fire and reveals how Martin Scorsese came on board as executive producer. Michael Rosser reports.
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News'Finding Dory' retains UK lead as 'Suicide Squad' rumbles
Warner Bros’ Suicide Squad becomes the seventh film of 2016 to hit the £30m mark.
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FeaturesBrexit: what are the ramifications for the film industry?
“Business as normal” is the phrase being bandied around, albeit a little nervously, in the British film industry following the UK’s unexpected decision to leave the European Union following the public referendum on June 23.
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NewsUK genre films facing distribution challenge
FrightFest panel included actor Andy Nyman, director Simon Rumley and Arrow Films’ Mike Hewitt.
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News'Ghost Stories' to shoot end of October
Co-creator Andy Nyman discussed the project, set to star Martin Freeman (Sherlock, The Hobbit), at FrightFest.
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NewsAlice Lowe wins Screen Horror award at FrightFest 2016
Egomaniac director Kate Shenton wins special mention.
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NewsRaindance: Elliot Grove picks festival top five
EXCLUSIVE: Raindance chief picks five films to look out for at the forthcoming festival.
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NewsAardman promotes Alison Taylor to head of sales and acquisitions
Alix Wiseman, previously in the role, has left the animation studio after ten years.
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NewsITV withdraws eOne offer
The two companies were unable to reach an agreement on the value of the Canadian distributor.
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NewsVice's Shane Smith predicts traditional media 'bloodbath'
Smith delivered this year’s MacTaggart lecture at the Edinburgh International TV Festival.
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NewsRaindance reveals 2016 line-up; Stephen Fry, Joanna Lumley on jury
This year’s festival will include an inaugural virtual reality strand and a co-production forum focused on UK-Ibero-American relations.
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NewsNetflix: diving into the data
Broadcast’s Peter White assesses Ampere Analysis’ research into the secretive SVoD service’s content strategy in the UK.
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FeaturesFrightFest: Kate Shenton talks 'Egomaniac'
The Horror Rising Star-nominated director discusses no-budget film-making ahead of the FrightFest premiere of her second feature.
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NewsSee-Saw hires Universal’s Simon Gillis
Gillis joins as head of commercial affairs for See-Saw’s film division ahead of TIFF.
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Features'The Woodstock of gore': How FrightFest became the UK's top genre event
FrightFest has grown from a small cult gathering into the premier horror event on the UK’s festival calendar. Its organisers talk Tom Grater through a 17-year history and future prospects.
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NewsDesiree Akhavan to make UK comedy series 'The Bisexual'
Iranian-American film-maker and actor to make scripted comedy for Channel 4.
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NewsSteve McQueen to receive BFI Fellowship
The 12 Years A Slave director will be presented with the honour at this year’s LFF awards ceremony.
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NewsAndrew Scott to star in 'Steel Country'; Bankside boards sales
EXCLUSIVE: Gareth Ellis-Unwin (The King’s Speech) to produce; MPC to produce and fully finance.