All UK/Ireland articles – Page 703
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NewsFilm4 team talks about Cannes slate
Tessa Ross [pictured] tells Screen that Film4’s Cannes selections — Clio Barnard’s The Selfish Giant in Directors’ Fortnight, Paul Wright’s For Those In Peril in Critics’ Week — are indicative of the kind of author-driven work that Film4 is championing across its busy slate.
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NewsAV thrills with Scintilla
AV Pictures’ Cannes slate includes in-demand sci-fi thriller Scintilla [pictured], which eOne has picked up for multi-territories.
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NewsUK deals for Venus & Serena
K5 International has served up tennis documentary Venus & Serena to UK distributor Kaleidoscope and the BBC.
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NewsBarnard joins Cannes' UK Film Centre
Topics up for discussion will include microbudget filmmaking, the crossover between film and television and Indian co-productions.
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NewsThe Works takes Sundance hit Darlings
John Krokidas’ drama [pictured] stars Daniel Radcliffe, Dane DeHaan, Ben Foster, Michael C. Hall, Elisabeth Olsen and Jack Huston.
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NewsKing born again with Protagonist
EXCLUSIVE: Protagonist Pictures has recently boarded sales on comedy to star Ewan McGregor and Kate Hudson.
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NewsSilver Reel pacts with Firth's Raindog
EXCLUSIVE: Increasingly ambitious Zurich-based film financier and producer Silver Reel Partners is to join forces with Raindog Films, the new production company set up by Oscar winning actor Colin Firth and former Sony UK Chairman Ged Doherty.
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NewsPinewood's $300m plans rejected
Pinewood Studios’ plans for a $300m (£200m) expansion have been turned down after being labelled “inappropriate” by the local authority.
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NewsBarks begins second US feature
Andrew O’Connor [pictured] directs May the Best Man Win, starring Whitmer Thomas, Drew Tarver and Rosa Salazar.
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NewsKoch nabs first UK pre-buy
EXCLUSIVE: UK distributor plans saturation release for Hector and the Search for Happiness, also buys Magic Magic [pictured].
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NewsIndependent takes Outnumbered team comedy
EXCLUSIVE: Independent picks up comedy from Outnumbered team, due to get underway mid-June.
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NewsBritish indie fest unveils winners
Maurice Sweeney’s Saving the Titanic and Stefan Georgiou’s Dead Cat [pictured] both scoop three awards.
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NewsWimbledon Media Village to double
Expansion will result in an extra 8,000 sq ft of office space able to house at least 25 more companies.
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NewsUnited Agents tie with Ed Victor
United Agents has inked a deal with London-based literary agency Ed Victor to exclusively represent all of its clients in their film, TV and theatrical work.
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NewsCaton-Jones to direct Mr Jones
uMedia to produce and handle worldwide rights to London-set love story.
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NewsBankside acquires Event 15 for Cannes
EXCLUSIVE: Claustrophobic thriller to make its market premiere; first trailer released.
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FeaturesSet report: Miss Julie
Liv Ullmann’s first film as a director in more than a decade, Miss Julie stars Jessica Chastain, Colin Farrell and Samantha Morton. Mark Salisbury visits the set and speaks to the director about relocating August Strindberg’s masterpiece to Northern Ireland
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NewsPeppercorn Chronicles cast swells
Jodelle Ferland, Noah Ringer and Michael Eklund have joined UK director Mike Le Han and production partners Black Lake LFP’s teen feature The Peppercorn Chronicles.
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NewsBreathe In to open Edinburgh
67th edition of the Edinburgh International Film Festival runs June 19-30.