All UK/Ireland articles – Page 724
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NewsPeter Gilmore dies, aged 81
Actor was best known for his lead role as James Onedin in the BBC series The Onedin Line and the Carry On series.
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NewsGuiding Lights select candidates for training scheme
Guiding Lights is run by Lighthouse and majority funded by the Creative Skillset Film Skills Fund as part of A Bigger Future 2, the UK film skills strategy.
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News57th BFI London Film Festival reveals dates
Submissions are now being accepted for 2013 and the full programme will be announced in September.
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NewsSheridan Smith dances with Debbie Isitt comedy
EXCLUSIVE: In-demand UK actress to star in belly dancing comedy set to shoot in June; producers are Marc Samuelson and Nick Jones; Bankside sells.
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NewsLionsgate UK falls for Mister Smith's Love, Rosie
EXCLUSIVE: Mister Smith has inked the first deal for upcoming rom-com Love, Rosie, set to star Sam Claflin and Lily Collins.
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NewsKoch takes Red Dawn for UK
EXCLUSIVE: Koch Media inks first saturation release in UK for MGM’s Red Dawn.
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NewsCourtney Noble joins Goldcrest
EXCLUSIVE: Noble moves from Fortissimo to Goldcrest as head of acquisitions and development.
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NewsRupert Friend, Ben Mendelsohn locked into prison drama
EXCLUSIVE: Actors join David Mackenzie’s prison drama starring Jack O’Connell; shoot begins Feb 11.
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NewsSalt brings action film Montana and horror Whitaker to EFM
EXCLUSIVE: Shoot on UK action feature Montana starring Lars Mikkelsen due to get underway mid-February; Salt to handle sales.
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NewsCelsius adopts Any Day Now
EXCLUSIVE: UK sales outfit has picked up gay rights drama starring Alan Cumming and Garret Dillahunt.
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NewsRange to direct David Bowie, Iggy Pop biopic
A biopic based around David Bowie and Iggy Pop’s collaboration in 1970s West Berlin is to be directed by Gabriel Range.
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NewsJill Jones among Mister Smith staff additions
David Garrett’s London-based sales outfit Mister Smith has added former Summit and Lionsgate exec Jill Jones as its London and Paris based executive vice president of marketing and publicity.
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NewsThe Red Shoes to kick off Doha's UK cinema showcase
A programme of monthly public screenings will take place at the Museum of Islamic Art in celebration of Qatar-UK 2013.
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News108 Media to sell Honour at EFM
108 Media has picked up world sales rights at the EFM - excluding the UK - to the thriller Honour starring Paddy Considine. 108 and business partner Paladin plan a late summer North American theatrical release.
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NewsDartmouth to release Plague in UK
Ro*co Films has struck a deal with Dartmouth Films to release How To Survive A Plague in the UK. Sundance Selects previously released the Oscar-nominated documentary in the US.
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NewsHanWay gets Posh for Blueprint and Lone Scherfig
EXCLUSIVE: HanWay boards Blueprint Pictures drama adapted from Laura Wade’s acclaimed play.
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NewsGood Films to adapt police corruption book LAbyrinth
Good Films, the UK production company founded by Miriam Segal, has acquired the rights to LAbyrinth, Randall Sullivan’s investigative tome into police and political corruption in Los Angeles.
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NewsWreck-It Ralph smashes Annies
Disney’s Oscar-nominated Wreck-It Ralph smashed the competition at the 40th Annie Awards, winning five trophies including best animated film.
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NewsLionsgate, SC Films partner on I Am Soldier, Green Street sequel
Lionsgate UK produces and will release two new UK productions, SC Films to handle sales.
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NewsLes Misérables tops UK box office for fourth week
Universal’s musical crosses the £30m mark in its fourth weekend, retaining top spot in the process; Flight soars to a $2.2m (£1.4m) debut as the week’s highest new entry.