All UK/Ireland articles – Page 725
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NewsSC Films boards animation Wish
EXCLUSIVE: Simon Crowe’s SC Films takes international and joint North American rights to family feature from Prana Studios.
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NewsNick Taussig, Paul Van Carter set up UK production company
EXCLUSIVE: The pair, which had been at Revolver/Gunslinger, kick off Salon Pictures with slate including James Nunn LA-set thriller, Churchill project, teen thriller and bare-knuckle fighting biopic.
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NewsArgo wins first UK award
Ben Affleck thriller Argo has been voted film of the year by the UK’s regional critics.
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CommentSong For Marion comes home
It was something of a homecoming for Song for Marion writer/director Paul Andrew Williams and producer Ken Marshall as they brought the film back to County Durham, where it shot.
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NewsSky to launch Oscars channel
Sky is to launch a dedicated Oscars channel in the UK which will broadcast award-winning films and live coverage of the 85th Academy Awards.
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Arclight to start sales in Berlin on Cavegirl The Movie
The film’s UK film producer Andy Bell of Metropolis Films announced the deal on Friday [Feb 1].
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NewsUK's Pan-Asia festival to host new films from Kitano, Ratanaruang, Shimizu
The Pan-Asia Film Festival will run from March 6-17 in London with special screenings in Glasgow, Brighton and Leeds.
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NewsUK's Kinoteka festival to open with classic The Promised Land
Other selections include Imagine, Baby Blues and To Kill A Beaver [pictured].
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FeaturesPowder Room
UK production Powder Room, starring Sheridan Smith, Jaime Winstone and singer Kate Nash, marks a number of exciting firsts, including the directorial debut of MJ Delaney, famous for her YouTube sensation spoof Newport State of Mind.
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NewsDogwoof Reincarnated with Snoop Dogg
Dogwoof has picked up UK rights to Snoop Dogg documentary Reincarnated.
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NewsPinewood submits new £200m expansion plan
Pinewood Shepperton today submitted another planning application for the extension of its Buckinghamshire site.
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NewsCohen Film Collection to partner with Park Circus
The UK-based distributor will handle theatrical and festival distribution outside North America of films in the Cohen Media Group’s catalogue, formerly known as the Rohauer Library.
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NewsWalak to leave Alliance in eOne UK reshuffle
eOne announces part of UK film team; Alliance’s Robert Walak, eOne’s Jon Bourdillon leave the company to pursue other ventures.
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NewseOne, 1984 Private Defense Contractors sign first-look deal
Under the terms of the multi-year arrangement eOne gets first look to finance and distribute all 1984 films. LA-based Spencer Silna and Adi Shankar’s slate includes Corsica ’72 from Skyfall writers Neal Purvis and Robert Wade and the untitled Female Expendables project.
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NewsBFI reports fall in UK production spend; indie investment up
The British Film Institute (BFI) has reported a 29% drop in UK production spend following a record-breaking 2011 but an upsurge of investment in British independent films.
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NewsSky strikes Sony movie deal
Sky has struck a major movie deal with Sony Pictures Television and acquired a raft of key rugby rights as its pay TV platform recorded stable growth in its latest results.
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NewsIFTA names Rising Star nominees
The Irish Film and Television Awards (IFTA) has announced the five nominees for its Rising Star Award.