All UK/Ireland articles – Page 730
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NewsThe Bureau selects SOS writers
EXCLUSIVE: New writers chosen for Save Our Scripts workshop; producers to follow.
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NewseOne acquires Teen Lust
The Canadian giant has taken English-speaking territories to Blaine Thurier’s upcoming comedy Teen Lust.
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NewsFormer LFF director Sheila Whitaker dies
Sheila Whitaker, former director of the London Film Festival and director of international programs for the Dubai International Film Festival, has died.
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NewsSkins star on Quiet Hour shoot
Dakota Blue Richards, also known for her lead role in The Golden Compass, stars in the thriller produced by Sean McConville.
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NewsBECTU, PACT talks stall
EXCLUSIVE: Film production employment reform stalls, union eyes rate card pay-rise.
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NewsCreative England launches £1m loans
Film-makers among those able to apply for interest free loans.
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NewsLucia wins at London Indian FF
Pawan Kumar’s Lucia has won the audience award at the 4th London Indian Film Festival.
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NewsBankside MD backs Australian finance outfit
Phil Hunt, a managing director at UK sales company Bankside Films, is backing a new Australian financing entity dedicated to low budget features.
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NewsMelbourne’s 37º South selects best pitches
A new project from the producer of Whale Rider, an adaptation of a US book and a Chinese-Australian co-production are to be pitched in the UK after being selected by Melbourne’s 37º South Market.
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NewsWolverine debuts top in UK
Fox’s 3D sequel scores chart-topping $7.2m (£4.7m) debut, while Disney’s Monsters University crosses £15m mark.
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NewsBFI Film Fund backs three debuts
New films from Philippa Lowthorpe, Andrew Steggall, Jane Linfoot receive backing.
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NewsSee-Saw, CMG team for D-Day spy series
EXCLUSIVE: The King’s Speech, Top of the Lake producer joins Cohen Media Group on adaptation of Second World War spy story Double Cross.
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NewsFrightFest screams guest line-up
A Field in England’s Ben Wheatley and The Raid’s Gareth Evans set to attend.
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NewsPinewood, BFI launch paid internships
Pinewood Studios and the BFI announce a new intern programme to develop film production skills.
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NewsEncounters unveils competition films
The 19th Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival has announced its international line-up, with films starring Ben Whishaw and Alan Rickman.
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NewsHot projects on Screenbase
New films on Screenbase include comedy-drama Legacy as well as animation Once Upon A Time In The Kitchen voiced by Nicholas Holt and Gemma Arterton.
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NewsVenice head 'impressed' by UK films
Venice chief Alberto Barbera discusses this year’s “improved quality”, the ones that got away and likely late additions.
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NewsCollabor8te backs new shorts
EXCLUSIVE: Eight scripts selected from 1,400 submissions, including short from The Brothers Lynch.
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NewsITV buys Big Talk for $19m
Big Talk Productions, the company behind The World’s End and Sightseers, has been acquired by ITV for $19.2m (£12.5m).
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BBC to celebrate Sound of Cinema
BBC radio and television have announced a season of programming dedicated to the composers, songs and film scores that form the soundtrack to the big screen.