All UK/Ireland articles – Page 770
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eOne hires acquisition execs from ITV and Teletoon
Entertainment One (eOne) has bolstered its executive team with the hire of two acquisition managers, Jessica Watson and Justina Hemeprek.
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NewsLes Misérables records hat-trick at the UK box office
Universal’s musical grosses $6.3m (£4m) on its third weekend to retain top spot; Fox’s Lincoln records best debut of newcomers at $2.8m (£1.7m).
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NewsHigh Point secures Anna Friel, Romola Garai comedy Having You
EXCLUSIVE: Carey Fitzgerald’s High Point Media Group has taken world rights to bittersweet comedy.
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NewsMusic Box in tune with Roger Michell’s Le Weekend
Embankment Films closes US deal for drama starring Jim Broadbent, Lindsay Duncan and Jeff Goldblum.
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NewsMartin Scorsese to exec produce British drama Tomorrow
London based Burn Hand Film Productions is to produce the feature directorial debut of Martha Pinson, Scorsese’s long time script supervisor.
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NewseOne ups Clunie to grow Family unit
Entertainment One (eOne) has promoted Laura Clunie to expand the presence of its Family division in Canada and North America.
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NewsHot projects on Screenbase
Shooting has commenced in Denmark on Pernille Fischer Christensen’s Someone You Love; while cameras are set to roll this spring in the UK on a film based around the winner of Britain’s Got Talent 2012 - talented canine Pudsey.
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NewsUK producers in Rotterdam Lab offer thriller Sirocco, adaptation Bed
As the 13th edition of the Rotterdam Lab gets underway tomorrow (Jan 26), a number of British producers are discussing projects including a new thriller written by Donkey Punch’s David Bloom, feature documentary Driven, and Warp Films’ adaptation of David Whitehouse’s Bed.
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FeaturesHigh street blues
HMV and Blockbuster have gone into administration in the UK, yet the physical sale of DVDs is still a viable market. Geoffrey Macnab looks at the implications for distributors and what the future could hold.
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FeaturesTom Hooper: "If it's not convincing, all is lost"
Tom Hooper took the bold step of shooting his Les Misérables adaptation with live singing. The director tells Michael Rosser about how the method gave power back to the actors.
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NewsSubmarine author to curate From Page To Screen fest
Joe Dunthorne, whose novel Submarine was adapted for the big screen by Richard Ayoade, has been named guest curator of literary adaptation festival From Page to Screen - which is now open for submissions.
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FeaturesUK Film Brunch at Sundance
Photos from the UK Film Brunch at Sundance 2013, run by the BFI, BFC and the British Consulate-General Los Angeles.
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NewsTina Gharavi: the BAFTA nominee with the Argo-esque story
BAFTA nominee Tina Gharavi, whose provocative first feature I am Nasrine has garnered interest from TWC and Fox Searchlight, talks to Screen about the film’s hazardous journey, signing with Independent Talent and her next feature projects.
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NewsSimon Cowell, Vertigo to produce Pudsey: The Movie
EXCLUSIVE: Syco Entertainment and Vertigo Films are to co-produce a film about Britain’s Got Talent winners Pudsey and Ashleigh.
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NewsScreen Yorkshire unveils new development schemes
Screen Yorkshire is set to launch two new development schemes that will place up to 30 trainees on major film and TV productions in the region.