All UK/Ireland articles – Page 783
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Extranjero wins Sundance London short film competition
Extranjero by Daniel Lumb and Crinan Campbell is the winner of the Short Film Competition at the first Sundance London festival.
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NewsRevolver takes UK rights to When The Lights Went Out From SC Films
EXCLUSIVE: Pat Holden’s UK horror film, based on a true story, had its world premiere in Rotterdam.
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NewsUK digital cinema rollout likely complete by Q1, 2013
The vast majority of UK cinemas will be fully digital by Q1, 2013, according to industry experts; Vue CEO suggests digital upgrade could lead to more UK films in cinemas.
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NewsUK cinemas to screen Olympics
EXCLUSIVE: Vue cinemas in negotiations for 3D coverage of Olympics and Euro football championships; other chains likely to follow suit with Olympics coverage potentially shown for free.
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NewsOdeon to complete digital projector overhaul with NEC Display Solutions
Odeon UCI to upgrade all of its 2,100 screens in its 231 cinemas with NEC projectors.
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NewsNetflix UK acquires Lilyhammer
Netflix has secured the streaming rights in the UK and Ireland for Lilyhammer, the mobster comedy drama starring Sopranos actor Steven Van Zandt.
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FeaturesDonald Rice
The writer-director talks about his Tribeca-bound feature directorial debut, Cheerful Weather For The Wedding.
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FeaturesPaul Webster
The veteran UK producer talks about Salmon Fishing In The Yemen’s audience appeal; Jason Statham’s new side in Hummingbird; and Joe Wright’s inventive take on Anna Karenina.
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NewsBFI announces “pillars” of its Five Year Plan For Film
Amanda Nevill today promised a “fresh approach” from the BFI in its Five Year Forward Plan For Film; government and BFI to officially respond to Chris Smith’s Film Policy Review on May 14.
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NewsPremier PR sells First Movies to Penn Schoen Berland
London-based public relations company Premier PR has sold its entertainment market research agency, First Movies, to LA based research and consulting firm Penn Schoen Berland, part of the WPP group.
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NewsDan Simmons appointed Creative Skillset's head of film
He has been acting head of film at the UK training organisation - which rebranded at the beginning of this month from Skillset to Creative Skillset - since last April.
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NewsMovie Mogul’s Monster Project goes into development
The cross genre feature will be the British independent production company’s second film following Panic Button.
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NewsDavid Pritchard to produce Keith Floyd biopic
David Pritchard is adapting his book Shooting the Cook, about British TV chef Keith Floyd, into a feature.
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NewsSundance ties with Shine Group
Shine Group’s youth production arm is to produce a series of highlights packages of the inaugural Sundance London film and music festival.
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NewsEdinburgh Film Festival to open with Killer Joe
It will be the UK premiere of the comic noir thriller which world premiered at the Venice Film Festival last year.
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NewsMoviehouse takes on ActionFest award winner I Declare War
Sales company also working with Samaritan Entertainment on Repatriate.
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NewsFormosa plans thrillers, film noir via its first Seed EIS development slate
EIS specialist Formosa Films has announced details of its inaugural Seed EIS (SEIS) Development slate.
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NewsBFI launches Hitchcock season
The three-month season is the result of a three-year national archive project to restore Hitchcock’s silent films.