All UK/Ireland articles – Page 783
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NewsLionsgate and StudioCanal appoint Dersley to head Elevation Sales
StudioCanal and Lionsgate UK have appointed Kevin Dersley as managing director of joint home entertainment venture Elevation Sales.
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NewsTony Drury's Megan's Game set for big screen treatment
Oscar nominated writer Crispian Sallis is currently developing the screenplay, with a shoot aimed for August 2013.
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NewsClear Vision takes multiple territories for Mission To Lars
AV Pictures handles sales and has also closed deals for Japan and Australia/New Zealand.
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NewsScotland's Stepping Up skills and training scheme launched
Scheme aims to nurture Scotland’s existing creative talent and helping them to ‘step-up’ to more senior roles
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NewsBFI Mediatheque to open in Scotland
The BFI is to extend its Mediatheque facility to Scotland for the first time in February.
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NewsScreen Yorkshire unveils £2m production slate
Screen Yorkshire has added five major international film and TV investments to its production slate, including new titles from Ecosse Films, World Productions, Warp Films and Emu Film, with £2m investment from the Yorkshire Content Fund.
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NewsNFTS to run BFI Film Academy's Talent Campus
Scheme will offer training course for 54 participants aged 16 to 19.
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NewsDigital Cinema Media hires Rob Tomalin
Digital Cinema Media (DCM) has appointed Rob Tomalin as head of business development at the UK market leader in cinema advertising. The move follows the promotion of Joe Evea as commercial director.
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NewsDouble Negative, Apollo Productions, Pinewood pact for production drive
EXCLUSIVE: VFX specialists teams with Steve Norris and Pinewood to expand film and TV production activities.
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NewsCharlie Cox, Jodie Whittaker, Paul Schneider to star in Hello Carter
EXCLUSIVE: Bankside handles sales on London-set debut from Anthony Wilcox; Michael Winterbottom and Andrew Eaton executive-produce; shoot kicks off Monday.
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NewsSky orders Ian Fleming biopic
Sky has ordered 10 major dramas across its channels, including a four-part Ian Fleming biopic for Sky Atlantic and talent-led Sky Arts projects starring the likes of Vanessa Redgrave and Kylie Minogue, and created by Idris Elba, Matt Smith and Grayson Perry.
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FeaturesThe diversity opportunity
Screen and Creative Skillset gathered industry experts for a discussion about diversity in the UK film industry. Wendy Mitchell reports on the meeting’s highlights.
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NewsThe ABCs of Death, Byzantium among UK premieres at Film4 FrightFest
Genre festival holds its eighth Glasgow edition from Feb 22-23, during this year’s Glasgow Film Festival.
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NewsUK premieres of Populaire, Much Ado About Nothing to bookend Glasgow Film Festival
2013 edition of the festival, which runs Feb 14-24, to host 57 UK premieres including Park Chan-wook’s Stoker, Derek Cianfrance’s The Place Beyond The Pines and Michael Winterbottom’s The Look of Love.
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FeaturesJeremy Lovering, In Fear
Sundance-bound director talks about the unusual method he used with the actors of his scarier-than-expected psychological thriller.
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NewsBlockbuster calls in administrators
The UK DVD rental store has gone into administration putting 4,190 jobs at risk, just a day after high street DVD and music store HMV suffered a similar fate.
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NewsBritish comedy first feature to premiere on Xbox 360
Pulp, a British comedy that combines comic book publishing with international crime, is to become the first film to premiere through Microsoft’s Xbox 360 online service - skipping a theatrical or DVD release.
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NewsLoveFilm signs NBCUniversal deal
Amazon-owned LoveFilm has partnered with NBCUniversal International TV Distribution in a deal that aims to deliver a greater range of US content to audiences in the UK.
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Film London’s film education training returns
Cultivate: Inspiring Future Audiences is to return this year following a successful inaugural run in 2012.