All UK/Ireland articles – Page 787
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NewsPaul Abbott plans cop drama, says Shameless has a future on Channel 4
MIPTV: Paul Abbott working on darkly comic cop drama, expects more series of Shameless.
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NewsJohn Boyega joins cast of Half of a Yellow Sun
Attack the Block star joins Thandie Newton and Chewitel Ejiofor on cast of Potboiler’s drama.
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NewsFuture Cinema launches kids events
Future Cinema Kids to include family matinees of Bugsy Malone plus Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Wizard of Oz.
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NewsCity Screen adds second Brighton venue, eyes central London expansion
EXCLUSIVE: Picturehouse takes over programming of ICA from ICO, consults on Regent Street Cinema.
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NewsHot projects on Screenbase
Among this week’s newly added films to Screenbase are French-Belgium drama Landes starring Marie Gillain as well as Ken Loach’s new film Spirit Of ’45.
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NewsKaleidoscope strikes deal with Signature Entertainment
Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment has struck a deal to handle physical and digital distribution in the UK and Ireland for Signature Entertainment’s catalogue and new titles.
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NewsBFI acquires COI moving image collection
The BFI is to obtain the Central Office of Information’s entire moving image archive collection when it closes on March 31.
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NewsCreative England appoints head of communications
Paul Smith was previously head of comms at PACT.
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NewsBBC, Directors UK draw up bill of rights for directors
BBC and Directors UK draw up Creative Rights document for directors working on BBC-in house productions.
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FeaturesWerner Herzog
Werner Herzog discusses Into the Abyss: A Tale of Death, A Tale of Life, working with US stars and future projects.
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NewsGemma Went appointed director of social media at Premier PR
She will be tasked with expanding the use of social media across Premier.
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NewsA Thousand Words pulled from UK theatrical release
Eddie Murphy’s poorly received comedy no longer coming out in June.
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NewsReelart plans film adaptation of Those In Peril
UK-based production company Reelart Media has acquired the film rights to Wilbur Smith’s novel Those In Peril.
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NewsMiramax expands international sales team, inks UKTV deal
Mathilde Rottier gets promotion; Stuart Shaw, Astrid De Berardinis and Alexandra Tullberg join London office as sales directors; outfit inks first multi-title, linear deal in UK.
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NewsBritish Film Commission to recruit for new EVP of US production
The British Film Commission will soon start recruiting for a successor to Andy Weltman, the former EVP of US production.
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Film London launches education programme for exhibition sector
Cultivate to offer film education programmes for those working in cinema and festival sector; April launch.
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NewsKen Loach begins production on Spirit Of 45
The BFI Film Fund, Film 4 and Channel 4 backed feature documentary will focus on the significance of the year 1945 in British history.
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NewsEIFF talent lab enters second year
The four day programme will run as part of the upcoming Edinburgh International Film Festival.
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NewsDisney signs deal with Google for UK YouTube, Google Play TVOD service
Disney extends YouTube deal to UK, range of portfolio titles available