All UK/Ireland articles – Page 788
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NewsTaken 2 delivers $45.1m int'l; Looper posts $109m; Impossible wows in Spain
UPDATE: EuropaCorp’s Liam Neeson thriller had too much in the tank for its competitors as distributor Fox International reported an estimated $134.8m running total after two weekends and $220.9m worldwide. Sci-fi Looper added $9m excluding China to cross the century mark after 17 days. And JA Bayona’s The Impossible [pictured] ...
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NewsRegent Street Cinema restoration moves forward after Heritage Lottery Fund grant
Currently the space is used as a lecture theatre but it will be reborn as a state-of-the-art modern cinema.
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NewsThe Reluctant Fundamentalist, Gangs of Wasseypur picked up by Mara Pictures
UK indie to distribute Mira Nair’s LFF title [pictured] and both parts of Anurag Kashyap’s gangster epic following negotiations initiated at this year’s Cannes.
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NewsTom Harper to direct Woman in Black follow-up
EXCLUSIVE: BAFTA-nominated Harper [pictured] will direct sequel to horror smash; plot to revolve around Eel Marsh House four decades after original, shoot likely next spring.
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NewsTitanic Studios expands by 42,000 sq ft
Belfast studio hub, currently hosting HBO’s Game of Thrones, launches £8.3m extension.
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NewsAltitude takes on sales for Son of a Gun starring Ewan McGregor
Jerrycan director Julius Avery to shoot film in early 2013.
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NewsGone Too Far moving from stage to screen
Olivier Award-winning play Gone Too Far is being adapted as a feature film by Poisson Rogue Pictures with backing from the BFI Film Fund.
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NewsTF1, Qwerty, Alliance tuning Suite Francaise with Dibb, Williams, Scott Thomas
Saul Dibb attached to direct Michelle Williams and Kristin Scott Thomas in WWII romance-drama.
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NewsScreen Facilities Scotland awarded £10,000
Screen Facilities Scotland, a collaboration of Scottish-based film, television and commercials facilities firms, has won a £10,000 prize for business development.
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NewsBen Roberts to deliver keynote at Production Finance Market
The sixth Film London Production Finance Market (Oct 17-18) has confirmed its keynote speaker will be the new Director of the BFI Film Fund, Ben Roberts.
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NewsNada Cirjanic and David Bishop to lead sales team at Protagonist
Jennifer Fattell joins company as sales manager.
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NewsCreative England funds two new features
Wrapt Films’ Here & Now [pictured] and Vicarious Dreams’ Here Comes the Summer awarded funding through the Advantage Media Production Fund.
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FeaturesComing to London
The revamped BFI London Film Festival features three competitive sections and new thematic categories. Fionnuala Halligan profiles the Official Competition and selected world premieres.
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FeaturesThe public eye
The BFI London Film Festival (Oct 10-21) enters a new era in 2012, with Clare Stewart at the helm and a focus on engaging audiences.