All UK/Ireland articles – Page 801
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NewsAssange drama and Japan in a Day added to LFF
A drama about Wikileaks founder Julian Assange and Japan’s version of Life in a Day have been added to the 56th BFI London Film Festival.
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NewsInterns and industry sign up for My First Job in Film
EXCLUSIVE: 3000 potential interns and 100 film companies sign up for website My First Job in Film aimed at placing interns and reducing exploitation.
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NewsLassie heads to Canada in new feature-length film
EXCLUSIVE: Charles Sturridge writing Lassie Leaves Home.
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NewsShooting begins on Joanna Hogg's third feature
Hogg’s as-yet-untitled “London Project” will shoot for six weeks in and around west London.
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NewsDinard director calls for more British support
Dinard festival artistic director Hussam Hindi has made an impassioned plea for the British to resume their support of the event (which showcases British films to French audiences).
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NewsSoda Pictures acquires Jem Cohen’s Museum Hours for UK
EXCLUSIVE: Paris-based sales company MPM reports a flurry of post-Toronto deals for picture which is due to screen in the BFI London Film Festival.
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NewsFox, Momentum win big at Screen Marketing & Distribution Awards
Third annual awards ceremony honouring marketing and distribution campaigns was held last night in London at a gala event.
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NewsDogwoof Global picks up Eugene Jarecki’s The House I Live In
Dogwoof to handle sales on Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner.
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NewsSheffield Doc/Fest launch Indiegogo crowdfunding initiative
Initiative aims to raise $25,000 over a 43-day period for their 20th anniversary in 2013.
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NewsDemian Bichir, Emilia Clarke join RPC’s Dom Hemingway
Demian Bichir, Emilia Clarke, Jumayn Hunter and Madalina Ghenea join Jude Law and Richard E. Grant in Richard Shepard’s black comedy.
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CommentBRITDOC Films launch Ping Pong Care Campaign
Campaign, in association with documentary Ping Pong, aims to encourage more active lifestyles in our senior years.
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NewsArgo, Amour to bookend Leeds International Film Festival
26th edition runs Nov 1-18, presenting 167 feature films.
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CommentThe BFI means business
The BFI demonstrates some real business savvy in its new Forward Plan.
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NewsShoreline Entertainment acquires worldwide rights to Sir Billi
Scotland’s first CGI animated feature boasts the vocal talents of Sean Connery in his first voice-over role.
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NewsBedlam adds Olwyn Silvester, Stella Nwimo
Bedlam Productions appoints Olwyn Silvester as director of production, Stella Nwimo to production and development role.
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NewsSaffery Champness acquires RSM Tenon’s film and TV unit
UK accountant’s film unit, run by John Graydon [pictured] and Nigel Burke, acquired by rival firm; all current film contracts to transfer to Saffery Champness.
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DCMS opens tax relief consultation for high-end TV drama
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is nailing down the criteria used to decide which programmes are eligible for the proposed drama tax relief for high-end TV.
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NewsBFI Future Plan to invest £500m over next five years
Three areas of concentration are education and audiences, filmmaking and film heritage; Film Fund will rise to £24m annually by 2017.
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NewsShooting begins on John Michael McDonagh’s Calvary
McDonagh’s follow-up to the critically acclaimed The Guard stars Brendan Gleeson [pictured], Chris O’Dowd, Kelly Reilly and Aidan Gillen, among others.