All UK/Ireland articles – Page 801
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FeaturesBerlin buzz: market titles
As Berlin’s European Film Market kicks off, Screen looks at the hottest market debuts — at all stages of production — being offered by US, UK and European sellers
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NewsGFM takes on BB King; Cassavetes’ Yellow
London and LA-based seller GFM Films has added blues doc BB King: The Life Of Riley to its EFM slate.
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NewsEaling picks up Jessica Yu doc Last Call at the Oasis
EXCLUSIVE: Ealing picks up Jessica Yu’s documentary about global water shortages, film gets its international premiere in Berlin.
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NewsBankside boards Gillian Armstrong’s The Great and Amma Asante’s Belle
Annette Benning to star in irreverent comedy inspired by the life of Catherine The Great; Damian Jones producing period-drama Belle about a mixed race woman in 18th century London high society.
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NewsWestEnd boards The Invisible Woman, Kristin Scott Thomas joins cast, Fiennes to star as Dickens and direct
EXCLUSIVE: WestEnd Films has boarded sales on Ralph Fiennes’ period drama which will see The English Patient duo Fiennes and Scott Thomas reunite; shoot set for April 23; creative team includes DoP Rob Hardy, costume designer Michael O’Connor and production designer Maria Djurkovic.
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NewsHanWay picks up Daniel Stamm thriller The Darkness
HanWay to handle international and co-handle US on thriller set to star Mary Elizabeth Winstead; European shoot set for summer 2012.
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FeaturesJames Hickey, Irish Film Board
While Ireland’s economy continues to suffer, its film sector remains a bright light. The Irish Film Board CEO talks about the growing ambitions of the Irish audiovisual industry.
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Richard Napper steps down as COO, Curzon Artificial Eye
Company will spilt the role of Group COO into two new appointments across Curzon cinemas and Artificial Eye.
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NewsLovefilm boss Calver quits
Lovefilm chief executive Simon Calver is to step down after almost seven years after being poached by high street chain Mothercare.
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NewsLena Headey to play lead in Gary Sinyor thriller The Unseen
David Frost and Michael Rosenberg are executive producers on thriller which will shoot in the Balearics.
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NewsVision 3 wins 3D Lumiere Award for The Foundling
It was part of the 3D Society’s Lumiere Awards which took place at the Beverly Hills Hotel, LA.
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NewsNorthern Film & Media, Channel 4 launch The Artists' Cut
The new lottery backed initiative is aimed at giving artists the chance to make the switch into narrative pieces, inspired by the recent success of artists turned film-makers such as Steve McQueen, Gillian Wearing and Sam Taylor Wood.
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NewsGoodwin joins UK production company Western Edge; busy slate includes golf, Dumas projects
EXCLUSIVE: Third Star production company lines up adaptation of Dumas novella The Corsican Brothers.
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NewsKevin named best film at Evening Standard Awards
Olivia Colman continued her awards run picking up the best actress award, making her lack of BAFTA nomination even more glaring.
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NewsInside Pictures launches 2012 programme
For the second year the programme is open to applicants from across the whole of the European Union.
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NewsSoda's New British Cinema Quarterly gets BFI investment, launches 2012 slate
BFI’s P&A fund backs the programme with £50,000.
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NewsK5 boards Groundswell’s Very Good Girls starring Dakota Fanning, Elizabeth Olsen
EXCLUSIVE: K5 boards Naomi Foner directorial debut starring Dakota Fanning and Elizabeth Olsen [pictured].
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NewsDana Harrison joins Paradise FX Europe as sales director
Harrison will be running the company’s London and Berlin offices.
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NewsHanWay takes on sales for Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir
Polish director talks openly in the film made by friend Andrew Braunsberg.
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NewsChronicle flies into top spot at UK box office
Fox’s sci-fi takes the reins from War Horse, which drops to 4th, over a snow-affected weekend in the UK; StudioCanal has DVD hit with Tinker Tailor.