All UK/Ireland articles – Page 856
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NewsSkillset to help small creative businesses take on first apprentice
The UK government is offering small creative businesses the chance to benefit from £1500 incentive payments in exchange for taking on an apprentice.
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NewsShine Pictures appoints Marina Brackenbury as head of development
She will be tasked with overseeing and expanding Shine’s development slate.
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NewsJinga adds horror Rites of Spring to EFM slate
US horror already sold to IFC for US and Mongrel for Canada.
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NewsWestEnd picks up thriller Bethlehem ahead of EFM
EXCLUSIVE: WestEnd picks up debut about a complex relationship between an Israeli secret services agent and a Palestinian teenager.
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NewsScreen Yorkshire unveils £15m production fund
The former screen agency has secured £7.5m of European Regional Development Funding which will be match funded by private investors for films based and/or shooting in the region.
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NewsAspect strikes three-picture genre deal with Blanc/Biehn
Michael Beihn to star in all three films.
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NewsSubmarine, Dogwoof Global partner for foreign sales on Marina Abramovic doc
US-based sales company Submarine Entertainment has partnered with the new Dogwoof Gobal for foreign sales of acclaimed documentary Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present.
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NewsAspect Film acquires Danielle Harris’ debut Among Friends
Aspect will be shopping scream queen Harris’ debut at the EFM.
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NewsSky 1 named Broadcast channel of the year
Sky 1 picked up the coveted channel of the year prize at last night’s Broadcast Awards in the UK– as ITV drama including Downton Abbey [pictured] stole the show.
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NewsAlan Parker to speak at Oxford Literary Festival
The festival, which runs March 24 - April 1, is launching an annual “Life In Film” interview with a leading film director
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NewsWorking Title confirms Hugh Grant still in Bridget Jones's Baby cast
Following media reports of trouble on the set of the third Bridget Jones film, producers have clarified that “the film is going ahead as planned.”
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NewsJuno Temple to play Princess Margaret in Ecosse’s Girls' Night Out
Temple to star opposite Alexandra Roach who will play the young Queen Elizabeth in Michael Hoffman’s VE-day story inspired by true events.
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NewsFortissimo takes aim at Monsoon Shootout
Fortissimo Films has picked up international rights outside India/South Asia to Amit Kumar’s UK-India production Monsoon Shootout, which recently wrapped in Mumbai.
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NewsFocus, Working Title sign Eric Bana, Rebecca Hall for thriller
The stars will play former lovers who must collaborate on the defence team at a terrorism trial. Focus owns worldwide rights and Focus Features International plans to commence pre-sales at the EFM next week ahead of April’s start of production in the UK.
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NewsTinker Tailor, The Artist triumph at Richard Attenborough Awards
The Artist was named best film, with Michel Hazanavicius taking the best director award; Tinker Tailor picked up three awards including Best British Film.
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NewsJim Sheridan writing US update of Into The West
EXCLUSIVE: Sheridan to direct reimagining of his 1992 Irish Traveller story.
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NewsStewart Till backs Daniel Battsek as head of BFI Film Fund
Till was speaking at a Skillset event held in London last night to celebrate the Skills Investment Fund reaching the £8m milestone.
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FeaturesHope on home front
Overall home-entertainment spend was down in the US last year - but digital distribution and Blu-ray were among the bright spots as the market goes through a period of re-invention. And a look at the UK’s home entertainment sector.