All UK/Ireland articles – Page 864
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NewsFinch & Partners boosts brand, celebrity partnership division
Recent partnerships include Kevin Spacey working with Jameson on short film competition.
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NewsUK's EIS proposals still await EU approval
HMRC officials have acknowledged today they don’t know when or if EU State Aid Approval will be given to proposals to lift the cap on the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) ifrom £2 million to £10 million ($15.7 million) next April.
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NewsSouth West Screen transfers activities to Creative England
Screen South, Screen Yorkshire, EM Media and Northern Film & Media continue to operate as private companies.
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FeaturesBIFA comes of age
Recognition from the British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) is now taken very seriously by UK distributors. Sarah Cooper looks at how the awards, seen as an edgy, young event on the UK calendar, are maturing while striving to maintain a distinct identity
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NewsHot projects on Screenbase
Gael Garcia Bernal will star in French comedy-drama Weeping Susannah, while Dominic Cooper [pictured] has been cast in UK-production Summer In February.
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NewsUK director Henry Darke plans Cornwall-set feature Crooked Hill
Award-winning short Big Mouth inspires new feature, which is part of Hothouse scheme.
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News650 productions claim UK Film Tax relief since inception
Total production expenditure by films claiming the UK film relief since January 2007 was £5.0 billion, of which 75% was incurred in the UK.
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NewsKaya Scodelario takes lead in Emanuel And The Truth About Fishes
The Wuthering Heights actress replaces Rooney Mara, who was previously attached to the indie film.
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FeaturesNetflix shakes up UK market
Netflix, the leading US online film and TV service, is moving into Europe with its launch in the UK. The territory’s distributors talk about where the newcomer will fit into a sector dominated by Sky and Lovefilm.
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NewsWFTV selects 20 mid-career particpants for mentoring scheme
Women in Film and Television have selected 20 participants for the 2012 WFTV Mentoring Scheme, supported by Skillset and EON Productions.
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NewsPinball plans transmedia release for Radich's The Conundrum
The UK’s Pinball Films has come on board to present Martin Radich’s The Conundrum, a low-budget film starring Trevor Fox.
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NewsAttenborough to front Sky series Galapagos 3D
It will be the fourth 3D collaboration between Sky and David Attenborough.
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NewsClint Eastwood gets inaugural John Ford Award; symposium plans announced
The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) is working with the John Ford Estate and the Irish Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, to establish a new annual symposium devoted to the work and legacy of John Ford.
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NewsBarbican plans 2 new screens in London
The Barbican is developing a new two-screen new cinema in London, to be located on the corner of Beech and Whitecross Streets.
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NewsCanadian Cal Christiansen animates David Hare’s Wall
Multimedia treatment for David Hare’s play Wall looking at Israeli separation barrier and its impact on both Israelis and Palestinians.
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NewsInbetweeners Movie sells more than half million DVDs on first day of release
UK smash hit indie film released by 4DVD becomes fastest-selling comedy of year on DVD.
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NewsFilm London, BAFTA, NF+M work together on new events series for producers
Speakers will include Stephen Kelliher [pictured], Natalie Brenner and Mia Bays.
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NewsLondon Film School to honour Richard Lester, Rita Tushingham, Philip French
Annual graduation ceremony will be held on Dec 13.