All UK/Ireland articles – Page 865
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NewsBFI announces £2m fund to support UK specialised audience development
Temporary fund will provide financial support to “specialised” film sector for one year.
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NewsEastern Promises writer Steve Knight to make directing debut with Hummingbird
Casting underway on thriller produced by Shine, New Regency, Paul Webster and Tracey Seaward.
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NewsJohn Sachs appointed exec producer at Eclipse Films
The company has a number of feature and TV projects in development.
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NewsHigh Point climbs Wicker Tree
The London-based sales company has picked up international sales rights to Robin Hardy’s Wicker Man follow up.
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NewsTrudie Styler plans The Harder They Come remake
Trudie Styler’s Xingu partners with Conquering Lion Pictures and Jamaican producer Justine Henzell.
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NewsBVA launches Facebook home entertainment hub for studios
New Facebook page showcases news and trailers for major studios
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NewsMIPTV wraps with key deals
Interconnectivity and the monetising of splintering platforms were buzz themes at this year’s MIPTV, which also saw a number of deals on starry product.
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NewsMadeline Zima to star in UK psycho-thriller Storage
The star of Showtime’s series Californication will play a woman who joins forces with a mysterious group of strangers to escape a terrifying underground facility.
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NewsCineworld makes first continental acquisition in Spain
Cineworld takes 100% of the share capital in Spain’s fifth-largest exhibitor.
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NewsYaya DaCosta, Colm Meaney join cast of Whole Lotta Sole
They will star alongside Brendan Fraser in the Belfast-set heist comedy, which is being directed by Terry George and produced by Generator Entertainment.
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NewsMatador to develop Her Royal Spyness franchise
The UK production company has acquired the rights to Rhys Bowen’s adventure novel series Her Royal Spyness; Chalet Girl writer Tom Williams to pen the script.
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NewsSheffield Doc/Fest partners with IndieGoGo
The documentary festival is teaming up with crowdfunding website IndieGoGo to promote alternative ways of financing films.
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NewsArtificial Eye sets July UK release date for Farhadi's A Separation
UK distributor Artificial Eye has set a July 22 release date for Asghar Farhadi’s Golden Bear winner Nader and Simin, A Separation.
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FeaturesEurope calling
Some vocal British producers hope that the UK could re-join Eurimages, at a time when the organisation is booming with the new addition of Russia.
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NewsBBC Earth plans theatrical film with Virgin Oceanic
The BBC will work with Richard Branson’s Virgin Oceanic Five Dives expedition to produce a theatrical film and TV series.
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FeaturesSelling sales to the UK
Screen talks to representatives of Film Export UK as the export budget of the UK Film Council is lost
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NewsAbi Morgan writing suffragette drama for Focus/Ruby
The Iron Lady writer is scripting story of the suffragettes for Ruby and Focus; BBC drama Birdsong to shoot in Hungary in summer
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FeaturesHop leaps to the top of the UK box office
Optimum Releasing celebrates its biggest-ever box office weekend despite Hop pipping Source Code to the top spot.
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NewsDogwoof takes on four titles including Guantanamo; ramps up Ambassadors scheme
UK distributor Dogwoof has taken on four new titles for UK release, and also is furthering its new initiative to encourage film lovers to get involved hosting regional screenings.
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FeaturesThe UK space race
As Warner Bros prepares to transform Leavesden into its permanent UK base, and with the government having pledged to keep the tax credit intact, Sarah Cooper asks how the UK can build on a year of record investment in 2010