All UK/Ireland articles – Page 929
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NewsBullitt director Peter Yates dies, aged 82
British director Peter Yates, best known for directing the 1968 film Bullitt with Steve McQueen, has died.
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NewsParamount takes German, Swiss rights to Chalet Girl
More buyers are checking in to Chalet Girl, the British romantic comedy directed by Phil Traill and starring Felicity Jones, Ed Westwick, Tamsin Egerton, Brooke Shields, Bill Bailey and Bill Nighy.
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NewsBlack Swan, King's Speech lead films on BAFTA longlist
The British Academy has announced the films longlisted for its 2011 awards, with Black Swan and The King’s Speech leading the pack, recognised in 15 categories each.
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NewsFirst 3D opera Carmen heading to more than 1,500 screens
Bizet’s Carmen to premiere as the Santa Barbara International Film Festival Closing Night Gala (Feb 6).
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NewsLoveFilm, blinkbox ink content deals with MoMedia
Subscription service LoveFilm and streaming site blinkbox have signed two-year deals for more than 200 films combined with content aggregator MoMedia.
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NewsStewart Till named non-executive chairman at PPC
Stewart Till has joined production agency Picture Production Company (PPC) in the post of non-executive chairman.
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FeaturesBest Laid Plans
Shooting has just wrapped on David Blair’s hard hitting feature about a friendship between two men, played by Stephen Graham and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, which is being sold internationally by AV Pictures.
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News26 YouTube contributors heading to Sundance for Life In A Day premiere
Kevin Macdonald directed the unique film drawing on 4,500 hours of footage submitted to YouTube.
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Fujifilm Motion Pictures UK expands
The company’s new, larger London branch in 17 Soho Square has become the Head Office for European operations.
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NewsSky announces Sky Atlantic as ‘home of HBO’ in UK
While 40% of the channel’s content will be HBO material, Sky is also in negotiations to acquire UK and US indie features.
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NewsBritdoc/PUMA grants go to Woolcock, Smith, Weber, Kauffman
UK documentary director Penny Woolcock is one of 10 film-makers to benefit from Channel 4 Britdoc’s latest round of development grants, via its ongoing partnership with sports brand PUMA.
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NewsLoveFilm adds Icon titles to streaming service
LoveFilm has struck a new exclusive streaming deal with Icon Film Distribution.
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NewsKaleidoscope picks up Forget Me Not
Kaleidoscope Entertainment have acquired Alexander Holt and Lance Roehrig’s directorial debut Forget Me Not for the UK.
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FeaturesGulliver’s Travels dwarfs rivals at UK box office
Fox International’s Gulliver’s Travels debuted top of the UK chart, towering over its opposition on the first weekend of 2011.
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NewsWarner Bros tops 2010 UK market share; total box office up
The UK box office crossed the 1bn mark for the second year in a row, after totalling $1.682bn (£1.077m) in 2010.
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NewsPete Postlethwaite dies at age 64
Actor Pete Postlethwaite died yesterday at the age of 64 after a battle with cancer.
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NewsLuc Besson shooting Burmese love story The Lady
UK-France production stars Michelle Yeoh (pictured) as Nobel winner Aung San Suu Kyi.