All UK/Ireland articles – Page 936
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NewsNew cast announced as The King’s Speech starts shooting
Helena Bonham Carter, Jennifer Ehle, Guy Pearce, Derek Jacobi and Michael Gambon have joined the cast of Tom Hooper’s historical drama The King’s Speech, which started shooting today (November 13).
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NewsOptimum/Pinewood to manage StudioCanal’s British film archive
Optimum Releasing is taking over management of StudioCanal’s British Library Archive, including early Hitchcock films, as part of a series of initiatives aimed at protecting British film heritage.
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Features
Route Irish
Two soldiers work as private security contractors in Iraq, but when one of them is killed, the other rejects the official explanation and investigates the truth of his friend’s death
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FeaturesIn the loop
At a time when the BBC’s prosperous film arm is one of the UK’s only stable ports of call for independent producers, its new creative director talks to Geoffrey Macnab about her editorial and commissioning strategy and her debut slate.
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NewsITV puts Carlton Screen Advertising contracts into liquidation
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has put its remaining interests in cinema advertising company, Carlton Screen Advertising (CSA), into voluntary liquidation. It appointed Grant Thornton to handle the process on October 26.
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NewsNational Schools Film Week attracts record attendees
This year’s National Schools Film Week (NSFW) attracted a record 450,000 attendees.
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Features
Midday Sun
Midday Sun is a thriller about an English couple, Dan and Sarah, who move to Spain, but their son is murdered soon after they arrive and a local boy is charged and released, but then dies suspiciously in a hit and run for which Dan is wrongly blamed.
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The Perfect Assassin
This drama, set during Spain’s 1936-39 Civil War, focuses on Republican and Nationalist hit squads banding together to kill politician Don Rojo.
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NewsJenna Rosher's Junior takes Sheffield audience award
Junior, the debut from US director Jenna Rosher, has won this year’s audience award at the Sheffield International Documentary Festival. The film looks at the relationship between a 75 year old Italian American and his 98 year old mother.
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NewsThis Is It stays ahead of the pack overseas as $29m raises tally to $128.6m
This Is It continued to dominate the overseas market as a further $29m from 8,800 screens in 110 markets through Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI) raised the running total to $128.6m after two weekends.
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NewsVideocracy scoops first special jury prize at Sheffield Doc/Fest
Erik Gandini’s Videocracy has won the inaugural special jury award at the Sheffield International Documentary Festival.
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NewsIn The Loop sweeps the board at Scottish Baftas
Armando Iannucci’s political satire In The Loop was the big winner at the Scottish Baftas last night (November 8) picking up awards for best director, best writing and best actor.
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NewsBuyers jive with Protagonist's Streetdance
UK sales outfit Protagonist Pictures is enjoying a bumper crop of sales for its teen dance movie Streetdance 3D backed by Vertigo, BBC Films and the UK Film Council.
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NewsContentFilm's Ironclad slices up the world
Buyers are rallying to Ironclad, the historical action epic being sold by ContentFilm International at the AFM.
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NewsThe Works International, Mann Made team on The Drought
The Works International is partnering with Mann Made Films on The Drought, an ecological action horror set in a terrifying post-apocalyptic world.
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NewsTill’s Icon makes first acquisition with The Way
In one of its first acquisitions since Stewart Till’s takeover of the Icon Group was completed last week, Icon Entertainment International has confirmed that it will handle worldwide sales for The Way, the new film from director Emilio Estevez.
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NewsMulligan in talks to board Ealing’s Effie
Carey Mulligan, the UK sensation who is being tipped for awards glory in An Education, is in advance discussions to star in the title role of Effie, being sold here by Ealing Studios.