All UK/Ireland articles – Page 955
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NewsUniversity of Salford recognised as Skillset Media Academy
The University of Salford has become the latest higher education institution to be recognised as a Skillset Media Academy.
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NewsWorld premiere of Fantastic Mr Fox to open London Film Festival
The Times BFI London Film Festival will open October 14 with the world premiere of Fantastic Mr Fox from director Wes Anderson.
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NewsTessa Ross joins Screenwriters' Festival line up
Tessa Ross, head of Film4, and an executive producer of Slumdog Millionaire has joined this year’s International Screenwriters’ Festival line up.
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NewsMyles Nestel's new Merlina to back projects budgeted at $15m-$30m
UK film financier Myles Nestel has parted ways with Oceana Media Finance to form the Los Angeles-based financing and production outfit Merlina Entertainment.
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NewsUK summons Antichrist, France hosts The Young Victoria
ScreenDaily takes a look at the local and independent openings in key markets this week, including Kinowelt’s Friends Forever in Germany and Italian hit Ex moving into Spain.
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NewsScreen Australia's development plans include internship at Film 4
The UK’s Film 4 figures in Screen Australia’s new plans to help early-career filmmakers to make outstanding Australian content.
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NewsFilm4 Somerset House series to welcome Almodovar, Cruz, Frears, Hurt
The fifth-annual Film4 Summer Screen at Somerset House will welcome guests including Pedro Almodovar and Penelope Cruz.
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NewsKaleidoscope snaps up $74 zombie movie
London-based Kaleidoscope Entertainment has picked up UK rights to zombie movie Colin, which was made for a mere $74.
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FeaturesPaths of glory
The historical thriller Glorious 39 is Stephen Poliakoff’s first film for 10 years and will have its world premiere at Toronto.
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NewsEight new London boroughs eligible for Film London’s film fund
Mayor of London Boris Johnson and Film London have launched this year’s London Borough Film Fund Challenge, which includes new the new Film London in 90 Seconds.
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NewsBeeban Kidron skips out on Hippie Hippie Shake
Hippie Hippie Shake director Beeban Kidron has left the project, now in post-production, because of ‘creative differences’ in editing with the production company, Working Title.
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NewsHanif Kureishi to adapt The White Tiger for Smuggler, Ascension
New York-based Smuggler Films has signed famed UK screenwriter Hanif Kureishi to adapt Man Booker Prize-winning novel The White Tiger for the big screen.
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FeaturesPerry gears up for fight
As the Irish government considers scrapping the Irish Film Board, Simon Perry tells Geoffrey Macnab why the board is vital to Irish film culture.
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FeaturesThe strength of independent ties
Metrodome and Palisades Tartan are the latest to strike a deal, as distributors are forced to make alliances in a changing market.
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NewsNolan's Inception starts shoot across five countries
Warner Bros has started production on Christopher Nolan’s Inception, which started shooting in the UK on July 13.
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NewsKaleidoscope signs first look deal with Instinctive Film
London-based Kaleidoscope Entertainment has struck a deal with Berlin-based Instinctive Film for the UK distributor to release a slate of genre projects to be produced by Instinctive out of a new studio set up in Eastern Europe.
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CommentA tale of two industries
The British industry has been reported to be doing well, but is it a fair assessment?
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News$1.6 million content fund launched for northeast England
Regional screen agency Northern Film & Media is launching a new $1.6m (£1m) content fund for film, TV, games, interactive media and music.The North East Content Fund has earmarked $165,000 (£100,000) for film development, with a further $330,000 (£200,000) of the fund aimed at film production. It is the agency’s ...
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Online service rates DVDs for parents
The Irish Film Classification Office (Ifco) has launched a new scheme that allows parents to check the content of films before this children buy or rent it on DVD.
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NewsShadow arts minister backs UK Film Council
Ed Vaizey, the shadow arts minister, has come out in support of the UK Film Council just weeks after Conservative leader David Cameron called for unelected quangos to be scaled back to save money.