All UK/Ireland articles – Page 978
-
News
Slumdog Millionaire to closeLondon Film Festival
Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire is to close this year's London Film Festival.It will be the European premiere of the film, which had its world premiere at Telluride, and is also due to be screened at the Toronto Film Festival.Based on the novel Q and A by Vikas Swarup, and adapted ...
-
News
Raindance to open with Choke, close with Hush
The 16thRaindance Film Festival (Oct 1-12) in London will kick off with Clark Gregg's Choke starring Sam Rockwell and will close with the world premiere of Mark Tonderai's directorial debut, Warp X horror film Hush. Choke, adapted from Chuck Palahniuk's novel, also stars Anjelica Huston (set to attend the ...
-
News
Momentum takes UK rights to Let The Right One In
Momentum Pictures has secured all rights for the UK and Ireland to Tomas Alfredson's Swedish vampire romance Let The Right One In from sales agent Bavaria Film International.Based on the bestselling novel by Swedish author John Ajvide Lindqvist, the crossover hit has been sold to all major territories including France ...
-
News
Warp X, Birds Eye View team for women's comedy features
Warp X and Birds Eye View are working together on a new feature film development initiative, Last Laugh: Women Create Comedy.The programme will champion female comedy talent working in the UK and bring female-led comedy features to the big screen.Skillset is supporting the scheme through its Skillset Film Skills ...
-
News
New Wave takes UK rights to Denis' 35 Shot Of Rum
New UK distributor New Wave Films has acquired Claire Denis' 35 Shots Of Rum (35 Rhums).The deal was struck with sales company Elle Driver.The film is in competition in Venice and will also screen here in Toronto.Bruno Pesery produced for Soudaine Compagnie.Denis wrote the screenplay with Jean-Pol Fargeau.Alex Descas, Mati ...
-
News
Metrodome, Rialto team for McKellan's King Lear
Metrodome Distribution has taken UK, Ireland and Australia/New Zealand rights to Trevor Nunn and Chris Hunt's new adaptation of King Lear, starring Ian McKellen.The stage-to-screen Royal Shakespeare Company production was recorded in high definition at Pinewood Studios.The deal was negotiated between Metrodome CEO Peter Urie, general manager distribution Sara Frain ...
-
News
Lee Brazier to head distribution and acquisitions at Cinescope
Former FilmFour Creative Executive Lee Brazier has been appointed Head of Distribution and Acquisitions at new UK distribution outfit Cinescope Entertainment.He launches his wide-ranging plans with Chris Bell steroids documentary Bigger, Stronger, Faster, picked up from Laird Adamson at Magnolia Pictures.Cinescope Entertainment will also release Auteur Giuseppe Tornatore's Donatello-winning The ...
-
News
UK directors group signs agreement with trade union
Therecently-formed Directors UKhave signed an agreement with 27,000 strong media workers trade union BECTU.The deal acknowledges each others rights to represent their members interests in negotiations with employers and agrees to areas of mutual support.Directors UK, formed in June, has 3,500 members in broadcasting and film.Chair of the group Charles ...
-
News
Moore leaves Aardman for Abbey Home Media
Stephen Moore is departing Aardman Animations to become a partner and shareholder of children's programming company Abbey Home Media.UK-based Abbey Home Media works on franchises including Horrid Henry, Sesame Street, Paddington Bear and The Magic Roundabout.Moore is also a veteran of 20th Century Fox.He said: 'Since coming back to London ...
-
News
MercuryMedia takes on Toronto doc Sea Point Days
UK-based documentary film sales company Mercury Media has acquired world rights (excluding North America) to Sea Point Days.The film is set to premiere at the forthcoming Toronto International Film Festival.The feature-length documentary is directed by South African film-maker Francois Verster. The film is about a seaside public pool area in ...
-
News
Metrodome takes UK rights to Winterbottom's Genova
Ahead of its premieres in Toronto and San Sebastian, the UK and Irish rights to Michael Winterbottom's latest film Genova have been snapped up by Metrodome Distribution.The deal was done directly with production company Revolution Films, founded by Winterbottom and his producer Andrew Eaton.The deal was negotiated between Metrodome CEO ...
-
-
News
UK's Metrodome continues restructure after Media Pro takeover
UK distributor Metrodome continues to restructure staff following Media Pro's acquisition of a 61.4% share in the company.James Brown takes on the newly created role of head of acquisitions, where he will work alongside Kate Edwards, who has been promoted and will be running the business affairs department. Brown formerly ...
-
News
Lionsgate UK:Ready to roar
It's a fascinating opportunity,' Zygi Kamasa says of his job as head of Lionsgate UK. He has the power (and financial backing) of a major US player while also having the autonomy to run the UK operation as a separate business. No wonder Kamasa has just signed a new three-year ...
-
News
Sam Taylor-Wood to direct feature about John Lennon's early years
Sam Taylor-Wood will direct Ecosse Films' Nowhere Boy recounting the story of John Lennon's early years and his first steps towards superstardom.Taylor-Wood, riding high after the Cannes screening of her debut short Love You More, plans a March 2009 shoot on location in Liverpool. Worldwide sales agent HanWay Films will ...
-
News
Revolver and Metrodome sign deals for Film London micro-budget features
Film London has announced that the first two completed features produced through its Microwave micro-budget film-making scheme have secured theatrical distribution. Metrodome has acquired Eran Creevy's Shifty for the UK, Ireland and Eastern Europe (Romania, Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine, Croatia, Slovak Republic and Slovenia). The urban thriller charts 24 hours ...
-
News
UK Film Council awards distribution support to 13 films
The UK Film Council's Prints and Advertising Fund has announced funding to support the distribution of 13 films. The P&A funding is aimed at promoting art-house, foreign and classic films to give audiences more choice.Revolver Films received $312,314 (£170,000) for The Wackness, Jonathan Levine's offbeat drama starring Ben Kingsley.The funding ...
-
News
Pinewood Shepperton boasts big jump in half-year profits
The UK's Pinewood Shepperton studios has recorded a 31% year-on-year increase in half-year pre-tax profitsto $6.7m ($3.8m).Revenues rose 19% to $39.9m (£21.7m) with revenues from film up 20% to $23.8m (£13m).The studios have hosted the 007 film Quantum Of Solace and other major shoots, including Richard Curtis's The Boat That ...
-
News
Film Focus: The Descent 2
Getting to the set of The Descent 2 somewhat surprisingly does not require a trip underground. Like the 2005 original, the sequel shot mostly in caves recreated on studio sets - this time for a 40-day shoot at London's Ealing Studios with some location work in England and Scotland (the ...
-
News
Norrie leaves Capitol to become head of international at Salt
The Salt Company has appointed James Norrie as head of international.Norrie was previously head of sales at Capitol Films and previously worked at Icon International.Salt, recently relaunched from the previous sales incarnation Lumina Films, is part of the International Film Collective.The company's directors and founders are Samantha Horley, Robert Bevan ...