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Spall and Broadbent join Sheen in The Damned United
Timothy Spall and Jim Broadbent have joined the cast of Tom Hooper's The Damned United, which starts principal photography on Sunday May 25. As reported Michael Sheen takes the lead role as legendary football manager Brian Clough, and Spall will play his right hand man Peter Taylor while Broadbent plays ...
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Edinburgh Film Festival announces 2008's Trailblazers
The Edinburgh International Film Festival, now in June, has here in Cannes announced its new set of Trailblazers.The initiative, created with Skillset, recognizing up-and-coming talents in the UK.This year's class is:Lol Crawley, cinematographer of Better Things David Bloom, co-writer of Donkey PunchLisa Trnovskii, producer of Mum And DadTony Slater-Ling, cinematographer ...
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Metrodome rushes in for Korea's The Chaser
UK distributor Metrodome, which earlier this week struck a deal with backer Media Pro, has taken all UK rights to Korean crime thriller The Chaser. The deal was brokered between Metrodome's general manager - home entertainment Tom Stewart and CEO Peter Urie with and EJ Cho Cho of Fine Cut. ...
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Terence Davies back at the BFI
Terence Davies is again BFI-bound. The revered British director made his first features (including The Trilogy, Distant Voices, Still Lives and The Long Day Closes) under the auspices of the British Film Institute's now defunct production arm. Now, his latest film, Of Time And The City, screening in official selection ...
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K5 introduces Visitor to Spain, Greece, Middle East
K5 International has confirmed further sales on Tom McCarthy's The Visitor. The film has now gone to Spain (Isaan), Greece (Art Free), and the Middle East (Prime Pictures). Several other deals are imminent in Cannes.The Visitor, his follow-up to The Station Agent, is produced by Groundswell and Participant. It has ...
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Moviehouse strikes El Cantante deals; picks up three new films
Moviehouse has now sold Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony starrer El Cantante to the UK (Revelation), France (Opening), Australia (Force), Spain (Isaan), Scandinavia (NonStop), and Benelux (Three Lines), and is in active negotiations Japan, Italy and Germany.The project was previously handled by Voltage and has been with Moviehouse since AFM.In ...
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Visual Factory seals deals on Mathilde
UK-based sales company Visual Factory has taken on world sales for Nina Mimica's Mathilde, and English-language pan-European co-production starring Jeremy Irons.Buyers lining up include Australia (Vendetta), Benelux (Films de l'Elysee), India (UTV), Hungary (Best Hollywood), and Greece (Videorama). Jeremy Irons plays a British UN officer in Croatia who falls for ...
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F&ME strikes three-film deal with Finland's MRP
The UK's Film and Music Entertainment (F&ME) has struck a deal with Finland's MRP Matila Rohr Productions for three feature films over the next two years.The projects are 3D epic Underwater Iceland, psychological thriller The Debt and detective thriller The Priest of Evil.The companies previously worked together on animated title ...
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London UK Film Focus to screen 40 films
The fifth London UK Film Focus (LUFF), to run June 30-July 3 at the BFI Southbank.More than 40 films to screen include Shadows In The Sun, Abrahams Point, Hush Your Mouth, Love Me Still and Jack Says. The Breakthrough strand returns for a third year to introduce projects from UK ...
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Generator drops Cherry Bomb in Belfast in July
UK production company Generator Entertainment will start a July 7 Belfast shoot for its coming of age drama Cherry Bomb. Two best friends are looking forward to a fun summer until a troubled beauty makes them compete dangerously for her affections. Newcomers Glen Leyburn and Lisa Barros d'Sa will direct ...
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Moxie Makers narrows Big Pitch to six finalists
Low-budget UK studio Moxie Makers has announced the final six feature projects in its Big Pitch competition which comes with a $500,000 prize.The projects are Red Sleigh Down from writers Ian Gilbertson and Stephen Atherton; Different Shades Of Graham from Brad Watson, Keith Lynch, David T Lynch (writer/directors) and Simon ...
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Pathe strikes UK deal for Steve McQueen's Hunger
Un Certain Regard opener Hunger has, as expected, struck deals with several territories. A North American deal was said to be in advanced negotiations.Icon Entertainment International has signed a UK and Ireland deal with Pathe, which beat out several other interested UK distributors. Sue Bruce Smith of Film4 also helped ...
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Optimum kicks off Dark Castle deal with Whiteout
UK-distributor Optimum Releasing, has struck a multi-picture deal with Joel Silver's Dark Castle (which already has a relationship with Optimum parent Studio Canal).The first title in the deal will be Dominic Sena's action thriller Whiteout. Based on the graphic novel, Kate Beckinsale stars in the story of a US marshall ...
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Ken Loach's son to take on UK/Australian co-production
Camilla Bray, who works with Rebecca O'Brien and Ken Loach at Sixteen FIlms, has plans for her second film as a lead producer to be directed by Jim Loach, Ken's son who is a British TV veteran. The UK/Australia co-production is written by Rona Munro, who also wrote Ken Loach's ...
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Juppiter back in business at Cannes
Italian production outfit Juppiter is back in business. Here in Cannes, the production outfit behind several classic Italian movies including key works by Ettore Scola and Tornatore has relaunched with a three film slate.Roberto Bessi, CEO of Juppiter Generale Cinematografica, is aiming to take advantage of new fiscal incentives likely ...
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RISE, Casarotto launch new talent initiative in UK
UK production company RISE Films and agency Casarotto Ramsay & Associates are launching a new initiative for emerging screenwriters, also with support from Sight & Sound.The initiative will kick off with a competition starting early in June. Unrepresented writers will submit first drafts of feature film scripts and one will ...
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Anna J Foerster to direct Secret Hunter
Crevasse Films has attached Los Angeles-based German director Anna J Foerster to its new action thriller Secret Hunter.Screenwriter Adam Preston is adapting the script based on British explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes' novel. The story is about an American ice climber and games designer who witnesses the murder of his father ...
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Opix plans Toy Soldiers with Kit Ryan
Shepperton Studios-based Opix Films Ltd is again working with Irish director Kit Ryan on Toy Soldiers. The project, about child soldiers in Africa, will shoot in Cape Town starting October 2008.Ryan's last comedy thriller with Opix and Silver Pictures, Botched starring Stephen Dorff, went to Warner Bros in the US ...
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London's Production Finance Market sets up ties with Rome Film Fest
The second Film London Production Finance Market (PFM) will be held Oct 20-21 as part of the Times BFI London Film Festival. This year's second-annual event is hoping to increase its European presence. UK and international producers and financiers can apply until July 25. More than 60 financiers will attend, ...
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Cracks fills up with Temple, Poots, Valverde
Juno Temple, Imogen Poots and Maria Valverde have joined Eva Green in Jordan Scott's Cracks.The film starts shooting in Ireland this week.HandMade Films International is handling worldwide sales. Garage producers Element Pictures and the IRish Film Board have now joined the project.Producers are Future Films' Kwesi Dickson, Industry Entertainment's Rosalie ...