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Brock Norman Brock joins Vertigo Films
Brock Norman Brock has joinedVertigo Films to help produce and develop the UKproduction and distribution company's new slate. Brock was formerly acting head ofthe Premiere Fund at the UK Film Council, where he worked on films including Gosford Park, Young Adam, and Valiant.Before joining the UKFC, he was the head ...
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Cast confirmed for Pinball Films' Kaz
Nora Von Waldstattenand Gary Lewis are set to star in Pinball Films' Kaz, directed by Ashley Horner.The English-languageproject, budgeted at less than $1.2m (1m Euros), will be shot in HD. Theproject is backed by Northern Film and Media (which also put up developmentfunding), digital facility VMI, and private equity. No ...
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Momentum Pictures picks up seven titles at Berlin
UKdistributor Momentum Pictures has picked up seven titles during a busy Berlin.The acquisitions include Andrew Lau's forthcoming thriller The Flock from Bauer-Martinez; comedy Bandidas starring Selma Hayek andPenelope Cruz from Europacorp; Gregg Araki's Smiley Face starring Anna Faris from First Look; and the new Mike Leigh project thatwill start shooting ...
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Big-name directors line up for Cinema 16 short films
DVD label Cinema16 has recruited A-list directorsincluding George Lucas, Tim Burton, Alexander Payne, Todd Solondz,Gus van Sant and DA Pennebakerfor its first US edition. The American short filmcollection follows the earlier European and British DVDs, which included shortsfrom directors including Lars von Trier, Jean-Luc Godard, Mike Leigh, Ridley Scott and ...
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'Chico time' for the big screen
Chico Slimani, one of the contestant's on UK television's talentcompetition The X Factor, is set toappear in a feature film based on his real adventures of his former career as amale stripper. Slimani will co-produce and hasco-written the script with director Helen Grace and his brother, actor JC Mac. The ...
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Revolution signs first-look TV deal with Channel 4
Revolution Films, the UK production company founded by producer Andrew Eaton and directorMichael Winterbottom, has set up a new televisiondivision and signed an exclusive first-look deal with Channel 4. Kate Ogborn, an independent producer at TheBureau and the former executive producer at regional screen agency EM Mediawill head the TV ...
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Revolution plans multi-platform release for Guantanamo
Revolution Films is planning a simultaneous UK theatrical, DVD, andInternet release for Michael Winterbottom's The Road To Guantanamo, which will haveits world premiere Tuesday in Berlin's competition.The move goes one stepfurther than 2929 Entertainment's US release of Steven Soderbergh's Bubble on Jan 27, which didn't include a simultaneousInternet offering.Guantanamo was ...
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Capitol unleashes Pawlikowski's Beasts
Rhys Ifans, Eddie Marsan, and Ben Whishaw, who is setvault to fame in the lead role of Tom Tykwer's Perfume later this year, will star in Pawel Pawlikowski's next film The Restraint Of Beasts. Capitol Films has boarded as worldwide sales agent.Pawlikowskiand his My Summer of Love producer Tanya Seghatchian ...
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Duvall, Spacek, Freeman to star in drama Get Low
Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek, andMorgan Freeman are attached to star in Depression-era drama Get Low, directed by Aaron Schneider,who won an Oscar in 2004 for his short TwoSoldiers. The story is set in 1930s Tennessee,when a man with a shady past (Duvall) tries to find redemption throughwitnessing his own funeral ...
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London and Shanghai form film partnership
London and Shanghai have announced a new city-to-city partnership to support film culture,education, and industry. London iscurrently hosting a number of Shanghai film industry players during theShanghai On Screen film festival, part of China In London 2006; the newpartnership was announced at a press conference by Film London CEO Adrian ...
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Mike Leigh's next film lands at Summit for worldwide sales
Summit Entertainment has taken on worldwide sales excluding the UK to Mike Leigh's upcoming untitled film. The project will be financed by Ingenious, FilmFour, the UK Film Council's Premiere Fund, and Summit.The follow-up to the multiple award-winning Vera Drake will be produced by Leigh's long time producer, Simon Channing Williams, ...
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Vision In Production to make Princess Diana death thriller
UK production company Visionin Production (VIP) has acquired the rights to Jon King and John Beveridge's PrincessDiana: The Hidden Evidence and plansto shoot a thriller based on the book. The film Hidden Truth, about journalist King's investigation into PrincessDiana's death and his questioning if there was a cover-up, is currently ...
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Brokeback rides away with London Critics prizes
Continuing its awards season kudos, Brokeback Mountain received the top honours at the London Critics' Circle Awards. Ang Lee won for best director and the film won the group'sbest film award. The other prizes were less predictable: Bruno Ganz won best actor for Downfall(which also won the foreign-language film category), ...
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Intandem Films comes to Berlin with a slate of eight
London-based financing, sales, and distribution company Intandem Films comes to Berlinwith a slate of eight new pictures.Heading the slate is Zoo,the first project from its horror and thriller label FearFactory,the Enterprise Investment Scheme set up with producers Spice Factory, Colin Pons, and Mark Thomas. Zoois a dark comedy/horror film directed ...
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Boreman named head of film buying for Vue in UK
UKexhibition company Vue Entertainment has named Stuart Boreman as its newdirector of film buying. He takes the post immediately.Boremanpreviously worked at UCI for 17 years, most recently for director of filmbuying across Northern Europe and previously as film booking manager. Hewill report directly to Vue's COO Steve Knibbs. "This is ...
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Young Hannibal wraps Czech shoot
Director PeterWebber has wrapped principal photography on YoungHannibal: Behind the Mask, after a 14-week shootin the Czech Republic. The Dino De Laurentiis production is made with partners Quinta Communications and Ingenious Film Partners. The UK'sZephyr Films is also on board.Internationalsales are being handled by producers' consultant Pamela Pickering in Los ...
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Odeon to open Braehead cinema in March
Cinema chain Odeon is planning to open anew 12-screen, $8.7m (£5m) cinema in Braehead, near Glasgow.The facility will open March 27 with 2406seats, all in stadium-style theatres. The cinema will be part of the Xscape leisure and sports complex near Braeheadshopping center.Odeon Braeheadwill employ up to 80 staffers. Manager Paul ...
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Ecosse teams with Walden, Beacon and Revolution for feature
UK-based Ecosse Films is teaming with US heavyweights Walden Media,Beacon Pictures, and Revolution Studios for the fantasy film The Water Horse. Ecosse's Robert Bernstein and Douglas Rae will produce with Barrie Osborne (The Lord of the Rings) andCharlie Lyons. Alex Schwartz, Jackie Levine and David Kaufmann areoverseeing The Water Horse ...
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Human Rights Watch Festival to open with Land of the Blind
The Human Rights WatchInternational Film Festival will host its 10th annual London event this year from March 15-24 at six venues. This year's programmeincludes 22 features, starting with opening night film Land of the Blind, a political satire starring Ralph Fiennes andDonald Sutherland and directed by Robert Edwards. The festival ...
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London's Chocolate Chilli Films takes on The Angel of Mons
London-based production company Chocolate Chilli Films hasoptioned the script The Angel of Mons as the second feature on its slate. The project is a supernatural historical drama about a youngwoman serving as an ambulance driver during WWI who is trying to find out ifthe Angel of Monsreally exists. Alice D ...