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Pinewood says 007 stage will need rebuilding after fire
Pinewood Sheppertonsaid there were no casualties involved at the "serious fire" that broke out atthe 007 stage this weekend. Damage was so extensive that the studio expects tohave to demolish and rebuild the famed stage. The roof of the 45,000-square-footstage caved in from fire damage. Pinewood said that there was"no ...
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Rowntree Trust launches new documentary fund
The Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust has announced a new fund to supportdocumentaries that highlight contemporary social or political issues in the UK. The fund was launched at the inaugural Britdoc festival (July 26-28). Up to $65,364 (£35,000) isbeing offered by the Reform Trust for films focusing on British issues ofsocial ...
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Tartan's De Casto to oversee US and UK operations
Tartan Films has expandedthe role of UK-based managing director Laura De Castoto also run Tartan USA in addition to her UK duties. She has become managing director of US theatrical and home entertainment, effectiveimmediately.De Castowill primarily continue to work out of Tartan's London office but will travel to Los Angeles ...
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MediCinema starts first project in Scotland
MediCinema,the charity that installs cinemas in hospitals, has started building work forits second project in the UK.Followingthe first MediCinema in St. Thomas's hospital in London, the second project is being built at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Glasgow. Thecinema will be wheelchair and bed accessible. The Charity was ...
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Raindance to open with Brothers Of The Head
The 14th Raindance Film Festival will open with Keith Fulton andLouis Pepe's BrothersOf The Head.The mockumentarystars Harry and Luke Treadaway as conjoined twins whoare recruited to front a punk-rock band.Raindance runs Sept 27 to Oct 8 at several cinemas in London's West End.Tartan will release the filmin the UK on ...
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Chris Cornell recruited for next Bond soundtrack
Former Soundgardenfrontman Chris Cornell will perform the main titlesong for the forthcoming James Bond film CasinoRoyale. Cornell wrote the track,titled You Know My Name, with Bondcomposer David Arnold. "I've always loved Chris'work, both as a writer and as an artist, and had hoped someday to find theright film to inspire ...
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Universal expands UK downloads through BT
Universal Pictures growing its download and VODbusiness in the UKthrough a new deal with British Telecommunications (BT). This follows onearlier deals with LoveFilm and Wippit.Universal Pictures UK and NBC Universal International TelevisionDistribution have struck simultaneous digital distribution agreements with BTfor download-to-own or video-on-demand offerings in the UK.Universal's film and TV ...
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Cambridge festival sets attendance record
The 26thCambridge Film Festival saw more than 14,500 admissions, a new festival record,during its run from July 6-16. The event hosted 225 screenings and events. Audience awards went toPedro Almodovar's Volver and Mike Flores's short Waiting/Hoping. The young person's jurywinner was 14-year-old Melinda Barber from Parkside Community College. The festival ...
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Pinball Films wraps UK, German shoot for Horner's KAZ
UK-basedPinball Films has wrapped principal photography on KAZ, which marks director Ashley Horner's feature debut. Theproject shot for six weeks in Newcastle upon Tyne and Berlin. KAZ stars Nora Von Waldstatten as a German music journalist who discoversshe's inherited a blood disorder from a rock musician father she never knew. ...
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Arrests made in north London pirate DVD operation
Authoritieshave arrested 11 pirate DVD sellers working in Leyton Mills Retail Parkin northeast London.Theshopping area had had an ongoing problem with pirate DVD sellers and members of the public had complained to the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT). The operation was jointly organised by FACT, the Metropolitan Police, Waltham Forest ...
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UK Post announces shortlist for new audio awards
Industrybody UK Post has announced the shortlist for its inaugural Conch awards, whichwill honour the audio industry. The audioindustry nominated the shortlist, who will now be asked to submit material forjudging. Winners will be announced on Sept 21. The PinewoodStudios Group has come on board as a headline sponsor of ...
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Ireland establishes new Academy to run awards
Ireland's arts minister John O'Donoghue has announced the creation of a new Irish Film and Television Academy. The body will take over the running of the Irish Film and TV Awards from previous organisers The Irish Film and Television Network. The timing of the awards will be move to February ...
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UK's Cinema Extreme open for next round of shorts funding
Cinema Extreme, the short film initiative from FilmFour and the UK Film Council's New Cinema Fund, is taking applications for its new funding round. Up to $92,447 (£50,000) will be awarded to the selected short film projects. Those accepted go through a development programme. The scheme's first two years backed ...
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Film London revamps local film funds
Film London has started the London Borough Film Fund Challenge to stimulate local film-makingacross the city. The aim is for every London resident to have access to a local film fund. Fivenew "cluster" funds are being created to represent 13 London boroughs. They are Eastern Edge Film Fund forBarking & ...
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Britdoc speakers include Broomfield and Maysles
The firstBritdoc festival, in association with Nokia, has announced some top documentaryfilm-makers participating in masterclasses and panels. Thefestival (July 26-28) at Keble College in Oxford will welcome speakersincluding film-makers Albert Maysles, Alex Gibney, Kevin Macdonald, Pawel Pawlikowski, Mike Figgis, Nick Broomfield, and Penny Woolcock. Industryspeakers include Sundance's John Cooper, SXSW's ...
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Universal partners with Telefonica for Spain downloads
Universal Pictures Iberia is partnering with Telefonicade Espana to launch the first legal download-to-own filmservice in Spain. The service, which launches today on Telefonica'snew Pixbox portal, will use Avartopeer-to-peer technology. The model will provide users with access to two digital files, one for aPC or laptop and one for a ...
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BBC veterans plan feature based on Shoebox Zoo
Drama veteransClaire Mundell and Justin Molotnikovhave set up a new production company, Synchronicity Films, to produce featurefilms and TV drama series. Mundell has worked for BBC television as a producer/director andhead of department. Molotnikov has a total of 11years TV experience, including three years of drama development at the BBC. ...
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FilmFour moves from subscription to free channel
Channel 4's film channel FilmFour will transition from a paid subscription serviceto a free channel with a relaunch on July 23.Satellite TV and Freeview customers will now be able to watch the channel,renamed Film4, without subscribing, making it the UK's biggest film channel. Advertising will be runduring the films, a ...
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Barbican to present season devoted to Jeremy Thomas
UK producer Jeremy Thomas will be honoured with a season of films at London's Barbican. "Jeremy Thomas - 30 Years A Maverick" will run Sept 7-12 including screenings andtalks with Thomas and directors Nic Roeg and Stephen Frears. The retrospective opens witha gala presentation of Bernardo Bertolucci's 1987Oscar winner The ...
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Sheffield DocFest unveils early plans for autumn event
The Sheffield DocFest 2006 (Oct 30-Nov 5) hasannounced several films in this year's programme. The 13th festival will include Paul Watson's Making a Documentary, MAD; Joe Angio's How To Eat YourWatermelon In White Company (And Enjoy It); Alan Berliner's Wide Awake; Anna Bucchetti'sDreaming By Numbers; and Sergei Loznitsa's Blockade.Also, the ...