All articles by Wendy Mitchell – Page 166
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Stephen and Simon Cornwell, the sons of writer John le Carré, tell Screen why their company Ink Factory (with Rhodri Thomas) is following the models used by Unknown and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy to produce a slate of upscale thrillers with global appeal out of Europe
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NewsMichell's Scar Tissue starts shooting in London
Principal photography has started in London on horror thriller Scar Tissue.
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NewsIntandem on board for Bert&Bertie's $20m debut Lucidity
Intandem Films will handle international sales on the new $20m UK thriller Lucidity, which is set to shoot in February 2012.
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NewsLFF screens Damsels as surprise film; Best of Fest screenings announced
The BFI London Film Festival unveiled Whit Stillman’s Damsels In Distress as its annual surprise film last night.
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NewsWroclaw's Gotham In Progress selects 11 projects
Projects come from US directors and producers including Karin Chien, John Maringouin and Tim Kirkman.
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NewsEmbargo Films re-teams with Vertigo on The Sweeney
London-based finance and production company Embargo Films has come on board its third feature, The Sweeney.
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NewsDesplat named composer of year at World Soundtrack Awards
The Ghent-based Awards concert was dedicated to the late Ronni Chasen.
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NewsNew projects from Metz, Berghall, Pallotta included in IDFA Forum
Topics of films for IDFA’s co-financing market range from immigration to Frank Zappa.
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NewsCarlsson to leave UK distributor Park Circus to work at Swedish Film Institute
Paul Dale is the new head of press and publicity for Park Circus.
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NewsFuture Shorts offers licences for 'pop-up film festival'
Company aims to build global network of licensees screening its quarterly short film programmes; features could be added in future.
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NewsBFI pledges support for film export and international promotion
In a move cheered by the UK industry, the British Film Institute (BFI) has now pledged funds to support the export of British films. Film Export UK gets £70,000 in transitional funding.
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NewsAnne Hathaway confirmed for Les Miserables film
Working Title/Universal production will be directed by Tom Hooper.
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CommentBearing Fruit
Frances Lea, a Screen Star of Tomorrow, presented the world premiere of her low-budget feature Strawberry Fields at the LFF.
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NewsRussian Film Festival in London to present Co-Production Forum
Festival to open Nov 4 with Generation P.
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NewsAfter leaving NFVF, Mbalo ramps up ambitions for Forefront
Eddie Mbalo, well known in the international film industry from his decade as CEO of South Africa’s NFVF, has now left his post there (as of the end of June) to concentrate on running his Johannesburg-based Forefront Media Group.
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NewsBritish Council adds six new overseas posts to arts team
New jobs will be based in Colombia, Turkey, Bangladesh, Egypt, South Africa and France/Romania.
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NewsBarry Ackroyd at LFF: 'Camera is there to convince the audience'
Acclaimed cinematographer Barry Ackroyd said his documentary background informs the ‘verisimilitude’ in the way he shoots narrative films today.
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NewsPixel Pitch Prize goes to Aho, Hristov's Love & Engineering
Also at Power To The Pixel’s Cross-Media Forum in London, the Pixel Lab prizes go to Turning Point from Tobias Buchne and The Elders Project from Marc Boothe.
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NewsNikolaj Lie Kaas starts shoot for Canadian feature Mad Ship
Enigmatico Films and Buffalo Gal Pictures have started principal photography on Mad Ship, based on a true story.