All articles by Wendy Mitchell – Page 209
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NewsJeremy Hunt says UKFC closure will cut out 'expensive bureaucracy'
The Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has hit back at critics of his plans to abolish the UK Film Council. In an article written for Sunday’s Observer newspaper, Hunt emphatically explains that the move was so that money earmarked for culture was spent on culture, not overheads.
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NewsNever Let Me Go to open London Film Festival
The 54th BFI London Film Festival, presented in partnership with American Express, will open on Oct 13 with the European premiere of Mark Romanek’s Never Let Me Go.
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NewsGavin Miller to lead Scotland's Centre for the Moving Image
Scotland’s new Centre for the Moving Image has appointed Gavin Miller as CEO and Graham Wallace as COO.
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BAFTA, BFI to host screenwriters lecture series
David Hare, Ronald Harwood, Peter Morgan, Aline Brosh McKenna, Simon Beaufoy and Christopher Hampton are set to deliver lectures in a special series organized by BAFTA and the BFI.
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NewsAraki explains decision to pull Kaboom from UK's FrightFest
Director Gregg Araki has issued a statement to explain his film Kaboom being pulled from UK’s FrightFest.
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m-appeal's new label takes on LaBruce's L.A. Zombie
Berlin-based sales company m-appeal has taken on Bruce LaBruce’s L.A. Zombie ahead of its international premiere in Locarno.
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UK distributor Metrodome calls off talks for Target acquisition
Metrodome’s trading on AIM has been restored now, following a suspension of trading over reports that Metrodome was eyeing a possible acquisition of Target Entertainment Group.
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NewsDisney lands $660m Miramax sale to Ron Tutor's equity group
Disney has finally struck a deal to sell its Miramax film division to the Filmyard group of private equity investors.
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Ipso Facto gets slate funding from North East Creative Content Fund
Newcastle-based UK production company Ipso Facto Films has gotten $234,000 (£150,000) backing for its slate of films.
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Walking Shadows to release UK zombie film Colin in US cinemas
Colin, the micro-budget British Zombie film, will be released in US cinemas this October via distributor Walking Shadows.
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NewseOne adds distribution partners Svensk in Scandinavia and Next in South Africa
Entertainment One has now expanded its distribution into Scandinavia and South Africa.
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FeaturesFernando Sulichin
Fernando Sulichin talks about producing films for the likes of Oliver Stone, Spike Lee and David Lynch — and how success can’t only be measured in opening-weekend results.
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NewsLionsgate CEO Feltheimer to deliver keynote at MIPCOM
Lionsgate CEO and co-chairman Jon Feltheimer has been chosen as the Mipcom 2010 Personality of the Year.
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Jenna Cato Bass wins top prize at first Durban FilmMart
The inaugural Durban FilmMart gave its Hubart Bals Fund Award, with Euros 5,000, to Jenna Cato Bass for her project Tok Tokkie.
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NewsFacebook campaign, independent petition set up to ‘Save The UK Film Council’
The UK film community is starting to rally around grassroots efforts to save the UK Film Council, a day after the Department of Culture Media and Sport announced its surprising decision to abolish the UKFC.
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NewsLars von Trier starts Melancholia shoot with Dunst, Gainsbourg, Sutherland
The cast for the ‘psychological disaster movie’ includes Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Kiefer Sutherland, Charlotte Rampling, John Hurt, Alexander Skarsgård, Stellan Skarsgård, Jesper Christensen, Udo Kier, Brady Corbet and Cameron Spurr.
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FiGa takes on Locarno premiere Aardvark
Los Angeles-based sales company FiGa Films has taken on international sales of two titles that will be showing in Locarno.
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BFI says it will 'work in collaboration' with UK Government
BFI says it welcomes news that it will report direct to Government; says UKFC has done ‘really important work’ over past decade.
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NewsUKFC: Hunt says he 'wants to hear everyone's opinions' on planned closure
Jeremy Hunt cites UKFC’s £3m budget on overheads as one reason to abolish the organisation.
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NewsUK government to shut UK Film Council, Lottery funding to continue
The UK’s Department of Culture, Media and Sport has confirmed that it will abolish the UK Film Council and have a more direct relationship with the BFI.