All Editorial articles – Page 18
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NewsBritish films bank $4.2 billion worldwide last year
The UK film industry banked $4.2bn in ticket sales worldwide last year, according to the UK Film Council’s Statistical Yearbook.
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NewsTim Bevan gives evidence to Communications Committee
Tim Bevan, co-founder of Working Title Films and incoming chairman of the UK Film Council, will appear before the House of Lords Communications Committee today (July 1).
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NewsDogwoof picks up We Live In Public
London-based distributor Dogwoof has picked up documentary We Live In Public from UK sales company Celsius Entertainment.
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NewsProtagonist to handle international sales of Le Donk
UK sales company Protagonist Pictures will be handling international sales on Shane Meadows’ improvised comedy Le Donk And Scor-Zay-Zee.
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NewsEntertainment finance venture launches global tax scheme
Winchester Capital Management Partners has launched a global government incentive and tax financing initiative which will provide innovative tax structures for those working in the entertainment industry.
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NewsMetrodome beefs up home entertainment slate with 7 new titles
Metrodome beefs up home entertainment slate with 7 new titles
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Eight Irish world premieres to screen at Galway Film Fleadh
The 21st Galway Film Fleadh, which will run from July 7 to 12, is to screen eight Irish world premieres.
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NewsPinewood takes on management of Toronto’s Filmport
The British film studio behind the Bond films now controls the fate of Toronto’s struggling, state-of-the-art studio operation. Pinewood Shepperton has taken charge of sales and marketing of Filmport Studios.
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Mogwai appears as surprise act at EIFF
Mogwai, a Scottish rock band, was the surprise headline act at a concert that followed the UK premiere screening of All Tomorrow’s Parties at the Edinburgh International Film Festival last night.
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NewsCine Expo crowd gets preview of Avatar
20th Century Fox gave a Cine Expo audience a preview of footage from James Cameron’s sci-fi epic Avatar last night. It was the first public screening of footage from the eagerly anticipated 3D picture.
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NewsTessa Ross honoured by London Film School
Tessa Ross, Controller of Film and Drama at Channel 4, has been named an Honorary Associate of The London Film School. She was given the title last night at a Q&A event which followed a screening of Slumdog Millionaire.
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NewsPierre Morel to be honoured at Cinema Expo Awards
Pierre Morel is to be named International Director of the Year, for his film Taken, at the 2009 Cinema Expo Awards Ceremony tonight. The film starring Liam Neeson took $77m internationally and grossed $222m at the box office worldwide.
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NewsStephen Fry to star in Dardentor
Three aspiring teenage film-makers have scored a coup after British writer and actor Stephen Fry signed on to act in their debut project.
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NewsKarlovy Vary hosts 19 world premieres
The 44th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival host 19 world premieres at this year’s edition, which will run July 3 – 11.
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NewsPula Film Festival to include Almodovar retrospective
The Pula Film Festival, the oldest film festival in Croatia, has introduced a new section focusing on European directors. The first retrospective will be dedicated to Spanish film-maker Pedro Almodóvar.
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The Long Night wins Golden Tauro at Taormina Film Festival
Hatem Ali’s The Long Night (Al Layl Al-Tawil) won The Golden Tauro for best film in the Mediterranean Competition section of the 55th Taormina International Film Festival.
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NewsProtagonist boards Warp X’s All Tomorrow’s Parties
London-based Protagonist Pictures will be handling international sales on Warp X’s All Tomorrow’s Parties.
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NewsPeter Carlton to lead Warp’s European expansion
Film4 senior commissioning executive Peter Carlton is leaving to set up the European division of Warp Films.Carlton, who leaves Film4 after six years, will also act as executive producer across selected projects from its UK-based slate, and will work closely with Warp Films’ joint managing directors’ Mark Herbert and Robin ...
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NewsDigital Britain to allow commercial access to orphan works
The British Film Institute (BFI) is set to benefit from plans to allow commercial access to orphan works; content where the rights owner can not be identified or found.
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NewsUK online DVD rental firm Lovefilm moots sale
The British online DVD rental firm Lovefilm has been put up for sale for an estimated $328m (£200m). It is understood that the six year old business has received a number of approaches.