All articles by Geoffrey Macnab – Page 126
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FeaturesThe powerhouse
BSkyB pioneered the lucrative UK pay-TV market for movies. But there are concerns about the power it wields when it comes to premium movie rights, and some critics argue the broadcaster should be doing more for UK production. Geoffrey Macnab reports
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FeaturesThe hit crowd
The UK theatrical market was worth $1.5bn in 2009 — but with more than 90 companies releasing films, and some of Europe’s lowest rental rates, competition is cut-throat. Geoffrey Macnab reports
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UK independent distributors step up
With screen space so tight for foreign-language, arthouse and specialised fare, the UK independents are stepping up their game when promoting their product. Geoffrey Macnab reports
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NewsJeremy Thomas at PFM Keynote: UK should re-enter Eurimages
Oscar-winner Thomas also says producers should get enhanced recoupment positions so they aren’t paupers; he says festival heads are more crucial contacts than studio heads.
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NewsAbbie Cornish replaces Emily Blunt in The Girl
Australian actress Abbie Cornish has stepped in to take the leading role in The Girl, which Goldcrest will be pre-selling at the AFM nextmonth.
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NewsLFF Keynote: Ken Loach says UK TV industry is 'enemy of creativity'
In his London Film Festival industry keynote, the filmmaker also calls for reform of cinema exhibition.
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FeaturesAnxious? Healthy? Both.
The UK industry still awaits clarity about Government’s new plans for film, but there are successes still to cheer. Geoffrey Macnab takes the temperature of the industry at this week’s Screen Film Summit.
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FeaturesHannah Rothschild
UK writer/director Hannah Rothschild talks about her documentary Mandelson: The Real PM, which is world premiering at the LFF on Oct 24.
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NewsScreen Film Summit: Woodward says Lottery money to broadcasters would be 'insanity'
In what is likely to be one of his last public appearances as UK Film Council chief executive, John Woodward has made some outspoken remarks about the prospect that Lottery money might be channelled through a UK broadcaster such as the BBC or Channel 4.
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NewsScreen Film Summit: Upbeat Vaizey says plans for UK industry will be known 'by end of year'
Vaizey apologises for ruining the industry’s summer with the shock announcement to close the UK Film Council, but says there is a “good story” currently in the UK film industry.
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NewsWarner, Universal strike deals for Ben Ammar's Black Gold
Tarak Ben Ammar’s Quinta Communications has signed multi-territory distribution deals with Warner Bros and Universal Pictures for the $55 million epic adventure Black Gold. Warner Bros will distribute the film in France, the United Kingdom, Latin America and the Middle East.
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FeaturesLFF's increased ambition
The UK industry may be in a state of upheaval but the programme of the 54th BFI London Film Festival (today through Oct 28) underlines the scope and quality of UK film-making. Geoffrey Macnab reports
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NewsSouth Africa's film rebate cap is doubled
South Africa’s two-tier Department of Trade and Industry rebate system for filmmakers has received a major boost with the approval last week of proposals to extend the “cap” for the system.
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FeaturesPatrick Keiller
Screen talks to elusive British film-maker Patrick Keiller, whose latest feature Robinson In Ruins is screening at the London Film Festival on Oct 19.
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Some UK producers question Freeway fee
Freeway maintains that it has received mostly positive feedback from clients.
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NewsArtificial Eye buys 11 including Essential Killing, Silent Souls, Route Irish
Artificial Eye has been on a buying spree. The voracious UK distributor has announced 11 high profile acquisitions including a number of award winners from the recent Cannes, Venice and Toronto Film Festivals.
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NewsNetherlands Film Festival ticket sales up despite Dutch doubts
Netherlands Film Festival Director Willemien van Aalst has called on any new Dutch Government to respect the “social significance” of Dutch cinema.
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FeaturesLoft
Producer Rachel van Bommel of Millstreet Films and director Antoinette Beumer discuss their new feature Loft, a Dutch remake of Erik Van Looy’s runaway Flemish hit of the same name. As they reveal, the film, currently in post-production, was an eventful and sometimes very hazardous shoot.
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FeaturesCan Eye galvanise Dutch film culture?
It could be rocky times ahead for Dutch public spending. A figure of 22% is bandied about as the possible hit that Dutch cultural organisations may have to take. As the Netherlands Film Festival in Utrecht begins, the prospect of such savage cuts is inevitably causing alarm.
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NewsCharlize Theron takes remake rights to Two Eyes Staring
Charlize Theron has taken remake rights to Dutch psychological thriller Two Eyes Staring (Zwart Water) by Dutch writer/director Elbert van Strien.