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All articles by Geoffrey Macnab – Page 145
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NewsLarry Clark to direct troubled teen drama Wild Child
Larry Clark, the controversial director of Kids and Ken Park, is hatching a new film about troubled American youth.
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FeaturesThe means of production
UK distributors are moving into local production. But, on the eve of the Toronto International Film Festival (Sept 10-19), will it be at the expense of their acquisition of third-party and international titles?
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NewsOdyssey Entertainment ceases trading
Odyssey Entertainment, the London-based sales and financing company, ceased trading on August 28.
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NewsStephen Woolley to remake Dickens' Great Expectations
Maverick British producer Stephen Woolley is planning a big screen version of Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations.
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NewsRevolver picks up UK rights to Dead Man Running
Revolver Entertainment has taken all UK rights to Alex De Rakoff’s Dead Man Running, the London-set thriller co-financed and executive produced by England football stars, Rio Ferdinand and Ashley Cole.
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FeaturesOptimum prime
Ten years old in 2009, Optimum Releasing is now one of the UK’s leading independent distributors and a key part of StudioCanal’s European network.
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NewsMerger is not a "done deal", says BFI's Dyke
The proposed merger between the UK Film Council and the British Film Institute (BFI) will not go ahead unless the BFI’s brand and core activities are protected, according to BFI chairman Greg Dyke
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FeaturesPerfect pitch
One of the biggest challenges facing the producers of a wave of new low-budget UK music films is how to afford the crucial soundtrack rights.
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FeaturesPerry gears up for fight
As the Irish government considers scrapping the Irish Film Board, Simon Perry tells Geoffrey Macnab why the board is vital to Irish film culture.
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FeaturesThe strength of independent ties
Metrodome and Palisades Tartan are the latest to strike a deal, as distributors are forced to make alliances in a changing market.
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NewsOptimum backs edgy Brit flick Here Comes The Summer
Distributor Optimum Releasing is backing edgy new British movie Here Comes The Summer, which is due to begin shooting on location in London in September.
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NewsWorking Title to make redundancies
Flagship UK production company Working Title is understood to be making up to six redundancies from its 45-strong workforce.
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NewsFuture Films and Aramid Capital hit by Soho blaze
A major fire broke out in the London offices housing leading film financiers Future Films and Aramid Capital earlier today.
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FeaturesThe end of the Russian gold rush?
The days when Russian buyers would pay big money for small films are over (for now) as the Russian market adjusts to a weak ruble and declining box office. Geoffrey Macnab looks at what this means for international sales agents and producers
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NewsING Belgium withdraws from film financing
Financial services company ING Belgium has scrapped its film financing activities to concentrate on its core business.
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NewsTilda Swinton takes Scottish film festival on tour
Actress Tilda Swinton and Mark Cousins, the former director of the Edinburgh Film Festival, are hitting the Highland trail with the first travelling film festival ever staged in the UK.
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NewsBBC Films and Origin Pictures to make Ordinary Thunderstorms
David Thompson’s production company Origin Pictures and BBC Films have secured film rights to William Boyd’s new novel Ordinary Thunderstorms, ahead of its publication in September.
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NewsLondon UK Film Focus retains its pull with international buyers
The London UK Film Focus, the annual showcase for new British Films, launched Monday (June 29) attracting more than 100 international buyers to the capital.
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NewsHandMade Plc shares suspended as it fails to produce accounts
Shares in HandMade Plc, the UK-based film company, were suspended yesterday (June 30) as it emerged the company has yet to publish audited accounts for the year to December 31, 2008.
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NewsNetherlands Film Festival appoints new director
In a move that has been warmly received in Dutch film circles, Willemien van Aalst has been appointed as the new director of the Netherlands Film Festival (NFF).