All articles by Sarah Cooper – Page 35
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UK industry reacts to Seghatchian's departure from BFI
As Tanya Seghatchian steps down as head of the Film Fund to return to producing, the UK industry points to challenging times ahead for the BFI.
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Postman Pat heads for the big screen
Stephen Mangan, Jim Broadbent, Rupert Grint and David Tennant lead the voice cast for the animated feature version of the much loved British children’s TV series, which is due to begin production this month and will be delivered in the UK by Icon.
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Lenny Abrahamson gears up to shoot What Richard Did
The Killing star Lars Mikkelsen has joined the cast alongside Lorraine Pilkington and a host of young Irish actors.
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Creative England appoints Caroline Norbury as CEO
Norbury has been an obvious contender for the post since she was appointed as “interim establishment director” of Creative England in June; set up still unclear as more regional agencies choose to sit outside Creative England structure.
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Roman Polanski to collect lifetime achievement award in Zurich
The director will return to the scene of his dramatic arrest in 2009 to collect the lifetime achievement award that was intended for him two years ago, but which he was never able to pick up due to his arrest en route to the festival.
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Tanya Seghatchian to step down as head of Film Fund at BFI
Tanya Seghatchian, currently head of The Film Fund at the British Film Institute, is stepping down from her position to return to the world of film producing from which she came.
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Dubai Film Market selects 12 upcoming Arab titles for funding
The post production fund, Enjaaz, will support fiction features and documentaries from Egypt, Morocco, Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan
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Arts Alliance Media acquires Nordic Digital Alliance
The acquisition will strengthen AAM’s presence in the Nordic region.
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Edinburgh International Film Festival appoints Chris Fujiwara as artistic director
He replaces festival director James Mullighan, who headed up the criticised 2011 edition; Gavin Miller is stepping down as CEO of the festival’s parent company, the Centre for the Moving Image.
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Hugh Grant joins cast of Cloud Atlas
The feature adaptation, directed by Andy and Lana Wachowski and Tom Tykwer, will shoot in Scotland, Spain and Germany from September 16.
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Stephen Fry to return as host of the BAFTAs
He will take back the BAFTA baton from Jonathan Ross who has hosted the awards for the last five years.
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Dustin Hoffman begins UK shoot on directorial debut Quartet
British actors Billy Connolly, Pauline Collins, Sheridan Smith and Michael Gambon join the cast of the film, which is being produced by Finola Dwyer.
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France leads pack in 2011 European Film Awards selection
The European Film Academy has revealed the 45 films selected for this year’s European Film Awards with France gaining 11 nods (8 of which are co-productions) followed by Germany and Spain.
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Desplat, Zimmer amongst nominees for World Soundtrack Awards
Alexandre Desplat, who wrote the score for The King’s Speech, will defend his title of Composer of the Year at the World Soundtrack Awards which take place during the Ghent Film Festival.
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NonStop Entertainment acquires Scandinavian rights to Shame, Terraferma
NonStop Entertainment has picked up Scandinavian distribution rights to winning Venice titles Shame and Terraferma.
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Actor Eddie Marsan plans debut feature
British actor Eddie Marsan (who stars in TIFF title Tyrannosaur) will direct his first feature Pell Mell, for Warp Films.
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Brian Cox to star as Sir Matt Busby in Theatre Of Dreams
He is joined by Natascha McElhone, Anne Reid, Philip Jackson and newcomer Jack Smith in the fictional family feature which is being directed by Manchester born David Scheinmann.
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Moira Buffini
As Ruby Films’ Jane Eyre opens in UK cinemas this weekend, the film’s screenwriter Moira Buffini speaks to Screen about the pleasure - and pressure - of adapting a much loved-classic.
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Zurich Film Festival to close with The Help
The Zurich Film Festival has unveiled an impressive line-up for its 7th edition including 10 World Premieres, a host of Venice and Toronto titles and the European premiere of Bennett Miller’s Moneyball.
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Intandem to handle international sales on DeVito's Charlotte Doyle
Morgan Freeman and Pierce Brosnan are attached to star in Danny DeVito’s feature adaptation which is due to begin shooting in Ireland in 2012.