All articles by Sarah Cooper – Page 42

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    NFTS turns 40 in style

    2011-06-16T14:06:00Z

    Screen mingled with industry and talent at a glamorous charity auction and dinner which raised over £200,000 for the National Film and Television School

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    Taking a risk on doc success

    2011-06-16T13:23:00Z

    The profile of feature documentaries is higher than ever. But with public funding drying up and broadcasters under commercial pressure, financing them has never been so challenging

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    Edinburgh opens with The Guard

    2011-06-16T10:39:00Z

    Festival makes last minute addition with 3D screening of Disney’s The Lion King as closing film

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    BCTV to pay tribute to Sir Sydney Samuelson

    2011-06-15T12:30:00Z

    The British Cinema and Television Veterans will celebrate the work of the former British film commissioner at a special central London event.

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    Matt Taabu developing first feature King Of Flies

    2011-06-14T16:56:00Z

    UK director Matt Taabu, whose short film Threads won the best film award at the Rob Knox Film Festival in London this weekend, is developing his first feature, King Of Flies (working title).

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    Competition makes Perfect Sense

    2011-06-14T13:24:00Z

    Production company Sigma are giving away a pair of tickets to the International premiere of David Mackenzie’s Perfect Sense at the EIFF, which will be attended by hot Scot Ewan McGregor.

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    Edinburgh’s big gamble

    2011-06-14T11:10:00Z

    Is the dramatically revamped Edinburgh International Film Festival (June 15-26) a possible new model for cash-strapped, calendar-squeezed festivals?

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    Give Up Tomorrow scoops Audience Award at Sheffield Doc/Fest

    2011-06-13T17:59:00Z

    The festival, which ran for the first time in its new June slot, wrapped on sunday night (June 12) with the number of delegates reaching a record high.

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    Lottery funding to support UK film export should continue, says UK industry

    2011-06-13T17:45:00Z

    A new industry led alliance is calling for more export funding to fill the gap created by the closure of the UKFC’s export unit as its last initiative, From Britain With Love, launches.

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    Sweet success

    2011-06-13T16:54:00Z

    One clever film-maker caught our attention today by bringing us a copy of her short film Join The Dots..and chocolate!

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    Status Quo stars to appear in feature comedy

    2011-06-13T13:48:00Z

    Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt will make cameos in Don Gallacher’s comedy Deeper N Down, about a Status Quo tribute band.

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    The Interrupters wins Sheffield Doc/Fest Special Jury Award

    2011-06-13T09:58:00Z

    British documentary film-maker Nick Broomfield was presented with the festival’s Inspiration award; legendary documentary director Albert Maysles picked up the Lifetime Achievement Award.

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    Stop The Press

    2011-06-10T10:33:00Z

    Sarah Cooper vows to write more hardhitting stories after watching Page One: A Year Inside The New York Times at Sheffield Doc/Fest.

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    Kylie...in 3D

    2011-06-10T09:00:00Z

    Screen went along to an exclusive screening of Kylie’s concert film at London’s sexy new nightspot The Box.

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    Creative England announces new interim board

    2011-06-09T16:37:00Z

    Caroline Norbury to assume role of “establishment director” as part of drive to ready Creative England for October start date

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    Mike Lerner

    2011-06-09T09:00:00Z

    The founder of London-based Roast Beef Productions talks to Screen about his latest feature doc, Danfung Dennis’s Sundance winning Hell And Back Again, which will jointly premiere at Sheffield Doc/Fest and the EIFF.

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    Carey Fitzgerald

    2011-06-09T08:00:00Z

    21 years after she founded sales company High Point, Carey Fitzgerald talks to Screen about adapting to change, moving into UK distribution and the secrets of survival.

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    New iPhone app to provide low cost production scheduling tool

    2011-06-08T18:16:00Z

    Northern Film & Media has funded the new app, which brings the production stripboard system to a mobile device for the first time.

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    EM Media extends board to cover East of England

    2011-06-08T14:59:00Z

    Roger Morris, Lucy Ward and Bill Thompson are joining the board of EM Media following the expansion of the agency’s remit after the demise of Screen East.

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    High Point Media Group moves into UK distribution

    2011-06-08T08:07:00Z

    The first film to come out of the company’s new distribution arm will be Hanro Smitsman’s debut feature Skin starring Emmy nominated Robert de Hoog.