All articles by Sarah Cooper – Page 49
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NewsCannes to honour Jean-Paul Belmondo
The upcoming Cannes Film Festival will host a tribute to the French actor which will include the premiere of Vincent Perrot and Jeff Domenech’s documentary Belmondo, The Career.
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News104 Films to produce homeless awareness thriller NFA
The £100,000 feature tackles the issue of homelessness and will shoot in Birmingham this May.
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CommentStart planning your outfit for CTBF's ball
The CTBF annual summer ball is just round the corner..and it’s fancy dress! We know you love it really…
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NewsUKFC's P&A fund backs releases including Submarine, Norwegian Wood
UKFC also backs 3D films Closer To The Edge, Cave of Forgotten Dreams.
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NewsCentral Media Enterprises acquires Bontonfilm
The vertically integrated entertainment company has bought film distribution company Bontonfilm, which is based in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
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NewsHigh Point takes Donor Unknown, Road To Las Vegas
The two feature documentaries will sit under the London sales company’s growing factual label High Point Horizons.
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NewsThe Gift Maker wins British Council competition for Yemeni film-makers
The competition was launched last year by the British Council to give a platform to aspiring Yemeni film-makers wanting to raise awareness about issues affecting their country.
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NewsAV Pictures takes on Truth Or Dare
Currently in post, the teen horror is being directed by Robert Heath and features a young British cast.
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NewsMena Suvari joins cast of British rom com The Knot
The film has been co-written by Noel Clarke, who will also star alongside rising British actors Talulah Riley and Matthew McNulty.
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NewsTIFF Bell Lightbox campaign receives $7m boost
The Toronto film centre has reached 96% of its total campaign goal; HSBC Canada to sponsor one of the organisation’s galleries.
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NewsFestival Scope to partner with documentary festivals
The online service has teamed up with Cinema Du Reel, CPH: DOX, FID Marseille and the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival to add a collection of festival docs to its offering.
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NewsLionsgate UK plans feature version of The Professionals
The big screen version of the cult TV series will be Lionsgate UK’s third foray into production following Blitz and Salmon Fishing In The Yemen.
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NewsKhaled Laith, Razane Jammal to head up cast of Djinn
Shooting is underway in UAE on Imagenation Abu Dhabi’s supernatural horror Djinn, directed by Tobe Hooper.
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NewsUKFC's Tina McFarling to join Premier PR
McFarling, who has been at the UKFC since its inception in 1999, will head up the London firm’s corporate PR department.
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NewsNokia launches $10K short film competition
The winning film will be screened at this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival in June.
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NewsEmir Kusturica to head up Un Certain Regard jury
The Serbian film-maker is a double Palme d’Or winner and has previously sat on the Cannes competition jury.
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CommentW for Wesper
In the name of investigative journalism, we inspect the party spaces and cocktail selections at London’s coolest new hotel.
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NewsFilm London to receive $2.1m from Mayor of London
Despite a 22% drop on last year’s funding, it represents an ongoing commitment from the Mayor of London to film.
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FeaturesThe regional divide
As the UK industry is invited to consult on a draft strategy for new regional body Creative England, Sarah Cooper discovers that there is a fierce debate going on behind the scenes.
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NewsUK chancellor to extend Enterprise Investment Scheme
New EIS rules could be a major boost for UK production companies looking to raise private financing for films; government also sets up new Creative Industries Council.