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All articles by Sarah Cooper – Page 51
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NewsUKFC staffers confirmed to move to BFI include Seghatchian, Buckingham, Evans
Tanya Seghatchian, Pete Buckingham and Will Evans are amongst the members of UK Film Council staff who will be transferring across to the BFI as part of the transition between the two bodies.
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FeaturesKatherine Butler, Film4
Film4’s senior commissioning executive talks to Screen about the Film4 philosophy, discovering new talent and why SXSW is the festival to be at.
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NewsTony Blair Faith Foundation launches second short film competition
Open to young film-makers aged between 14 and 18 years old, the competition aims to bring together films and religion.
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NewsJames Knox appointed vice president, UK publicity at DDA
He handled the UK publicity campaign for The King’s Speech whilst covering for previous UK head Bronwyn Pyke last year.
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NewsPinewood Shepperton to invest in smaller-budget British films
The UK studio group will invest equity in up to four British films a year; separately, annual results reveal increase in revenues in 2010.
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NewsAhern, Lougham pick up Untitled screenwriting award
The pair will now go into production on their first feature, The Bogman King.
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NewsRussia becomes member of Eurimages
The move is likely to increase opportunities for Russian and European producers to team up on projects.
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FeaturesPeter Hampden and Norman Merry, LipSync
Post production house LipSync’s managing director Peter Hampden and financial director Norman Merry talk about the benefits of investing in films at the production stage and working with the US studios.
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NewsLuke Evans, Robert Carlyle to star in Dogs Of Law
The London-set police thriller is the feature directorial debut of Declan O’Dwyer, who is also gearing up to direct Broken Cove later in the year.
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NewsF&ME to produce London thriller Mercy Street
Sam Taylor and Mike Downey of F&ME Entertainment are teaming with David Marlow of SilverLight Productions to produce Mercy Street, based on an original screenplay by Peter Miligan.
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NewsJapanese stars including Rinko Kikuchi join cast of Universal's 47 Ronin
They join Keanu Reeves in the film, which will begin shooting in Budapest on March 14 before moving to Shepperton Studios in the UK.
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NewsHollywood star Jane Russell dies aged 89
The voluptuous star of the 1940s and 1950s was most famous for her roles in Howard Hughes’ The Outlaw and in the musical Gentleman Prefer Blondes alongside Marilyn Monroe.
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NewsHubert Bals, Jan Vrijman funds plan second tour of African festivals
The joint film programme will run again in June 2011.
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NewsFilm London launches fifth year of Microwave scheme
The UK microbudget scheme, which produced Eran Creevy’s Shifty, is now in its fifth year; creative services company Technicolor has come onboard as a partner.
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NewsInside Pictures extends reach outside UK
The UK training programme will be open to applicants from the EU for the first time in 2011.
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NewsRocket Releasing to launch Tomboy in US
The company has picked up US distribution rights to Celine Sciamma’s French drama which opened the Panorama section at Berlin earlier this month.
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NewsABC Cinemien picks up slew of EFM titles for Benelux
ABC-Cinemien has picked up distribution rights for Benelux on a number of EFM titles including Ole Giaever’s Norwegian feature debut The Mountain, which screened in the Panorama section, from Bavaria Film International.
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NewsMacKinnon leaves Cloud Eight to produce Cheerleaders 3D
The teen dance movie will be directed by Scouting Book For Boys director Tom Harper.
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NewsEM Media heads east with Career Acceleration Programme
The scheme aims to support film-makers in the east of England following the demise of regional screen agency Screen East.
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NewsMauricio Durán promoted at Universal
He will take on the role of senior vice president Latin American marketing and distribution for UPI.