All articles by Sarah Cooper – Page 60
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Diamond leaves LipSync as Hampden takes MD role
Jon Diamond, founder of London based post production company LipSync, is leaving to set up his own production company Box Clever TV Ltd.
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Tuesday After Christmas wins at Leeds Film Festival
The film picked up the Golden Owl Jury Award at the festival, now in its 24th edition.
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Peter Weir to deliver BAFTA's David Lean lecture
The Oscar winning Australian director will speak at BAFTA headquarters on December 6.
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Roundtable turns to crowd funding for Yoga doc
UK production company Roundtable Films is using crowd funding to raise the budget for its latest project, Yoga For Unity, a documentary about the transformative effects of yoga in Kenya.
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Peter Taylor joins as trustee of UK's CTBF
Distribution veteran Peter Taylor has been appointed as a trustee of the Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund (CTBF), the UK charity body which represents the interests of the film and television industry.
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Les Arcs announces 20 titles for co-production village
For its second edition, the Arc 1950 co-production village selected 20 projects of 11 different nationalities.
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Sex & Drugs screenwriter on board for Joe Strummer project
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll screenplay writer Paul Viragh is writing the script for a feature about The Clash singer and guitarist Joe Strummer, for Film4.
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What’s Hot in Docs?
From crowd funding, to worthy subject matters, Sarah Cooper looks at the issues that have been getting the documentary world talking at this year’s Sheffield Doc/Fest.
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Resistance
British producer Richard Holmes’s latest project is a war drama based on the novel by Owen Sheers and directed by first time feature film-maker Amit Gupta. The film stars Michael Sheen and Andrea Risborough and is currently shooting in Wales and Herefordshire, UK.
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Film Agency for Wales invests $3.6m in Welsh film sector
According to chief executive Pauline Burt, 2009/2010 has been the agency’s “most productive year to date.”; The agency is now making the case to the Department of Culture, Media and Sport to protect its funding going forward.
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Vue cinema chain sold to Doughty Hanson
The third largest UK cinema chain has been bought for a reported $750m.
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New film studio opens for business in Bristol
The Bottle Yard is the largest dedicated production facility in the South West region of the UK; the studio aims to attract overseas productions.
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Tim Firth to write screenplay for Working Title's Eurovision project
The Calendar Girls writer has replaced Dan Mazer on the project, which is being produced with Damian Jones.
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Tron: Legacy to close Dubai Film Festival
Disney’s 3D adventure film will round off the festival, which runs from 12-19 December.
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David Barron to develop feature version of Bulldog Drummond
The Harry Potter producer is teaming up with Australian company Fork Films to develop a feature based around fictional character Bulldog Drummond who apppeared in the novels by Herman Cyril McNeile.
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BRITDOC and National Trust launch production scheme
Documentary film-makers are being invited to submit feature docs which explore the importance of nature in our society; the chosen project will receive production funding.
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Pink Saris wins Sheffield special jury prize
The film’s director, Kim Longinotto, was also presented with the Inspiration Award; festival attracts record number of delegates.
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The Tall Man
Shooting is currently underway in Canada on Pascal Laugier’s English language debut, The Tall Man, a mystery thriller starring Jessica Biel.
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Sheffield Doc/Fest kicks off with Joan Rivers
The documentary marks the start of the 17th edition of the festival and its final outing in its current timeslot.
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Ben Drew (Plan B) joins BAFTA rising star jury
Also sitting on the Orange Rising Star Award jury will be A Single Man director Tom Ford.