All articles by Sarah Cooper – Page 87
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Slumdog's night at the BAFTAs: winners list
Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire won best film as it took seven of the 11 BAFTAs it was nominated for at the Orange BAFTA Film awards.The film also won six other awards: director for Danny Boyle, adapted screenplay, music, cinematography, editing and sound. Boyle said it felt 'amazing' to win, adding ...
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New Talent - The Alumni: Class of 2008 - Where are they now'
This time last year Hafsia Herzi's name was on the lips of just about every French casting director. A year on and she has the rest of the world talking.Proving that her electric performance in Couscous was not just a one-off, Herzi went on to win the best actress award ...
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Neil Peplow appointed Skillset director of film
Shooting Fish and Waking Ned producer Neil Peplow has been named as the new director of film of UK training organisation Skillset. Peplow will replace current director of film Janine Marmot, who has been in the post since November 2006, on March 2nd. He will take over responsibility for the ...
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United Kingdom - Screen idol
“A gripping thriller, as well as a film you can watch on so many different levels - from human to political to educational,” says UK film-maker Havana Marking of her debut feature documentary Afghan Star, screening in the world documentary section at Sundance. It is not a typical description of ...
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Profile: Ray Burdis' Britflick Productions
This time last year, UK producer-writer-actor-director Ray Burdis was happily retired and making wine in the south of France. But his passion for film-making, and encouragement from his friends in the industry, brought him back to the UK where he has set up a new production company, Britflick Productions.'I had ...
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New Talent - A Star is Born
Benjamin Gilmour, Writer-directorAustralian film-maker Gilmour clearly relishes a challenge - he shot his debut feature, Son Of A Lion, in the radical north-west frontier of Pakistan, with non professionals and entirely undercover (foreigners are not allowed in the province). The result is a gritty drama about an Islamic boy in ...
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Interview: Morgan Holt, Huge Entertainment
Morgan Holt, from digital agency, Huge Entertainment, explains his role in shaping onedotzero's digital future. How are you helping onedotzero' We'rehelping onedotzero with a few things, mainly around the area of focus.Focus on the role that will be most effectively commercially. Focus onthe audience they can attract more of. Focus ...
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NewsTake 12: Making business out of digital innovation
Nesta/UKFC digital innovation programme Part 1: onedotzero
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United Kingdom - Plugging UK film into the digital network
In an effort to help UK film companies navigate their way through the brave new world of digital, the UK Film Council (Ukfc) has teamed up with the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (Nesta) to create Take 12. It is a digital innovation programme designed to encourage ...
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Q & A:Richard Ellis, co-founder of MTM London/ Vanessa Arden-Wood, Director of operations at Illumina Digital
Why did you get involved with Take 12'Richard:It is just such a great project. The UK film industry needs a bit of a pick me up - there is so much talent and it is not always utilised fully. The changes that have started to happen to the market are ...
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Q&A: Morgan Holt, Director, HUGE Entertainment
Why did you get involved with Take 12'I'm attracted to the notion that strategy, particularly digital strategy, can help creative companies. There can be a slightly frustrating sense that being creative is all about instinct and is blind to planning for the future. But I believe creative people create their ...
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NewsIn Focus: Take 12 bridges the digital gap
Introduction: Nesta/UKFC Digital Innovation Programme - Take 12
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Preview: European Film Awards
It became clear at Cannes: 2008 has been a terrific year for European films. A French film, The Class, won the Palme d'Or for the first time in more than 20 years, while two Italian films, Gomorrah and Il Divo, confirmed Italy is back to its best as a film-making ...
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London Mayor to make filming in capital easier
London 's Mayor Boris Johnson has pledged new legislation to make filming in the capital easier and greater investment in grassroots film-making across the capital. The promises have been set out as part of a new set of priorities for Film London, the capital's film and media agency.At a summit ...
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Abu Dhabi launches media zone for Arab film content
A media zone has been launched in Abu Dhabi as part of the city's bid to establish itself as a major player in the global film industry. The multimedia park - called twofour54 - aims to create Arab content in film, broadcasting, publishing and digital. It will supply production ...
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Profile: Meneka and Sheenu Das' Little Box Of Sweets
Meneka and Sheenu Das were so determined to make their first feature, Little Box Of Sweets, they took out a bank loan, used their savings and sold Sheenu's house to fund it.But the ambitious sisters, who moved from India to the UK in the early 1990s, have no regrets. 'You ...
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First Branchage Jersey Film Festival heralds possible tax credit
The first Branchage Jersey Film Festival (Sept 25-28) kicked off last night with a gala screening of the multiple-festival-winning Man On Wire at the Jersey Opera House.Following the screening, producer Simon Chinn revealed that he isworking on another documentary project with Man On Wire director James Marsh.The festival aims to ...
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International - Ponyo on the make
Studio Ghibli's Ponyo On The Cliff By The Sea has held on to the top slot at the Japanese box office for a fifth week - despite going head to head with the latest Pokemon film, The Dark Knight and a strong $6.97m opening for Asian-themed The Mummy: Tomb Of ...
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Australia online competition launched as part of Stockholm festival
The Stockholm International Film Festival has launched an online short film competition in the run up to the festival, in conjunction with Baz Luhrmann's new film Australia.Entrants are challenged to re-create a scene from their favourite film, within the genres of romance, horror, action and comedy, lasting between 1-3 minutes. ...
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Slumdog Millionaire to closeLondon Film Festival
Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire is to close this year's London Film Festival.It will be the European premiere of the film, which had its world premiere at Telluride, and is also due to be screened at the Toronto Film Festival.Based on the novel Q and A by Vikas Swarup, and adapted ...