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3481 articles available in total starting from 23/05/2002. Last article published on 18/04/2024.

Brit-pack dominates Lido line-up

Joe Wright’s keenly awaited Atonement will lead the star-studded British charge at the 64th Venice Film Festival. Atonement, which was chosen as this year’s festival opening film and is also in...  

27/07/2007 | Venice 2007 | UK

UK figures rise by 6%

The UK box office rose by 6% in the first half of 2007 compared to the same period last year, according to figures released by trade body Film Distributors’ Association (FDA). During this period...  

26/07/2007 | Box Office | UK

Fortissimo takes on Eros

Fortissimo Films has acquired all worldwide sales rights, except Taiwan and Malaysia, for director Lee Kang-Sheng’s Help Me Eros (Bang Bang Wo Ai Shen). The director often collaborates with auteur...  

26/07/2007 | Market | UK

Peccadillo acquires XXY, Poltergay

Peccadillo Pictures has acquired all UK and Ireland distribution rights for Lucia Puenzo’s acclaimed XXY. In addition, the London based company has secured UK home entertainment rights for Eric...  

25/07/2007 | Distribution | UK/Ireland

Film industry pumps £4.3 billion into UK economy

The UK film industry’s contribution to the UK Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rose from £3.bn1 in 2004 to a whopping £4.3bn in 2006 according to a report by Oxford Economics, co-financed by the UK...  

24/07/2007 | Industry | UK

Harry Potter enjoys wizard opening

The latest edition of the Harry Potter franchise spelt box office magic across the UK as the David Yates directed film broke existing records. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix captured...  

18/07/2007 | Box Office | UK

Park Circus bags Buena Vista catalogue

Park Circus, the UK’s leading distributor for classic films, has signed a deal with Buena Vista International (UK) to sub-distribute the BVI back catalogue theatrically in the UK and Ireland. With...  

18/07/2007 | Distribution | UK/Ireland

Carlyle to star in Welsh drama

The Full Monty star Robert Carlyle will play the lead in writer-director Justin Kerrigan’s new feature I Know You Know. The film is due to start shooting in Cardiff this autumn. The coming-of-age...  

17/07/2007 | Production | UK

British industry in great shape: Study

The British film industry is in good health and Britons count watching films amongst their most favourite pastimes, according to a new study published by the UK Film Council. The Statistical...  

16/07/2007 | Industry | UK

Film Council, Film4 back new Simon Pegg comedy

The £13.5m film version of Toby Young’s bestselling comic biography How to Lose Friends and Alienate People starring Simon Pegg (Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead) is being backed by the UK Film...  

16/07/2007 | Production | UK

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