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3482 articles available in total starting from 23/05/2002. Last article published on 26/04/2024.

South African Michael Powell winner

Gavin Hood’s South African gang drama and third feature film Tsotsi was the big winner of this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF-17-28 August), receiving both the much coveted...  

29/08/2005 | Awards | UK

New boss at Metrodome

Peter Urie is the new Managing Director of Metrodome Distribution following the resignation of Andrew Keyte who is leaving for a new post in the television industry. Urie joins Metrodome backed by...  

24/08/2005 | Distribution | UK

Mini-studio for low-budget films

The UK Film Council and Film Four are aiming to create a ‘mini-studio’ for films under £1m (€ 1,5m) with the launch of the ‘Low Budget Film Scheme’ backed by a £6m (€ 8,81m) investment. This new...  

23/08/2005 | Production | UK

Fade to Black on the Isle of Man

Oliver Parker’s new feature film Fade to Black produced in the UK by Barnaby Thompson (Fragile Films) and Jonathan Olsberg (Dakota Films) in co-production with Massimo Pacilio’s Movieweb (Italy)...  

22/08/2005 | Production | UK

Spanish stars in London

Give the Brits the opportunity to discover some of the recent Spanish film productions seems to be the aim of the first London Spanish Film Festival (23rd – 29th September), an event organised by...  

22/08/2005 | Festivals | UK

Bennett and Hytner reunite for History Boys

Screenwriter Alan Bennett and director Nicholas Hytner, the duo behind the Oscar nominated and Bafta-winning film The Madness Of King George, have teamed up again on the screen adaptation of the...  

19/08/2005 | Production | UK

New Head of BVI UK

Robert Mitchell has been promoted from vice president of marketing/sales and deputy managing director to senior vice president and managing director of Buena Vista International (BVI) UK. He will...  

19/08/2005 | Distribution | UK

Proposals for new tax incentives

The UK government has announced its intention to introduce a «single coherent tax regime to encourage the sustainable production of culturally British films». The proposed new tax incentives will...  

18/08/2005 | Production | UK

13 UK films compete for Michael Powell Award

Steven Woolley’s Stoned, David Mckenzie’s Asylum, Richard E.Grant’s Wah-Wah, Saul Metzstein’s Guy X are among the 13 new UK feature films part of the British Gala section of the Edinburgh...  

17/08/2005 | Festivals | UK

Alison Thompson leaves Pathe International

The veteran and highly respected sales executive Alison Thompson has left Pathe International to join the US specialised arm of Universal Pictures Focus International. As president of Focus...  

03/08/2005 | Market | UK

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