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Festivals / UK


256 articles available in total starting from 14/06/2002. Last article published on 12/04/2019.

Edinburgh receives £1.8m cash injection

The UK Film Council has announced £1.8 million Lottery funding for the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) over the next three years, making it the single biggest investment by the...  

20/03/2008 | Festivals | UK

Reservation, Buy to bookend Belfast

Terry George’s Reservation Road will open the 8th Jameson Belfast Film Festival (April 10-19) while Eric Styles’ Buy, Borrow, Steal will be the closing film. Belfast-born George was also announced...  

05/03/2008 | Festivals | UK

Pervert wins CineMart honour

British director Sophie Fiennes’ The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology has won the best project prize at the Rotterdam Film Festival’s co-production market, CineMart. The prize, awarded by Arte France...  

04/02/2008 | Festivals | UK

London set to clash with Rome

The Times BFI 52nd London Film Festival will take place from October 15-31, 2008. This means that the dates will clash directly with the nascent RomeFilmFest’s rescheduled dates of October 22-31...  

29/01/2008 | Festivals | UK

Sundance: Swinton remembers Jarman

Tilda Swinton came to fame as the icon of the visionary cinema of Derek Jarman, the British filmmaker who directed her in seven films before succumbing to AIDS in 1994. In recent years, almost...  

24/01/2008 | Festivals | Market/UK

Strong British presence in Sundance line-up

The ongoing Sundance Film Festival boasts a stellar selection of British cinema with 23 films chosen, including seven features, four documentaries and 12 shorts. Martin McDonough’s In Bruges was...  

21/01/2008 | Festivals | UK

British films vie for Sundance honours

The Escapist, In Prison My Whole Life and Donkey Punch are amongst several British films vying for accolades at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival (January 17-27, 2008) in the US. The...  

03/12/2007 | Festivals | UK

British festivals get £4.5m boost

Culture Secretary James Purnell announced at the closing gala of the Times BFI London Film Festival that film festivals in the UK will benefit from a new £4.5m drive to raise the profile of...  

06/11/2007 | Festivals | UK

Once, Exhibit A win Raindance

John Carney’s Dublin-set musical love story Once won the Best International Feature at the 15th Raindance Film Festival while Dom Rotheroe’s gritty Exhibit A walked away with the prize for Best UK...  

08/10/2007 | Festivals | UK

London in thrall to Russian rhythms

London’s first ever Russian Film Festival kicks off September 27 with Ivan Vyrypaev’s 2006 Venice awarded Euphoria. The festival aims to showcase the work of a new generation of Russian filmmakers...  

27/09/2007 | Festivals | UK

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