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3714 articles available in total starting from 23/05/2002. Last article published on 24/07/2025.

British audiences grow

Over two thirds of UK adults go to the cinema, an increase of over 10% from 2001, according to data released by analytical company TGI. The figures state that in 2010 67% of British adults will...  

31/08/2010 | Exhibitors | UK

Pact outlines future without UKFC

Pact, the UK trade body for independent film producers, has outlined proposals for a British film industry without the UK Film Council (UKFC). The body says the three crucial functions of the UKFC...  

23/08/2010 | Industry | UK

Cineworld defies World Cup, summer

The Cineworld cinema chain has reported profits for the first half of the year despite falling admissions due to the football World Cup and Britain enjoying an unusually warm summer that normally...  

23/08/2010 | Exhibitors | UK

UKFC drama intensifies

The ongoing dispute between the UK Film Council (UKFC) and the British Government has come to a head with Ed Vaizey, the Minister for culture, communications and creative industries, accusing the...  

18/08/2010 | Industry | UK

Romanek, Boyle to bookend London

Mark Romanek’s Never Let Me Go, starring Keira Knightley, Carey Mulligan and Andrew Garfield will open the 54th BFI London Film Festival on October 13. The closing night gala on October 28 will be...  

17/08/2010 | Festivals | UK

Hallström begins Salmon Fishing

Acclaimed director Lasse Hallström is currently in his second week of principal photography on Salmon Fishing In The Yemen. The film shoots totally for nine weeks in London, Scotland and Morocco....  

16/08/2010 | Production | UK

Charles Dickens to get Hollywood makeover

The life of revered British writer Charles Dickens will soon be committed to film. Several of his novels – including Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol and Great Expectations – have been adapted for...  

12/08/2010 | Production | UK/Italy

Northern Ireland Screen contributes £22m to local economy

At a time when the UK film industry is facing an uncertain future comes the cheering news that Northern Ireland Screen, the development agency for the screen industries in the region, has returned...  

28/07/2010 | Industry | UK

Britain reacts in shock to UKFC closure

The British industry’s reaction has largely been that of shock to the Government’s decision to shut down the UK Film Council (read the news). Lord Puttnam, President, Film Distributors’...  

27/07/2010 | Industry | UK

UK Film Council to be abolished

The UK film industry has gone into shock with Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt’s announcement today that the UK Film Council is to be abolished. A statement from the Department for Culture, Media and...  

26/07/2010 | Industry | UK

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