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3786 articles available in total starting from 23/05/2002. Last article published on 14/11/2025.

Wight celebrates departed son Minghella

The Isle of Wight will celebrate the work of its favourite son, the late Anthony Minghella, again at the second edition of the Minghella Film Festival (12-14 March) in Newport. Last year’s event...  

28/01/2010 | Festivals | UK

Micmacs, Legacy to bookend Glasgow

Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Micmacs will be the opening night gala of the 6th annual Glasgow Film Festival (February 18-28). The closing night gala is the world premiere of Legacy, a thriller by...  

27/01/2010 | Festivals | UK

UKFC announces India Blighty line-up

The UK Film Council (UKFC) has announced the full line-up of films for British film showcase, From Blighty with Love (see news), which will screen in the Indian cities of Mumbai, Pune and...  

27/01/2010 | Distribution | UK

Winterbottom finds Promised Land, Arnold climbs Heights

British director Michael Winterbottom has signed up to direct Promised Land, a film about the division of Palestine in 1948 and the creation of Israel. Jim Sturgess will star as a British officer...  

22/01/2010 | Production | UK

An Education leads Britpack at BAFTA nominations

British film An Education, directed by Lone Scherfig, tied with James Cameron’s Avatar and Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker with eight nominations each for the Orange BAFTA Film Awards 2010. An...  

21/01/2010 | Awards | UK

British industry hangs in there

The UK film industry has managed to just about survive the global recession in 2009, as evidenced by latest figures released by the UK Film Council (UKFC). Total spend for 2009 was £956.9m, 56%...  

20/01/2010 | Industry | UK

2009 best in seven years

The recession seems to have sent British and Irish punters flocking to the cinemas as 2009 figures released by the Cinema Exhibitors’ Association (CEA) reveal. The year was the best for UK cinemas...  

18/01/2010 | Box Office | UK/Ireland

Homegrown Brit to compete with Clooney, Bullock

This week’s homegrown release is director Malcolm Venville’s taut gangster drama 44 Inch Chest from distributor Momentum Pictures, which won favourable notices at the London Film Festival last...  

15/01/2010 | Releases | UK

UKDFG to be separate legal entity

The UK Digital Funding Group (UKDFG) will be set up as a separate legal entity, thereby allowing it to consolidate negotiations to attract revenue funding in the form of Virtual Print Fees. The...  

08/01/2010 | Industry | UK

Blu-ray helps video weather 2009 recession

Thanks to a 123% rise in Blu-ray disc sales to 8.4 million units in 2009, compared to 2008, video home entertainment weathered the recession with December sales even rising by 1.8%, according to...  

07/01/2010 | Industry | UK

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