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3712 articles available in total starting from 23/05/2002. Last article published on 16/07/2025.

Newcomers benefit from First Feature Development funds

The UK Film Council has announced its first awardees for the First Feature Film Development Programme. They include three writers who are totally new to films. First-time scriptwriter Neth Knowles...  

02/05/2008 | Industry | UK

Londoner wins Filmaka competition

Londoner Nuru Rimington-Mkali (21) has won the first annual Filmaka feature film competition with his short And I Refuse to Forget. He will receive $5 million funding for his feature directorial...  

29/04/2008 | Industry | UK

Edinburgh goes Under The Radar

The Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) has added a new section at this year’s edition, celebrating “cult” cinema. Titled Under The Radar, the sidebar will feature two UK, two...  

29/04/2008 | Festivals | UK

British Surgeon gets top prize at Hot Docs

British documentary The English Surgeon, directed by Geoffrey Smith, won the Best International Feature Documentary Award at Toronto’s Hot Docs festival. The film recounts the story of reputed...  

28/04/2008 | Festivals | UK

New Wave makes splash with Cannes acquisitions

Fledgling arthouse distribution outfit New Wave Films have pre-bought two Cannes competition titles – the Dardenne brothers’ The Silence of Lorna and Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s Three Monkeys. The company...  

24/04/2008 | Distribution | UK

UKFC reacts to Cannes snub

Hours after part of the Cannes line-up was announced, where it was revealed that not a single British film is in the main competition, the UK Film Council (UKFC) has reacted, putting on a brave...  

23/04/2008 | Cannes 2008 | UK

Edinburgh announces documentary line-up

British director Chris Waitt’s A Complete History of My Sexual Failures and fellow Briton James Marsh’s Man on Wire will have gala screenings at the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF),...  

22/04/2008 | Festivals | UK

Cinemagoing 3rd best thing in summer ‘08

Cinemagoing is right up there as a summer activity for Britons, with the likes of holidaying abroad and barbecues, according to a new survey conducted by the Film Distributors’ Association (FDA)....  

21/04/2008 | Industry | UK

IFFS to add excellence awards

The International Film Festival Summit (IFFS) are all set to institute their IFFS Excellence Awards in Europe from 2009. Stockholm International Film Festival Director Git Sheyniyus was an...  

18/04/2008 | Festivals | UK

Universal, Revolver share video honours

Universal Pictures UK was the clear winner at the annual British Video Association (BVA) Awards. The company won three awards for Marketing Initiatives in the Film (The Bourne Ultimatum), Children...  

17/04/2008 | Awards | UK

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