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

Happy-Go-Lucky, Persepolis win UKFC P&A funds

In its latest round of awards, the UK Film Council’s P&A Fund awarded Momentum Pictures £210,000 for Mike Leigh’s character study Happy-Go-Lucky, enabling the release to be widened to 100 prints....  

17/04/2008 | Distribution | UK

Interview: Baillie Walsh • Director

"One big adrenaline rush"

From Massive Attack and Oasis to a film that transports us back to the 1970s: The hectic career of a director who is both experienced and fresh  

16/04/2008

Interview: Damon Bryant • Producer

"We closed the financing two months after the shooting!"

Six years in getting off the ground, with funding hard to find and a lead actor who had become a star: The multiple adventures of a film project and its eclectic producer  

16/04/2008

Flashbacks of a Fool

A fierce Daniel Craig searches for redemption in this sentimental and nostalgic debut feature by a director known for his music videos and documentaries  

16/04/2008 | Films | Reviews

Starstruck begins Liverpool shoot

Principal photography has begun on Liverpool locations for director Lindy Heymann and producer Andy Stebbing’s Starstruck, written by Leigh Campbell. The film deals with two Liverpool teenage...  

16/04/2008 | Production | UK

DVD market shows record growth

The British DVD market reached sales of 250 million units in 2007, up from 229 million in 2006, growing 0.5% in value to £2.3bn. Within the top 10, British films accounted for 45% of the sales...  

15/04/2008 | Industry | UK

DVD: A decade and counting

April 2008 marks a watershed in the DVD’s UK history as the format celebrates 10 years in the country. In April 1998 Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment (now Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)...  

14/04/2008 | Industry | UK

The Edge of Love to open Edinburgh

Director John Maybury’s Dylan Thomas biopic The Edge of Love has been announced as the Opening Gala of the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) that runs June 18-29. The film deals with...  

11/04/2008 | Festivals | UK

Inside Pictures 08 launched

The sixth edition of business training programme Inside Pictures, which comprises three one-week modules, will take place in London and Los Angeles between July and November this year. Inside...  

10/04/2008 | Industry | UK

English regions get £18m windfall

The UK Film Council (UKFC) will invest £18m over the coming two years in the English regions to provide a fillip to their local film industries and increase public access to UK screen heritage. Of...  

09/04/2008 | Industry | UK

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