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3929 articles available in total starting from 23/05/2002. Last article published on 28/09/2026.

Revolver, Dolby team up for eco-friendly release

UK distribution company Revolver Entertainment and Dolby Laboratories Inc. have joined hands to physically distribute John Maringouin’s documentary Big River Man in an eco-friendly way. The film...  

21/07/2009 | Distribution | UK

Fish Tank

Winner of the Cannes 2009 Jury Prize, this highly energetic and ultra-realist UK second feature centres on an unruly young girl from a working-class area  

16/07/2009 | Films | Reviews

Amiel’s Creation to open Toronto

British director Jon Amiel’s Charles Darwin biopic Creation, starring Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly, and produced by Jeremy Thomas, will open the 34th Toronto International Film Festival...  

15/07/2009 | Festivals | UK

Documentary funding reaches Tipping Point

A unique funding scheme to enable the making of documentary films with a social conscience has been launched in the UK: the Tipping Point Film Fund, following the model of “crowd funding”…  

10/07/2009 | Funding | UK

Coco film gets UKFC P&A boost

Anne Fontaine’s biopic Coco Before Chanel, starring Audrey Tatou, is the major beneficiary in the latest round of distribution funding from the UK Film Council’s (UKFC) Prints and Advertising...  

09/07/2009 | Distribution | UK

Williams goes down Cherry Tree Lane

Writer/director Paul Andrew Williams is all set for a July 16 London shoot for Cherry Tree Lane, his third feature after London To Brighton and The Cottage. The film is about a couple that are...  

08/07/2009 | Production | UK

UKFC backs Rural Cinema scheme

The UK Film Council (UKFC) is funding a Rural Cinema Pilot Scheme to the tune of £1.2m. The Scheme will initially run in North Yorkshire, Shropshire and Wiltshire and its neighbouring Test Valley...  

07/07/2009 | Distribution | UK

Sceptical industry reaction to Pirate Bay acquisition

Britain has greeted the news of The Pirate Bay’s acquisition by Global Gaming Factory X (see news) with scepticism. Mark Mulligan, from research firm Forrester, believes that illegal downloaders...  

02/07/2009 | Industry | UK

Blu-Ray sales rise despite recession

Blu-Ray disc sales have soared to over 3.1 million in 2009, marking a rise of a whopping 231% over last year, according to figures released by the British Video Association (BVA). Overall however,...  

02/07/2009 | Industry | UK

Moon wins top Edinburgh prize

Duncan Jones’ Moon has won the Michael Powell Award for Best British Film at the 63rd Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF). The Jury citation read: “We award Moon for its singular vision...  

29/06/2009 | Festivals | UK

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