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444 articles available in total starting from 30/10/2002. Last article published on 09/01/2019.

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

British film industry bucks recession

The UK film industry defied the recession in 2009, recording box office collections of £944m, attracting production investment of £957m and admissions of 174m, according to latest statistics...  

21/07/2010 | Industry | UK

BFI urges Brits to “adopt a Hitchcock”

The British Film Institute (BFI), home to the world’s largest film and television archive collection, has asked the public to adopt an Alfred Hitchcock film in dire need of restoration. The BFI...  

06/07/2010 | Industry | UK

New Scottish film body names team

Gavin Miller has been appointed as the Chief Executive of new Scottish film body Centre for Moving Image (CMI). The Centre was created recently by merging the Edinburgh International Film Festival...  

06/07/2010 | Industry | UK

Danny Boyle to bring Slumdog magic to London Olympics

Taking a cue from China, where Zhang Yimou directed the spectacular opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Danny Boyle has been announced as the artistic director of the 2012 London...  

18/06/2010 | Industry | UK

Government scraps BFI Film Centre plans

The UK’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport has scrapped its ambitious plans to build the British Film Institute Film Centre. This is part of the newly elected Conservative-Liberal Democrat...  

18/06/2010 | Industry | UK

Film industry worth £4.5bn to UK economy

The UK film industry contributes over £4.5bn a year to the UK GDP and more than £1.2bn to the Exchequer, according to a report published by Oxford Economics. The Economic Impact of the UK Film...  

08/06/2010 | Industry | UK

Hollywood fights piracy with free downloads

Major Hollywood studios have joined hands with British technology company Blinkbox to offer free movie downloads to UK film consumers. The “Full Stream Ahead” campaign will offer £20 free credit...  

07/06/2010 | Industry | UK

BBC, Film London, turn up Microwave heat

BBC Films and Film London have extended their partnership on the micro-budget feature filmmaking scheme, Microwave. The scheme will run for another three years from 2011 and has the funding to...  

25/05/2010 | Industry | UK

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