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3709 articles available in total starting from 23/05/2002. Last article published on 11/07/2025.

Hanway busy with Fast Food and Severance

London-based Hanway Films had a very good market at the last Cannes Film Festival, thanks mostly to two world premieres that sold across the board: Richard Linklater’s US competition title Fast...  

08/06/2006 | Market | UK

UK distributors on a Cannes shopping spree (2)

Momentum has bought PS I Love You by Richard LaGravenese and Love In The Time of Cholera by Mike Newell from US-based Summit, and from QED International the thriller Spring Break In Bosnia,...  

01/06/2006 | Distribution | UK

UK distributors on a Cannes shopping spree (1)

UK independent distribution companies were among the most active "shoppers" during the last Cannes Film Festival, with competition heating up following the flurry of mergers and take-overs in...  

01/06/2006 | Distribution | UK

Double victory for UK films

Last evening’s awards ceremony in Cannes was a victorious night for British cinema with the Palme d’Or awarded to veteran filmmaker Ken Loach for The Wind That Shakes the Barley, and the Jury...  

29/05/2006 | Cannes 2006 | UK

Artificial Eye buys three new Cannes titles

Artificial Eye’s Pam Engel and Robert Beeson, who are often lucky when it comes to picking Palme d’Or winners films ahead of the official awards ceremony, have bought two new competition titles...  

27/05/2006 | Cannes 2006/market | UK

Cantona kick-starts first Screenwriters’ Festival

French famous football player-turned-actor Eric Cantona, UK producer/director Stephen Woolley and UK Oscar-winning screenwriter of Gosford Park Julian Fellowes were among the film personalities...  

25/05/2006 | Cannes 2006 | UK

UK films twice as popular worldwide

UK Secretary of State for Culture Media & Sport, Tessa Jowell, was in Cannes on Monday to celebrate the strong presence of UK films at the festival this year, as well as the impressive worldwide...  

24/05/2006 | Production | UK

More Dutch content in High Point’s line-up

Two more Dutch features have just been added by UK independent sales and financing company High Point Film to their world distribution slate (outside Benelux). Bride Flight, set to start shooting...  

21/05/2006 | Cannes 2006/Market | UK

Andrea Arnold's indiscretions

This year, UK filmmaker Andrea Arnold is the only debut director in competition at the Cannes Film Festival. Last year, this former actress won an Oscar for her short film, Wasp. Red Road,...  

20/05/2006 | Cannes 2006/Competition | UK

Film Four backs next Loach and Winterbottom

The film arm of UK broadcaster Channel 4 announced in Cannes they will continue their long term relationship with top UK filmmakers Ken Loach and Michael Winterbottom, with the backing of their...  

20/05/2006 | Production | UK

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