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3706 articles available in total starting from 23/05/2002. Last article published on 04/07/2025.

Momentum hires Marchand

The independent UK distribution company owned by Alliance Atlantis, Momentum Pictures, has just hired Xavier Marchand to head the company. The French executive will replace David Kosse, who left...  

08/01/2004 | Appointments | UK

Warm welcome for Cold Mountain

The release of Anthony Minghella’s epic film Cold Mountain on December 26th in counter-programming to the children films Peter Pan, Elf, Brother Bear and the last episode of The Lord of the Rings...  

30/12/2003 | Box Office | UK/Ireland

Slower November

Cinema-going in November was slightly slower than October with a total of 13.7m admissions (as opposed to 17.3m last month), but significantly down on the same month in 2002 when admissions were...  

18/12/2003 | Admissions | UK

Grants for Newell & Mackenzie

Mike Newell (Four Weddings and a Funeral), Patrice Leconte (The Man from the Train) and David Mackenzie (Young Adam) are among the recipients of development funding from the UK Film Council in its...  

16/12/2003 | Funding | UK

London Film Critics' Awards

The shortlist for the films in the running for the 24th edition of the London Film Critics Awards (LFCA) have just been announced. The event is being held at London’s Dorchester Hotel on February...  

16/12/2003 | Nominations | UK

Minghella & Pollack’s Miramax deal

The two directors have signed an agreement with Harvey Weinstein’s major, to fund future projects for their company, Mirage Enterprises, which has just launched Cold Mountain  

15/12/2003 | Production | UK

Film Council champions diversity

The UK Film Council (FC) announced today a new ‘diversity strategy’ to improve the representation of minority groups in films, film-making and audiences in the UK. In fact, minority ethnic groups...  

12/12/2003 | Institutions | UK

Backing for film industry

In the government’s pre-budget statement, the Chancellor, Gordon Brown, has announced that he would “consider the right incentives to support one of our great British creative industries”, namely...  

11/12/2003 | Funding | UK

Koltai for Nobel author's book

A prestigious project for award-winning Hungarian cinematographer Lajos Koltai’s debut as a director. The adaptation of Nobel prize winner Imre Kertesz’s novel, includes participation by Italian...  

10/12/2003 | Production | HU/DE/UK

Quicker returns

From April 2004, the UK Film Council will offer UK producers the opportunity to receive 5% of the money recouped by the UK FC’s New Cinema and Premiere Funds ‘from first dollar’, for reinvestment...  

05/12/2003 | Producers | UK

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