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UK Films at Sundance 2013

This year’s Sundance Film Festival will see 15 features and eight shorts with British involvement in the official selection alongside a host of on-screen talent including Daniel Radcliffe, Felicity Jones, James Buckley and Rupert Grint…

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Screen Yorkshire invests in Yann Demange’s Northern Ireland thriller ’71

Regional film agency Screen Yorkshire have invested in Yann Demange's Northern Ireland-set thriller 71.…

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Youtube to renew distribution deal with Vevo with $50 million investment

Youtube, the Google-owned self-publishing audiovisual platform, is to renew a distribution agreement worth $50 million with Vevo, Sony's internet music site.…

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Sofia Coppola’s new film The Bling Ring acquired by New York outfit A24

New York distributor A24 has acquired the rights to Sofia Coppola’s new film The Bling Ring, just days before the film's Sundance screening.…

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BBC Worldwide poach Jon Penn from Freemantle to head up Australia operation

BBC Worldwide, the public broadcaster's commercial division, has appointed Jon Penn, the former FremantleMedia Enterprises CEO, to be BBC Worldwide Australasia managing director, and will oversee the U.K. public broadcaster's commercial business in the territory.…

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Film4 FrightFest to host nine premieres as part of Glasgow Film Festival

Film4's horror festival FrightFest is to hold its eighth edition in Glasgow as part of the Glasgow Film Festival from February 22 to 23.…

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Spielberg changes Lincoln opening scene for international release

Steven Spielberg has changed the opening scene of his new film Lincoln - a biopic about the American President Abraham Lincoln - from the original American version to attract foreign audiences when it is…

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Report claims BBC brings in £8.3 billion to UK economy

The BBC - which has been plagued by high-profile scandals over the last year - has released a new report outlining the public boradcater's economic value, claiming it spent a total of £4.3B in 2011…

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Dave Grohl’s Sound City has VOD rights snapped up by Gravitas Ventures

Sound City, Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl’s debut film as a director, has had the worldwide VOD rights acquired by Gravitas Ventures.…

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Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel begins Berlin shoot

Wes Anderson’s follow up to the Oscar-nominated Moonrise Kingdom, the period picture The Grand Budapest Hotel has commenced production on location in and around Berlin.…

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