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CTBF Announces New Head of Fundraising

Grace Carley has today been announced as the new Head of Fundraising for The Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund (CTBF), the leading UK charity for those working behind the scenes in the film, cinema and…

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The Hunger Games Makes History

At the end of last week, we reported on how pre-release ticket sales were indicating that The Hunger Games could be on course for a huge opening weekend box office. And those indications were not…

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British Airways Launch Winning Short ‘Boy’

movieScope was recently invited to the premiere of short film Boy, the result of British Airways’ foray into branded content and creative solutions.…

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Malta Promotes Filming At Harrods Showcase

The Malta Film Commission has visited the UK to market Malta as a dynamic film location, holding a series of informative sessions with a number of film production companies. movieScope attended one of these meetings,…

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Warner Bros Announce Summer 2013 Schedule

As the earliest of the summer 2012 blockbusters start to appear over the horizon, Warner Bros is already looking ahead to next year. This week it announced its release schedule for summer 2013, firming up…

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MGM Takes Back UA, Reports Dragon Tattoo Loss

Earlier this week, studio MGM reported its financial results to investors and announced that it has taken back full control of its iconic United Artists label.…

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Abu Dhabi Film Festival Becomes Part of twofour54

The Abu Dhabi film festival, which has been running for the past five years, is to become an official part of twofour54, the government-backed media zone and filmmaking hub, reports Variety. This follows the integration…

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The Hunger Games On Track To Be Record Breaker

This week sees the release of the hotly anticipated The Hunger Games (Thursday March 22 in the USA, Friday March 23 in the UK) and, according to figures seen by The Hollywood Reporter,  by Wednesday…

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Creative England & British Film Commission Respond to Budget

Creative England, the body launched in October 2011 to support independent creative businesses and talent in every part of England outside London, has responded to government plans to implement new tax breaks for video games,…

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Budget 2012: New Tax Credit Schemes For Video Games, Animation & ‘High-End TV Productions’

Chancellor George Osborne today announced the 2012 budget, in which he stated that ‘tax credit schemes for video games, animation and “high-end” TV production firms will be established’. Films that are made in the UK, and…

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