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The 16th Raindance Film Festival’s programme is today announced by festival patron Ken Loach, with the full line-up which includes 75 features and over 100 shorts alongside a host of live events, exclusive Q&As and masterclasses. The Raindance Film Festival will take place from 1-12 October 2008 in London’s West [...]

CULT DOCUMENTARY SPARKS HUNT FOR MOVIE DRAMA SCRIPTNew breed of authors about to cash-in on American craze – as film industry embraces a new genreMovie makers at the Venice Film Festival have been declaring the superhero is dead and the cowboy has long ago ridden into the sunset – the [...]

THE 28TH CAMBRIDGE FILM FESTIVAL18-28 September 2008Kicking off the Festival as an outdoor launch event, Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey will be screened at the Institute of Astronomy, shown for the first time in the UK in stunning 70mm print. Kubrick fans will also be treated to a screening [...]

12th Annual LA Shorts Fest Award WinnersBEST MUSIC VIDEOWindow in the Skies – U2 – Director Gary KoepkeAgency Modernista!BEST CREATIVE COMMERCIALDylan Detour – Featuring Bob Dylan – Directors Gary Koepke & Lance JensenAgency Modernista!Client CadillacBEST FEMALE DIRECTOR Sponsored by LUNAThe Pond – Director Sonja PhillipsBEST DOCUMENTARYTravis Pastrana – Driven – [...]

Kevin Spacey to join search for up and coming British film talentVirgin Media today announced that Kevin Spacey will be joining the judging panel for Virgin Media Shorts, the first ever short film competition to run across four screens – TV, cinema, mobile and computer. The competition aims [...]

UK Screen has teamed up with Estrella Damm, the beer of Barcelona, to bring you tickets to this year’s London Spanish Film Festival.Running from 6-19th June at the Ciné Lumiere, West London, Estrella Damm is offering two lucky winners the chance to win a pair of tickets to see a [...]

You Are Oliver! – The Three WinnersGwion, Harry and Laurence were announced in tonight’s ‘I’d Do Anything’ programme as the three youngsters who will share the role in Cameron Mackintosh’s forthcoming stage production of ‘Oliver!’From initial auditions attracting thousands of Oliver hopefuls through call backs, workshops and live shows the [...]

BBC Announces College Of Comedy CandidatesThe BBC today announces the six candidates selected to take part in the BBC’s College of Comedy training scheme launched earlier this year.The scheme will train six writers on the job over a year by attaching them to sitcoms and sketch shows, giving each a [...]

SCREEN EAST SEARCH FOR FEATURE PROJECTSUK Regional Screen Agency Screen East brings 4.5m Content Investment Fund to the Cannes Film FestivalRegional Screen Agency, Screen East will be at the Cannes Film Festival from 16th – 21st May seeking to develop relationships with international organisations, and filmmakers, to explore potential projects [...]