2007
1/12/2007 New British films get exposure at Sundance
Lottery funded films from first time feature directors Rupert Wyatt, Chris Waitt, and Olly Blackburn and new feature from director James Marsh selected for top indie film festival
30/11/2007 Lottery-funded short films have Encounters
Britain's biggest and longest running short film festival, Encounters, the 12th Bristol International Short Film Festival (21 - 26 November, Watershed Media Centre), celebrated the very best in short film-making on Saturday evening (25th November) with the presentation of their 15 prestigious awards at a packed ceremony at Bristol's Watershed Media Centre.
1/08/2007 £500,000 for independent local cinemas to improve access and facilities
Local cinemas across the UK will be able to apply for Lottery funding to update their buildings, improve facilities and boost access for audiences with sensory impairments, the UK Film Council announced today.
28/02/2007 New Danny Boyle project Ponte Tower in first stage of development
Thriller Ponte Tower, a planned co-production project between the UK and South Africa, is in the first stage of development with Lottery funding from the UK Film Council's Development Fund.
27/02/2007 Young people from across the UK win Mini Oscars®
Young people from throughout the UK including Aberdeen, Dorset, Milton Keynes, Manchester and Leeds scooped top film awards at the star-studded First Light Movies Awards ceremony today (Tuesday).
26/02/2007 Digital Departures Arrives In Liverpool
LIVERPOOL is set to become Europe's shining light for micro-budget filmmaking with an ambitious plan to produce three feature-length films in the city in the run up to the 2008 Capital of Culture celebrations.
26/02/2007 Horror Movies Get Some New Blood
Why don't women direct horror? In 100 years of cinema history we can barely name a handful of female horror directors. What is it about this incredibly successful worldwide genre that either excludes, or fails to appeal to women directors?
Animation, comedy and horror film scripts from first-time writers to established talent characterise new National Lottery awards made to new British film projects by the UK Film Council's Development Fund.
The Chancellor, Gordon Brown, Thandie Newton and film directors Kevin Macdonald (Last King of Scotland) and Beeban Kidron (Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason) joined forces at St Augustine's Church of England High School in Kilburn, North London, to launch an exciting new initiative which aims to bring the world of film into 10,000 primary and secondary schools across the country.
12/02/2007 UK Film Council and BBC Films partner on slate of new film projects
The UK Film Council's Development Fund has announced Lottery funding for several new films being in partnership with BBC Films.
