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7/05/2010 British film at the Cannes Film Festival
Six UK Film Council-backed films and a further ten made with British involvement selected for screening; 190 British films for sale in the market; UK Film Centre supporting British delegates with a packed events programme.
27/04/2010 Toy Story 3 - To Edinburgh...and beyond!
The Edinburgh International Film Festival and The Walt Disney Company are delighted to announce today that Disney / Pixar's TOY STORY 3 will have a Special 3D Gala screening at this year's Festival on Saturday 19 June.
21/04/2010 Tribeca Film Festival (21 April - 2 May)
Several UK films will screen at this year's Tribeca Film Festival (21 April - 2 May), including two UK Film Council-funded features in New York.
19/04/2010 Latest UK Film Council production awards
For information: latest funding awarded to productions by the UK Film Council
19/04/2010 Latest UK Film Council P&A awards
For information: the latest prints and advertising awards made by the UK Film Council.
15/04/2010 Another good year for British films in the international spotlight at Cannes
British film is celebrating the announcement that six Lottery-funded British films and a further nine made with British involvement, have been selected to screen at the Cannes Film Festival (12-23 May 2010).
The Disappearance of Alice Creed to screen at University of Southampton's local cinema
1/04/2010 UK Film Council launches new £15m film fund to champion British film
• New £15m film fund opens for business • Experienced team appointed as gatekeepers of the Film Fund • Producers to receive equity share of UK Film Council recoupment • Tim Bevan to chair think tank to identify ways to grow uk film companies of scale • Most significant revision of UK Film Council activities in 10 years
25/03/2010 UK films take 7% global box office share in 2009
UK films took a 7% ($2bn) share of the global box office in 2009, in a year when global box office receipts increased by 8% year on year (to $29.9bn).
24/03/2010 UK Film Council announces further support for digital innovation in film distribution
Further funding is allocated to support digital innovation in distribution.
