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- Production - UK - Miller adapts Slow Down Arthur
After Steve McQueen (Hunger) and Sam Taylor-Wood (Nowhere Boy), it is the turn of yet another British artist to make the leap into film. Artist/author Harland Miller is adapting his acclaimed novel Slow Down Arthur, Stick To Thirty into a screenplay for…
- Industry - UK - UKFC climbs Film Tree
The UK Film Council (UKFC) has joined hands with partnership agency Film Tree, to develop advertiser-funded film production in the UK. Film Tree will be a bridge between film producers and distributors who want to look at new funding routes, and brands…
- Sales - Germany - Match Factory picks up Tykwer’s Three
Tom Tykwer’s new project, Three, finished shooting last week and was immediately added to international seller The Match Factory’s catalogue. The film takes a mature look at the lives of Berliners of Tykwer’s generation via an unusual love triangle (skilfully…
- Box Office - Germany - Pope Joan exceeds 2m admissions
Launched on German screens on October 22 by Constantin (see news), Sönke Wortmann’s Pope Joan, starring Johanna Wokalek and John Goodman, has exceeded the 2m admissions mark. This highly intriguing biopic drew 372,000 viewers in its first weekend on…
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