http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14328 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14576 The new British film Brideshead Revisited is proving a big hit with US audiences having grossed nearly $1.7 million after 10 days. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14576 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14568 Applications invited for new funding for innovative UK producers http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14568 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14567 More than 50 independent cinemas across the UK have benefited from a £475,000 injection of Lottery cash from the UK Film Council to help upgrade facilities and enhance the cinema-going experience for audiences. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14567 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14539 NESTA and the UK Film Council have named the 12 independent film businesses who will participate in the Digital Innovation in Film programme. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14539 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14550 British films were a $3 billion hit last year, according to the latest statistics published today by the UK Film Council. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14550 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14549 Beatles legend Lennon, a graphic heroine, and stories about love and politics set for new films backed by the Lottery http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14549 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14538 BAFTA Scotland has announced the call for entries for The Lloyds TSB BAFTA Scotland Awards 2008. Categories will include film, television, animation and interactive media. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14538 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10267 Award-winning signature filmmakers and new talent are being backed by the UK Film Council in the first round of awards to be announced by Development Fund Head Tanya Seghatchian since taking over earlier this year. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10267 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14537 Toronto Talent Lab and Skillset are excited to once again present an opportunity for two talented Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) filmmakers to participate in the Talent Lab programme. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14537 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14533 James Marsh's award-winning film is one of ten to receive UK Film Council distribution funding http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14533 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14535 Advance ticket sales are highest in the world amongst IMAX cinemas, topping £120,000 with 10,000 tickets sold already http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14535 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14529 Inside Pictures has announced the 15 successful applicants for the 2008 programme. The group was chosen from hundreds of applications through a committee selection process and a shortlist of interviews. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14529 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14527 Acclaimed film and television director Beeban Kidron has joined the UK Film Council's Board of Directors. The appointment was made by Margaret Hodge MP, Minister for Culture today and will run for four years from 1 July 2008. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14527 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14494 The Edinburgh International Film Festival announced the winners in the ten competition categories for both feature and short films. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14494 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14461 The Edinburgh International Film Festival has got off to a flying start with an exciting line-up of events and activities for filmmakers attending the festival, supported by the UK Film Council. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14461 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14426 The UK Film Council is helping British film festivals to raise their profile and their ambition with a huge Lottery cash injection of £740,000 over the next three years. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14426 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14413 British Film Commissioner Colin Brown is taking eight UK line producers and unit production managers out to Los Angeles next week to meet US studio executives and major independents. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14413 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14373 A film starring, written and directed by an exciting new filmmaker, an art-house biopic and a Lebanese film have received Lottery funding from the UK Film Council's P&A Fund. Its most recent round of awards to film distributors continues to help gain exposure for films which might otherwise only have a limited distribution, thereby increasing viewing choice for audiences. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14373 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14339 Leading film organisations have today published the first UK-wide film education strategy. Film: 21st Century Literacy aims to bring greater coherence and consistency to the provision of film education in the UK so children and young people have equal opportunities to watch, understand and make films. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14339 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14334 Britain's Breakthrough Brits will this weekend fly out to LA to make their mark on Hollywood. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14334 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10282 The UK Film Council's Prints & Advertising Fund is backing Brick Lane, Sarah Gavron's award-winning feature film debut. Her adaptation of Monica Ali's best-seller about a Bangladeshi woman's experiences in East London is one of the autumn's critically acclaimed releases. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10282 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14329 Ten areas around the country are to pilot the Government's £25 million Find your Talent programme to give young people the chance to encounter a range of high-quality cultural experiences for five hours a week both in and outside of school. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14329 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10283 The UK Film Council is backing the next generation of UK filmmaking talent at Encounters, the 13th International Short Film Festival, running 21-25 November 2007 at the Watershed, Bristol. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10283 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14288 The UK film industry celebrates five films in official selection at Cannes, 150 films in the market and British filmmakers talking about their new films in the UK Film Centre. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14288 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10285 The UK Film Council and UK Trade and Investment are backing British sales and distribution companies at this year's American Film Market (AFM) which takes place from 31 October to 7 November. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10285 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14272 The UK and Indian Governments have successfully completed negotiations which will enable a UK-India film co-production agreement to come into force. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14272 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14271 Better Things, the first feature film from British director Duane Hopkins, has been selected for the Critics' Week competition at this year's Cannes Film Festival. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14271 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14268 Andy Weltman has been appointed Production Executive by the British Film Commissioner Colin Brown. Weltman who will be based in the UK Film Council US office will be responsible for building relationships with US filmmakers looking to film in the UK. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14268 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14267 The UK Film Council will this year honour some of Britain's best Black and Asian film-making talent through its unique high-end honour programme Breakthrough Brits. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14267 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14005 Slackers, revolutionaries, girls about town, lost spirits, kings and wise women cast in stories from new filmmakers. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14005 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/13866 One of the three feature films currently being made in Liverpool as part of the cutting edge Digital Departures micro-budget filmmaking initiative, has been selected for screening at the prestigious Cannes International Film Festival in May. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/13866 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/13802 Portraits of some of the UK's leading Black film actors will be on display at the National Portrait Gallery from 25 April. The portraits have been supported by the UK Film Council in order to celebrate and support Black film talent and raise the debate about the demand for greater on-screen diversity http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/13802 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/13766 UK Film Council's Prints and Advertising Fund announces latest awards http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/13766 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/13745 More than £15 million to boost local film industries and help build a vibrant film culture throughout Britain, £2.7m Lottery funding to increase access for as many people as possible to the nation's rich film heritage. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/13745 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/13725 New report reveals how to spot the tell-tale signs http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/13725 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/13712 Cine-Euro is a 9 month co-production project-led Training Programme starting in June 2008 and finishing in February 2009. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/13712 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/13696 Following the success of the first Guiding Lights mentoring programme, Guiding Lights are again looking for 25 emerging film professionals to match with top industry talent. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/13696 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10286 Film festivals across the UK will be part of a new £4.5 million drive to raise the profile of British film and give people of all ages and backgrounds the opportunity to see more films, meet filmmakers, and enjoy the world of film, Culture Secretary James Purnell announced today. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10286 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/13690 Film director Sir Alan Parker has written a moving tribute to Anthony Minghella, with an introduction from John Woodward, Chief Executive Officer of the Film Council. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/13690 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10287 Welsh filmmakers will meet with leading figures in the UK film industry to learn more about the process of developing and financing feature films, both fiction and documentary, at an event to be held in Cardiff on 12th and 13th November. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10287 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/13675 Investment will support the UK's longest-running film festival's growth plan. Ambition is to be the world's leading film festival of discovery http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/13675 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10288 UK FILM COUNCIL with MYSPACE, VERTIGO FILMS, FILM4, SLINGSHOT AND SCREEN WM back £1million filmmaking competition winner http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10288 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/13661 A day of three professional development workshops for LGBT filmmakers. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/13661 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10289 The nominations and jury members for the tenth annual British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) were announced today, Tuesday 23 October at the Haymarket Hotel in London. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10289 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/13651 BFI Southbank, Institute of Contemporary Arts, Curzon "An important celebration of women filmmakers" The Independent "Entertaining, fresh and exciting." Metro http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/13651 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/13648 The London UK Film Focus (LUFF) will return to the capital from 30 June - 3 July 2008 at the BFI Southbank. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/13648 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/13646 UK training body Skillset and production company Magic Light Pictures have launched the Producer Placement Programme, which will put eight up-and-coming producers into a varied series of work placements in key areas of the British Film Industry. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/13646 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/13644 The UK picked up six Oscars® at this year's Academy Awards for British film talent working in front of and behind the camera, demonstrating yet again the strength and depth of the British film industry. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/13644 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/13643 Iconic British film director, Don Boyd, today (February 6) announced the three finalists in Liverpool's prestigious, cutting edge Digital Departures micro-budget filmmaking initiative. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/13643 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/13641 Digital 3D will spark revolution in cinema that could be comparable to the introduction of colour. Digital 3D screens in the UK set to increase tenfold by 2012. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/13641 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10290 As the curtain opens on the Times BFI 51st London Film Festival, Culture Secretary James Purnell today announced that the UK Film Council (UKFC) has been awarded £25 million to safeguard the future of the UK's national and regional film archives. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10290 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/13637 UK Film Council's Prints and Advertising Fund announces latest awards http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/13637 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10294 Showcasing new filmmakers, introducing financiers to producers, looking at ways to increase on-screen and behind the camera diversity and discussing how to improve opportunities for disabled people to work in film are the key themes of the UK Film Council's programme of events at this year's Times BFI London Film Festival. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10294 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/13626 Elisabeth Murdoch, Chairman and CEO of the Shine Group, and Gail Egan, producer and founder of Potboiler Productions, have joined the UK Film Council Board of Directors. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/13626 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10295 The UK Film Council and UK Trade and Investment are supporting British companies attending this year's Pusan International Film Festival in Korea comprising the Asian Film Market (AFM) and industry event the Pusan Promotion Plan (PPP) from 4 to 12 October 2007. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10295 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/13620 The UK Film Council today announced the appointment of Greg Dyke as the new Chairman of the British Film Institute (BFI). http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/13620 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10296 The UK Film Council's Completion Fund for short filmmakers launches on Monday 15 October, now offering two funding opportunities a year over the next three years with the production fund increasing from £50,000 to £70,000 per year. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10296 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/13618 The National Lottery Awards are coming! The Awards are an annual search to find the UK's favourite Lottery-funded projects, and we want your nominations. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/13618 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10297 The UK Film Council's New Cinema Fund is helping new independent British filmmakers reach an international audience by taking three filmmaker teams to the No Borders market, IFP in New York from 16-20 September 2007. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10297 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/13614 This is England, written and directed by filmmaker Shane Meadows, produced by Mark Herbert and co-funded by the National Lottery through the UK Film Council's New Cinema Fund has been named Best British Film at this year's BAFTA awards. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/13614 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10298 Lottery funding for new British film writers and directors including Noel Clarke's directorial debut Adulthood. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10298 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10284 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Mr Bean's Holiday, Hot Fuzz, Miss Potter and Atonement have pushed the market share for British films at the UK box office to 27% in 2007, up from 19% for the whole of 2006, according to the latest figures published today by the UK Film Council. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10284 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/13598 British filmmakers cap best-ever Sundance Film Festival with three awards http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/13598 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10299 Films such as Harry Potter, The Da Vinci Code, Gosford Park and Pride & Prejudice and television programmes including Balamory and Monarch of the Glen have provided a huge boost for British tourism. Many UK locations have experienced a dramatic rise in visitor numbers thanks to being shown on the silver or small screen, according to a new report published today. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10299 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/13579 British filmmakers get off to flying start in 2008 with 23 new films including nine Lottery-funded selected for the world's premiere indie film http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/13579 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10300 UK cinema-goers are becoming more adventurous in their cinema tastes according to the latest UK box office statistics released by the UK Film Council. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10300 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/13461 New UK Film Council analysis shows reduction on 2006's record production levels but overall a strong spending year on film in the UK http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/13461 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10301 Soft, Simon Ellis's critically acclaimed short film, commissioned by Film4 and the UK Film Council with The Bureau for Cinema Extreme, has put Ellis on the international film industry's radar. It won Best Live Action Short at the Toronto Short Film Festival, as well as the Audience Award and a 'Special Mention' at the Hamburg International Short Film Festival. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10301 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12219 Increase in number of prints and promotion boosts access to arthouse cinema with over £700,000 Lottery investment http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12219 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10303 The UK film industry contributed £4.3 billion to UK GDP in 2006, up from £3.1 billion in 2004, a 39% increase in two years according to an independent report by Oxford Economics published today. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10303 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12218 Are you a UK-based producer with a completed British film unrepresented by a UK sales agent? http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12218 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12217 British filmmakers will shine at this year's Cannes Film Festival following today's announcement of the festival's official selection. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12217 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12216 Leading lights from children's TV and film revealed an exciting new website on Thursday 27th April for very young filmmakers at the Film Street launch event: Curzon Mayfair, 38 Curzon Street, London. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12216 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12215 The UK film industry is the news on Cannes's Croisette with four films In Competition, 98 films in the market and British filmmakers talking about their new films in the UK Film Centre http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12215 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12213 When the Cannes International Film Festival 2006 opens in a week (17 May), this will mark a particularly successful year for Europe's film industry. 17 European films, which all received funding under the EU's MEDIA Programme, have made it into the final selection. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12213 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12212 New investment in British film talent to make next films with National Lottery money from the UK Film Council's Development Fund; and two projects shortlisted for prestigious script prize in Cannes. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12212 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12211 Two film projects supported by the National Lottery through the UK Film Council's Development Fund, won gold and silver prizes in the Hartley-Merrill International Screenwriting Competition announced at the Cannes Film Festival. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12211 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12210 WARP X, the new UK low-budget digital film studio set up by the UK Film Council's New Cinema Fund and FilmFour with partners Screen Yorkshire, EM Media and Optimum Releasing in March 2006 has announced its initial slate of films that range from comedy to horror and music. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12210 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12209 Film is the most powerful medium in the world and yet only a staggering 7% of directors are women. This is a statistic that Rachel Millward, founder of the exclusively female Birds Eye View Film Festival, would like to see changed. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12209 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12208 New figures revealed today show that British films' share of the worldwide box office has more than doubled in two years indicating that the UK film industry is making a significant impact on the global market. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12208 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12207 Two Lottery funded films scoop the Palme d'Or and the Prix du Jury. British film talent has taken the international film world by storm by winning two of the industry's most prestigious prizes at the Cannes Film Festival. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12207 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12206 Today the UK Film Council announced the appointment of Claire Chapman as Executive Director of the US Office, taking over from Susan Finlayson-Sitch who has decided to return to the UK after setting up and running the UKFC LA office for six years. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12206 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12205 B3's Blank Slate programme of digital shorts continues to enjoy success. We are delighted to have received the news that our films have scooped an unprecedented two out of three nominations at this year's Race In The Media Awards. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12205 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12204 UK Film Council supports documentary discussion with filmmakers Nick Broomfield, Mike Figgis, Kevin Macdonald and Penny Woolcock http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12204 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12203 Are you a Producer with a script or project that has or could have relevance to a Nordic country? http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12203 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12202 ur and two-legged heroes, a horrific virus and a farmer turned hairdresser win film funding through UK Film Council partnership with the National Film and Video Foundation. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12202 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12201 John Woodward's article published in The Guardian 11 July 2006 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12201 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12200 CURZON SOHO 12 - 15 JULY 2006 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12200 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12199 Prize-winning director makes new film supported by the UK Film Council's New Cinema Fund alongside first-time director. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12199 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10304 Thomas Hoegh, the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Arts Alliance, has joined the UK Film Council's board of members. His appointment is for four years and starts with immediate effect. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10304 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12198 Executive producer and financier of prize-winning UK films appointed to find and support new distinctive British filmmakers. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12198 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10305 Britain is a nation of film lovers with box office takings up 56% in the last ten years; British films are popular overseas with exports at an eleven year high; and British creative talent is in demand across the world, according to a new report published today by the UK Film Council. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10305 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12197 British films account for a record-breaking third of takings in the UK, rake in over $3 billion worldwide and are seen by over 600 million people. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12197 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10306 How to Lose Friends and Alienate People, the film adaptation of the best-selling comic biography by journalist Toby Young, is being backed by the Aramid Entertainment Fund, the UK Film Council's Premiere Fund and Film4 with a budget of over £13.5 million. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10306 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12196 Award-winning film production programme, Cinema Extreme, funded by the UK Film Council's New Cinema Fund and FilmFour opens the bidding to fund new short films. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12196 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12195 Birmingham-based First Light, the UK's young people's filmmaking initiative, was set up in 2001 by Hi8us Projects Limited. First Light has grown substantially over the last five years and as a result has now become an independent company, First Light Movies Ltd. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12195 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12194 This initiative is being run by Film London, the UK Film Council agency for the London area. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12194 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12193 200 UK cinemas go digital in one of the biggest film advances in cinematic history. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12193 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10307 A new report on how screenwriters of British films are recruited shows that there are opportunities for the UK film industry to encourage a wider range of screenwriting talent, including women as screenwriters in particular. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10307 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10308 On Thursday 5 July Four Corners celebrates the launch of its new, purpose-designed film and photography centre. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10308 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10310 The UK Film Council and the BBC Two are teaming up to bring seven of Britain's greatest films back to the big screen this summer as new digital presentations. These films will be screened across the country as part of the "The Summer of British Film" season that runs from late July to 11 September 2007. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10310 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12192 Film London announced today the launch of two new rounds of funding schemes to develop the capital's film, TV and animation professionals and support the training sector. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12192 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10311 A stunning, world-class group of film and TV professionals have been selected as finalists in the prestigious Digital Departures micro-budget filmmaking initiative, created by Northwest Vision + Media. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10311 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12191 The UK Film Council's New Cinema Fund supports new film by one of the UK's most visionary filmmakers . http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12191 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12190 Volver and Severance, which have received National Lottery distribution and production support respectively, have opened this month to great critical and public acclaim. Both are enjoying rave reviews and success at the UK box office, and are among the top 10 films on release in the UK. Both films grossed close to £0.5 million over the August bank holiday weekend. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12190 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10309 With film piracy becoming an increasing concern throughout the industry, UK Screen (formerly UK Post & Services) is teaming up with FACT (the Federation Against Copyright Theft) to roll out a standard industry security questionnaire to all facilities in its membership. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10309 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12189 Ten National Lottery funded films are screening at this year's Toronto International Film Festival representing more than a third of the 27 British films selected for this major international film festival. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12189 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10312 Principal photography on the new film Brideshead Revisited has begun in Yorkshire. The 11 week shoot includes five weeks at Castle Howard as well locations in Oxford, London, Venice and Morocco. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10312 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12188 UK Film Council funded short The Making of Parts wins the UIP Award at Venice 2006. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12188 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12187 Six major feature films, supported with Lottery funds from the UK Film Council, have been selected for this year's Times BFI London Film Festival, celebrating its 50th anniversary. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12187 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12186 The UK Film Council continues to support the promotion of the British film industry to overseas markets through the work of its International department. From 12-20 October, the UK Film Council International department will take a UK Trade and Investment supported fact-finding delegation of UK sales agents, producers and distributors to the Pusan International Film Festival in Korea. This will include the Asian Film Market and the three day industry Pusan Promotion Plan (PPP). http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12186 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12185 The 20 biggest selling films based on stories or characters created by UK writers have taken almost $11 billion at the worldwide box office in the last six years, according to new figures released today by the UK Film Council. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12185 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12184 The UK Film Council's Premiere Fund continues to support a wide range of films presenting the best new and established talent for a worldwide audience, the UK Film Council announced today. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12184 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10313 BRITDOC documentary festival returns to Oxford July 25th-27th. This is the place to come if you have a feature documentary project in development, if you want to learn more about international financing, online distribution, to meet festival programmers, sales agents and hear international feature filmmakers. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10313 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12183 The UK Film Council announced today the latest awards from its Prints and Advertising Fund which aims to bring a broader range of films to audiences across the UK. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12183 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10314 The European Film Agency Director (EFADs), Cine-Regio and Capital Regions of Cinema have welcomed the European Commission's Communication on a European agenda for culture in a globalised world as an important first step towards the development of a coherent policy approach towards culture with the signing in Cannes of the first ever joint declaration by national and regional European funding bodies. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10314 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12182 Shooting has started on And When Did You Last See Your Father?, based on the award-winning and critically acclaimed book by British author Blake Morrison. BAFTA- winning director; Anand Tucker (Hilary and Jackie, Shopgirl,) will direct this new feature-length film which stars Colin Firth as Blake Morrison and Jim Broadbent as his father, Arthur. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12182 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12181 New Cinema Fund co-funded films received double honours at the inaugural Rome Film Festival. Director Shane Meadows won the festival's special jury prize for This is England and also the Cinema Avvenire Award for Identity and Diversity after attracting critical acclaim major hit at the Toronto and Dinard film festivals and Deep Water won the Premio Cult non-official award for Best Documentary. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12181 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10315 Lottery funding for new British films includes next film from Cannes selected director Michael Winterbottom http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10315 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12180 15 major feature films, supported with Lottery funds from the UK Film Council and its partners, have received nominations for this year's British Independent Film Awards. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12180 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10316 On the one year anniversary of the signing of the UK / South Africa film co-production treaty, the Rt Hon Tessa Jowell MP, Secretary of State and Ntombazana Gertrude Winifred Botha, Deputy South African Minister joined forces in Cannes today, to celebrate the completion of the constitutional procedures and to declare that the treaty is now operational. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10316 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12179 Europe's film agencies, the lead organisations for film in Europe, have released a joint statement this week offering their support to the European Commission in looking at ways of stimulating the uptake of digital cinema in Europe. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12179 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10317 BBC Films, Film4 and the UK Film Council, the three principal public funders of feature films in the UK, together with Pact, have today confirmed that an agreement has been reached on giving producers an equity stake in the feature films in which they invest. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10317 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12178 The UK Film Council continues to support the British film industry with an office for UK sales companies at the American Film Market (1-12 November). http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12178 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10318 The UK Film Council published its new funding and policy priorities from April 2007 - March 2010 today (10th May 2007). http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10318 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12177 Better Things, the first feature film from British director Duane Hopkins, currently in production, is one of several new projects to have received National Lottery funding from the UK Film Council's New Cinema Fund. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12177 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12176 A brand new information resource for everyone in the film industry which brings together comprehensive information on diversity best practice and employment law is now available online at www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/diversitytoolkit. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12176 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10319 The second round of applications for Microwave, Film London's micro-budget feature film fund, is now open. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10319 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12175 The British Academy of Film & Television Arts launched a new short film competition today - 60 Seconds of Fame, run in association with Orange. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12175 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12174 Two of the UK's hottest new films Red Road and London to Brighton have been given National Lottery awards to help them reach more audiences around the UK. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12174 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10320 Casino Royale and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest have catapulted into the top ten highest grossing films at the UK box office taking more than £50 million each in 2006, according to new figures released today by the UK Film Council. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10320 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12171 The winners of the 2006 Grierson Awards were announced at a ceremony at the Royal Geographical Society, in London on Friday, 17 November 2006 hosted by Rageh Omaar. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12171 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10321 A wide variety of foreign, arthouse and classic films have received Lottery funding from the UK Film Council's P&A Fund. Its most recent round of awards to film distributors continues to help gain exposure for films which might otherwise only have a limited distribution, thereby increasing viewing choice for audiences. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10321 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12170 The UK Film Council is seeking views on its policy and funding priorities over the next three years in a consultation document published today - Film in the Digital Age. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12170 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10322 Paul Andrew Williams, one of the UK's hottest new directors, is to receive Lottery funding for his new film The Cottage, the UK Film Council announced today. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10322 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12169 The European Commission has given State Aid approval to the new film tax reliefs. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12169 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12168 Six films co-funded by the National Lottery through the UK Film Council took home ten awards at last night's British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) led by Shane Meadows's This Is England which was named Best British Independent Film. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12168 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10323 The UK Film Council's Premiere Fund has awarded Lottery funding to the all-star modern day version of the classic St Trinian's which starts filming on 25 March. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10323 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10324 Tanya Seghatchian, one of the original producers of the first four films in the Harry Potter franchise and the independent British film My Summer of Love has been appointed Head of the UK Film Council's Development Fund from 1 April. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10324 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12167 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. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12167 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10325 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. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10325 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12166 Colin Brown has been appointed British Film Commissioner, it was announced today. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12166 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10326 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). http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10326 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12165 The major new feature film, Miss Potter, about the legendary British children's author Beatrix Potter, comes to the big screen this week thanks to £1.2 million of National Lottery funding through the UK Film Council's Premiere Fund. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12165 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10327 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? http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10327 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12164 The UK Film Council's Completion Fund provides finishing finance for short films showing outstanding potential. In the four years since its inception, this UK Film Council / New Cinema Fund initiative has supported and delivered nearly 40 short films that might otherwise not have been completed. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12164 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10328 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. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10328 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12163 After being restored to its original glory and re-released for a new generation to enjoy, The Wizard of Oz, Victor Fleming's stunning technicolour musical, will receive a wider distribution across the UK through Lottery funding from the UK Film Council's Prints & Advertising Fund. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12163 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10329 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. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10329 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12162 2006 is looking more and more like a bumper year for the British film industry with nominations for the US Golden Globes - seen as a precursor to the Oscars® - and the London Critics' Circle announced. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12162 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10330 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. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10330 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12161 Birmingham City Council today launched its ambitious plans to make the City the most advanced UK digital media hub, bringing together the public, private and voluntary sectors. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12161 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10331 The UK Film Council's Development Fund has announced Lottery funding for several new films being in partnership with BBC Films. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10331 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12160 Hot on the heels of the BIFAs, British film talent have shone with the prestigious New York Film Critics' Circle and the Los Angeles Film Critics' Association, further supporting the industry consensus that this is a vintage year for British film talent. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12160 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12159 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 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/12159 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10332 The British film and TV industry has benefited to the tune of almost 70 million euros over the past six years thanks to funding through Europe's MEDIA programme, it was revealed today. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10332 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10302 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. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10302 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10333 British film talent led the field at last night's London Film Critics' Circle Awards. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10333 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10340 Lottery funded titles Venus and The Last King of Scotland are among the British films to have received a total of 16 nominations for this year's Oscars®, in a year when British talent is fully in the spotlight. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10340 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10342 Amidst strong competition, the film and television rights to Geraldine McCaughrean's PETER PAN IN SCARLET, the official sequel to JM Barrie's Peter Pan, have been entrusted to a British consortium comprising Headline Pictures, the UK Film Council and BBC Films, it was announced today by the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children's Special Trustees. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10342 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10341 The amount of money spent in 2006 on making films in the UK such as The Golden Age, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Atonement, and His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass jumped by 48% to £840.1 million making it the second best year ever, new figures from the UK Film Council reveal today. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10341 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14577 Film London's highly successful micro-budget film-making scheme, Microwave, has opened for the next round of applications. This year's entry deadline is Friday 26th September 2008. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14577 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14586 It was announced today that Film Education, the organisation that develops educational materials and services around films and filmmaking, has been awarded £750,000 from the UK Film Council's UK-Wide Film Education Fund. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14586 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14590 Barbara Broccoli, producer of the James Bond films and Chair of First Light Movies, has been appointed to the board of the UK Film Council by Culture Minister Margaret Hodge. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14590 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/workshop This is a call for expressions of interest from experienced film professionals who would be interested in being part of a small delegation of experts who will be asked to devise and lead modules at the workshops relating to the UK India co-production treaty. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/workshop http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14601 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14601 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14623 Since launching 'publicly' last month the BFI's YouTube channel has now attracted over 260,000 hits, with more than 22,000 views each for two of the films alone. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14623 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/toronto British films make a strong showing at this year's Toronto festival with nine of the 25 films British films co-funded by the UK Film Council. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/toronto http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14625 The Birds Eye View Film Festival is open for submissions from women filmmakers from around the globe, to be a part of a showcase programme of innovative and inspirational shorts, features and documentaries. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14625 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14626 The UK Film Council is appealing to the nation to join a treasure hunt for rare film to improve the national archive, as part of its Strategy for UK Screen Heritage. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14626 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14628 Insight Out 2008 are seeking short filmmakers, animators and screenwriters who want to learn more about the distribution process, self promotion & marketing their product to the right audiences. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14628 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14636 Somers Town, the new film from award-winning director Shane Meadows, is one of several films to receive support from the UK Film Council's Prints and Advertising Fund, which continues to provide funding for the distribution of art-house, foreign and classic films to give audiences more choice. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14636 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14637 The Berlinale Talent Campus, part of the 59th Berlin International Film Festival, is now open for applications from emerging filmmaking talent from around the world. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14637 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14638 Staff and volunteers from the Oska Bright Film Festival in Brighton are celebrating after being voted the UK's favourite Lottery-funded arts project, beating hundreds of projects from across the UK. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14638 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14661 Cate Blanchett chose Stalker, Ken Loach chose Closely Observed Trains, Bill Nighy chose Mississippi Burning. If you had to choose one film to share with future generations, what would it be? Join the debate. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14661 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14663 The UK Film Council's Premiere Fund has awarded £500,000 of National Lottery funding to Dorian Gray. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14663 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14683 The UK Film Council US office hosted an open house at the Toronto International Film Festival on Tuesday 9 September, which was followed by a reception to celebrate the incredible breadth and depth of British filmmaking talent being showcased at the festival. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14683 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14716 The UK Film Council and UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) are supporting British companies attending this year's Asian Film Market (AFM) in Pusan, which runs from 3-6 October 2008. British talent is represented across the other two high profile industry events, the Pusan International Film Festival (2-10 October) and the Pusan Promotion Plan (3-10 October). http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14716 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14718 Alex Graham, CEO of Wall to Wall - the company behind the hit show Who do you think you are? - has been appointed the new Chair of the Media Literacy Task Force. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14718 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14764 The countdown to Bristol's 14th annual International Encounters Short Film Festival is now underway. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14764 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14798 Steve McQueen's hard-hitting debut feature is one of twelve new films to receive UK Film Council distribution funding. The Prints and Advertising Fund continues to provide support to film distributors to increase the exposure of art-house, foreign and classic films which might otherwise only have a limited distribution, increasing viewing choice for audiences. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14798 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14816 The UK Film Council is taking a delegation of UK film companies to exhibit at the Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF 18-26 October) and the Tokyo Film and Content Market (TIFFCOM) for the first time, with support from UK Trade and Investment. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14816 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14820 Following the success of Animate IT '08, Film Street the award winning children's filmmaking website and educational software house Kudlian Software have got together again to launch a filmmaking competition for children, Animate IT '09: To cut a long story short. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14820 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14841 UK and Indian filmmakers gathered at a top level summit in London today to explore how they can work more closely together to benefit the industries in both countries. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14841 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14885 The Film Agency for Wales has announced a world-class line-up for the first Soundtrack Film and Music Festival in Cardiff . http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14885 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14918 Innovative digital short film programme Blank Slate is hitting the road in November to showcase the next generation of black and minority ethnic filmmaking talent and encourage other up-and-coming filmmakers to apply for the 2009 scheme. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14918 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14919 Exposures aims to discover and support the best new talent from across the UK, with winners from previous festivals having gone on to achieve critical acclaim and success in the film and media industry. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14919 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14947 Market Place is a six-month comprehensive work placement and training scheme from Skillset where six successful applicants will get the opportunity to undertake a paid, six-month job placement supported by a full six-month training course. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14947 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14965 BAFTA has launched ACCESS ALL AREAS, a new monthly events programme featuring on-stage interviews, webcasts, preview screenings, competitions and events. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14965 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14966 The New Producers Alliance and B3 Media Partnership have announced their 9 Point Director Training for 2009, a series of chaired panel discussions that are ideal for anyone wanting to understand directing feature film. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14966 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14969 Fusing elements of mystery thriller and documentary filmmaking with stunning animation, the unique Israeli film Waltz with Bashir is one of the latest films to be supported by the UK Film Council's Prints and Advertising Fund. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14969 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14979 Pippa Cross, the producer of Shooting Dogs and forthcoming Heartless, has joined the UK Film Council's Board of Directors, Barbara Follett, Minister for Culture announced today. Her appointment will run for four years from today. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14979 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14983 The UK Film Council has recently installed TalkByText; a new way of contacting us, which will help people who are deaf or hard of hearing. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14983 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14985 As the short filmmaking world zones in on the Encounters Festival being held in Bristol this week, aspiring filmmakers across the UK will have more opportunities to develop their skills through a number of short film schemes thanks to National Lottery funding from the UK Film Council's New Cinema Fund. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14985 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14986 The Encounters Short Film Festival tonight announced the winners of its 14th annual international competition to find the world's best new live action or animated films of under 30 minutes length. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14986 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14998 John Woodward, CEO of the UK Film Council, today set out a radical vision for public service broadcasting in the broadband world at The Media Festival in Manchester. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14998 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14999 Turner Prize winners, novelists, acclaimed playwrights and comedy performers receive First Feature Film Development awards to develop new films. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14999 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15000 The much anticipated 11th awards ceremony has taken place on Sunday 30 November at the Old Billingsgate Market in London and was hosted by James Nesbitt. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15000 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15014 Three new British films backed by the Lottery through the UK Film Council have been selected to screen at the Sundance Film Festival (15-25 January 2009), the leading showcase in the US for independent films. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15014 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15016 UK Screen has recently commissioned Olsberg|SPI and TBR to conduct a research project looking at the value and size of the UK facilities sector. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15016 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15037 More than £2 million of Lottery money is being invested in 15 British film production companies to develop new feature films through the UK Film Council's Development Fund. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15037 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15058 The wave of success for new British films continues with Sally Potter's Rage selected to screen in competition at the Berlin International Film Festival (5-15 February 2009). The film was co-funded by the Lottery through the UK Film Council's New Cinema Fund. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15058 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15071 The UK Film Council and its US Office is offering two British directors from black, Asian and minority ethnic communities the chance to take part in six invaluable days of networking and relationship building opportunities at the Tribeca Film institute's signature programme, Tribeca All Access, which is held during the Tribeca Film Festival in New York (22 April - 3 May 2009). http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15071 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15119 New UK Film Council analysis shows indigenous British films hold strong in 2008 with a 20% increase in production spend, while foreign investment drops due to a number of exceptional factors. Market share for British films second highest in a decade at 31% http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15119 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/faintheart The UK Film Council is supporting the innovative release of Faintheart, the world's first fully user-generated film, by providing free film screenings in 46 cinemas across the UK chosen by the public. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/faintheart http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15134 The fastest way to find any film in any format http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15134 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15143 Josh Berger, President and Managing Director of Warner Bros. Entertainment UK Ltd (WBEUK) has been appointed to the UK Film Council's board of directors, Barbara Follett, Minister for Culture announced today. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15143 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15154 Lisa Snowdon is today launching The National Lottery Awards 2009 - the annual search to find the UK's favourite Lottery-funded projects. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15154 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15155 Three films backed by the UK Film Council's New Cinema Fund have been selected for official screening at this year's Berlin International Film Festival (5-15 February); Sally Potter's Rage, Dominic Murphy's White Lightnin' and Alexis Dos Santos's Unmade Beds. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15155 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15182 The UK Film Council's Premiere Fund is backing three major British films from new and established British directors. Daniel Barber's Harry Brown, Sam Taylor-Wood's Nowhere Boy and Stephen Poliakoff's1939 are all receiving Lottery funding for production totalling more than £3 million. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15182 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15185 It's been a week of success for New Cinema Fund-supported short films from the Digital Shorts Plus scheme. Daniel Elliott's Jade won the Berlinale Silver Bear Award for Best Short Film on Tuesday following Esther May Campbell's September picking up the BAFTA for Best Short Film on Sunday. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15185 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15186 The UK Film Council, supported by UK Trade and Investment, (UKTI) is taking the first ever UK export delegation to Mumbai from 16-21 February to meet with Mumbai companies and attend the FICCI Frames Entertainment Conference from 16-19 February. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15186 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15189 The UK Film Council and Skillset are seeking six emerging directors with strong, distinctive voices with a feature film project looking to move from shorts, TV drama, theatre or documentary to features to take part in The Director's Lab 2009. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15189 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15226 Twelve new films including Gerald McMorrow's Franklyn, Nicolas Winding Refn's Bronson and Steven Soderbergh's Che: Part One have received Lottery funding from the UK Film Council's Prints and Advertising Fund. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15226 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15227 John Woodward, Chief Executive Officer of the UK Film Council has commented on last night's Academy Awards®. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15227 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15302 Tackling Film Pirates Would Generate £614 Million for the UK Economy. Economic report first to quantify benefit of anti-piracy legislation. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15302 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/roadshow Digital roadshows to raise awareness and understanding amongst the exhibition sector of issues around digital cinema. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/roadshow http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15327 The UK Film Council, supported by UK Trade & Investment (UKTI), is helping eleven British film businesses build partnerships with industry contacts in Hong Kong, China and South East Asia at the Hong Kong FILMART (23-26 March), the Asia Film Financing Forum (23-25 March) and the Hong Kong International Film Festival (22 March - 13 April). http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15327 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15330 The Tribeca Film Festival has announced the selected projects for Tribeca All Access 2009. For the second year, Tribeca All Access will include international delegates by featuring six projects through its associations with the UK Film Council, Screen Australia and Canadian Film Centre. The participants from the UK are David Alexander and Lab Ky Mo. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15330 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15357 The UK Film Council's Diversity department in partnership with the Fulbright Commission is offering the opportunity to one person from an under-represented group to pursue a Masters degree in Film Directing, Screenplay, Production, Cinematography, Scoring/Composition or Film Business at any accredited US institution. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15357 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15370 FindAnyFilm.com, the new site from the UK Film Council where you can find any film to watch in any format, has topped one million visits in its first ten weeks. Free to use, this 'Google for films' search engine draws on hundreds of sources to enable consumers to find out when, where and how a film is available in the UK. In its first full month of activity, FindAnyFilm.com ranked in the top 20 movie sites according to comScore rankings. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15370 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15407 British films In the Loop, Is Anybody There? and Shifty are just three of the latest features to reach more audiences thanks to Lottery funding from the UK Film Council's Prints and Advertising Fund. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15407 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15408 UK Film Council Export Development is once again putting together the Directory of UK Companies in Cannes. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15408 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15409 The UK Film Council is driving digital innovation through a new funding programme that will help the industry transition into the new format and bring film content to a wider audience. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15409 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15502 Festival de Cannes (13-24 May) has announced its 2009 official selection, which includes Andrea Arnold's Fish Tank and Jane Campion's Bright Star (both backed by the UK Film Council's New Cinema and Development Funds), Ken Loach's Looking for Eric and Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15502 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15503 The UK Film Council's Research and Statistics Unit has released the UK film production statistics for Q1 2009. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15503 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15540 The UK Film Council today announced £1.8 million Lottery funding for the Times BFI London Film Festival over the next three years. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15540 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15541 Four British films selected for Cannes, 190 films in the market and information about the UK film industry in Cannes. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15541 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15542 The UK Film Council and our partners British Council, Scottish Screen, BFI and Skillset invite you to visit the UK Film Centre, located in the International Village, Cannes. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15542 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15543 The UK Film Council has published the UK Companies in Cannes, UK Producers in Cannes and UK Films for Sale in Cannes directories, which are all available to download. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15543 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15563 British films took over $4 billion in box-office takings worldwide in 2008, reflecting a remarkable year for the industry. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15563 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15585 UK Film Council backed film Fish Tank won the Jury Prize at Cannes. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15585 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15593 The new film from award-winning director Ken Loach, which screened In Competition at this year's Cannes Film Festival, is among the latest films to receive support from the UK Film Council's Prints and Advertising Fund. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15593 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15640 Tim Bevan CBE will be the new chair of the UK Film Council, Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw announced today. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15640 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15641 Film London Production Finance Market 2009 - Application forms now available online - application deadline: Friday 10 July http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15641 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15643 The UK Film Council has released a statement from Stewart Till CBE, Chair of the UK Film Council, in response to today's publication of the final Digital Britain report. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15643 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/culturalimpact The UK Film Council today launches Stories We Tell Ourselves: The Cultural Impact of UK Film 1946-2006. It's a timely and stimulating report, confirming that film has been one of the most powerful cultural and social agents of the last 100 years. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/culturalimpact http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15655 Five New Cinema Fund backed films screening, Lottery funded shorts from emerging filmmakers, Industry events for filmmakers http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15655 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15672 Read the keynote address at the Edinburgh Film Festival by Lord Puttnam of Queensgate, CBE. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15672 http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15673 70 Lottery funded projects have been shortlisted for this year's National Lottery awards, and this year's semifinalists include YourLocalCinema.com, the UK Film Council backed website that provides information about subtitled and audio described film screenings taking place around the UK. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/15673