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UK FILMAKERS WIN £50,000 PRIZEDirector Jan Dunn and Producer Elaine Wickham took the grand prizeat the London Independent Film Festival over the weekend for theirfeature film RUBY BLUE which stars Bob Hoskins as a man accused…

The Department for Culture Media and Sport would like to invite applications for a board member of the UK Film Council.Time Commitment:1-2 days a monthLocation of MeetingsLondonRemunerationThe posts are unpaid. However, allowances of £209 per day…

BBC Two is embarking on a nationwide search to find Britain’s Best Young Speaker. Speak Up (working title) is a new eight-part primetime series that brings the traditional school public speaking competition into the 21st century.The…

Critically-acclaimed “Manda Bala (Send a Bullet)” wins three out of nine awards at inaugural ‘Cinema Eye Honours’ Awards in New YorkNew York, US – March 20. 2008 – The inaugural ‘Cinema Eye Honours’ for Nonfiction Filmmaking…

The Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) and the UK Film Council (UKFC) today announced a substantial funding investment in the Festival over the next three years.The press conference at Filmhouse in Edinburgh was hosted by: UKFC…

Eurimages supports 10 European co-productionsStrasbourg, 05.03.2008 – At its 109th meeting, held from 2 to 4 March 2008 in Strasbourg, the Board of Management of the Council of Europe’s Eurimages Fund agreed to support the co-production…

Beatwax Brings Meet The Spartans Experience To A University Near YouTo celebrate the theatrical release of the outrageous comedy Meet The Spartans on Friday 21 March, Beatwax – the ideas agency that’s part of The Picture…

Britain’s top comedy writers are backing a new BBC College Of Comedy. The scheme (launching on Wednesday 12 March) will take six writers and train them over a year by attaching them to sitcoms and sketch…

Call for Lottery-funded arts stars to enter National AwardsThe National Lottery is calling on all Lottery projects in the arts sector to enter The National Lottery Awards.Supported by GMTV and Loose Woman presenter, Andrea McLean, the…