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9/02/2010 Evening Standard British Film awards: UK Film Council comment
UK Film Council-funded films successful at latest awards
5/02/2010 New project from makers of The Last King of Scotland
In production, Death of a President director Gabriel Range joins forces with writer and producer of The Last King of Scotland for a new Channel 4 drama for theatrical release.
4/02/2010 B3 Blank Slate short wins big at prestigious Angers Premiers Plans film festival
British short 'Whore' wins the Grand Prix du Jury in the European Short Films competition at French film festival
2/02/2010 Oscar® nominations: UK Film Council statement
UK Film Council chief executive commends British contenders for 82nd Academy Awards
27/01/2010 UK Film Council announces full From Blighty With Love line-up
Showcase of UK Films in Mumbai, Pune and Bangalore supporting British independent film in India
Five places on offer for the five month producer placement programme which will run from April to September 2010.
21/01/2010 UK Film Council-backed films nominated for 14 BAFTA film awards
Films awarded Lottery funding to support their development and production have been nominated for 14 BAFTA Film Awards.
A Prophet, the powerful award-winning crime thriller from acclaimed French director Jacques Audiard, will be showing at more than double the number of screens (increasing from 35 to 75) when it is released this Friday, thanks to Lottery distribution funding from the UK Film Council. This funding will also aid the film's publicity and advertising.
20/01/2010 Skillset announces the participants for Inside Pictures 2010
Inside Pictures has announced the 15 successful applicants for the 2010 programme.
19/01/2010 Mixed fortunes for UK film industry in 2009
The UK film industry is weathering the recession well, with record box office figures, record inward investment, and UK independent films at their most popular for a decade. But challenges remain for the financing of domestic production and co-production.
