2008
22/10/2008 Animate IT '09: To cut a long story short
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.
17/10/2008 UK Film Council supports British film companies at Tokyo Film Festival and Market
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.
15/10/2008 Award-winning Hunger gets Lottery boost for wider distribution
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.
8/10/2008 Countdown to Encounters Short Film Festival begins
The countdown to Bristol's 14th annual International Encounters Short Film Festival is now underway.
29/09/2008 Wall to Wall CEO to lead Media Literacy Taskforce
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.
26/09/2008 UK Film Council backs British film companies at Pusan
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).
11/09/2008 UK Film Council celebrates Toronto's British talent
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.
8/09/2008 Unique remake of Oscar Wilde classic supported by UK Film Council
The UK Film Council's Premiere Fund has awarded £500,000 of National Lottery funding to Dorian Gray.
4/09/2008 BFI launches poll to find today's films for tomorrow
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.
1/09/2008 The future's bright for film festival after National Lottery Awards win
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.
