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19 April 2013close
New series 'Magic Hands' launches on CBeebies on 22 April 2013
The first programme in the series "Magic Hands" will be broadcast on Monday 22nd April at 9.15am on CBeebies Channel.
Magic Hands features some of the best children's poetry translated entirely into British Sign Language. The programmes mix sign language, the spoken word, music and animation to bring the poetry to life and capture the imaginations of both deaf and hearing children alike.
The series will run everyweek day at 9.15am, repeated at 1.15pm the same day; see press release.
Razwana Akram and Richard Day advised on all aspects of production of this exciting series for both the producer and the broadcaster, the BBC.
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08 February 2013close
UK Theatrical release of “A Liar’s Autobiography – the Untrue Story of Monty Python’s Graham Chapman”
James Greenslade of the SM&B film and television team represented Bill & Ben Productions on all production, finance and distribution arrangements for this film - an animated biography featuring contributions from the Pythons and narrated by Graham Chapman himself. James Greenslade was also co-exec producer on the film.
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08 June 2012close
UK Theatrical release of “A Fantastic Fear of Everything” by Universal Pictures
Razwana Akram and James Greenslade of the SM&B film and television team represented Universal Pictures on its acquisition of UK and other rights to "A Fantastic Fear of Everything" featuring Simon Pegg and written and directed by Crispian Mills.
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21 March 2012close
Djurkovic documentary at the Toronto "Hot Docs" Film Festival
SM&B client Sasha Djurkovic's documentary about the plight of Bosnian refugees in Hungary, "Playing The Fool" has been selected for showing at the 2012 Toronto "Hot Docs" Film Festival.
SM&B did the legal work on the documentary and partner, Stephen Shotnes, is an Executive Producer.
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25 February 2011close
SM&B advise film director Chris Atkins on Churnalism
SM&B Head of Litigation Razi Mireskandari advised film director Chris Atkins as he investigated the world of churnalism.
In a short video posted on the Guardian website 'Churnalism: When press releases masquerade as news stories - video' Chris Atkins investigates which news articles are not researched by journalists, but are simply based closely on press releases, a process known as 'churnalism'.
Churnalism.com, an independent, non-profit website, has been launched by the Media Standards Trust to help the public distinguish between original journalism and 'churnalism'.
Razi commented,
"Chris is fast turning into an alternative regulator of the press. The work he has done on churnalism neatly follows on from his film Starsuckers. Long may it continue."
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razi@smab.co.uk
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30 September 2010close
SM&B advises producers of Mr Moon cartoon series
SM&B film and TV team James Greenslade and Nicholas Lom recently advised Skaramoosh, the producers of the Mr Moon cartoon series, on the production, financing and distribution of the series and the licence of rights to Disney.
This was a three way international co-production with Sparky Animation in Singapore and Title Entertainment in Canada.
The Mr Moon cartoon series broadcasts on the Disney Playhouse Channel.
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james.greenslade@smab.co.uk
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22 May 2010close
UK theatrical release of Noel Clarke's film "4321"
Noel Clarke's film "4321", starring Noel Clarke, Emma Roberts, Ophelia Lovibond, Tamsin Egerton, Shanika Warren-Markland and Michelle Ryan, has its UK theatrical release today.
Razwana Akram, Simon Goldberg and James Greenslade of our film and TV team acted for the production company, 4321 Ltd, and advised on all production and finance matters.
The film is being released in the UK by The Works.
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08 January 2010close
UK theatrical release of "Sex & drugs & rock & roll"
The film "Sex & drugs & rock & roll", featuring Andy Serkis as Ian Dury, had its UK theatrical release today.
James Greenslade, Razwana Akram and Simon Goldberg of SM&B's Film and TV team advised the Prescience production partnerships, a Prescience EIS company and the Aegis Film Fund on their investment in the film including the complex tax-driven structuring of the various financings and the interparty arrangements with UK Film Council, Lip Sync Productions, Odyssey Entertainment and Film Finances.
Prescience Film Finance is a long standing client of the firm and this is one of a number of films on which SM&B has advised them.
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james.greenslade@smab.co.uk
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