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Cannes Film Festival
07:30, 12 JUL 2023
Big Interview: Cooke Optics CEO Tim Pugh on the UK lens maker used on The Last of Us, The Batman and new Wes Anderson movie Asteroid City
Technology
Ridley Scott, Martin Scorsese and George Lucas have all used Cooke Optics lenses made in Leicester
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Plans for movie studio and stunt academy in Derby take big step forward
property news
British stuntman and freerunner Damien Walters: 'We have already been rehearsing one major movie in the building'
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Nottingham’s Warhammer to have its own Royal Mail commemorative stamps
Royal Mail
First produced in 1983 by Games Workshop, Warhammer became the most successful tabletop miniatures hobby in history
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Drama group where Bella Ramsey, Vicky McClure and Jack O'Connell trained wins support from Cartwright Communications
Marketing
Cartwright is offering its services to the BAFTA award-winning drama group and charity in its 40th year
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Games Workshop still in talks with Amazon over Warhammer film and TV deal, as it reports slowing profits
Company Results
Back in December the Hollywood Reporter said Henry Cavill would star in and executive produce an adaptation
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Production firm behind Layer Cake, Stardust and Kingsman gets green light for studio and stunt school
property news
Marv Studios has worked with Colin Firth, Michael Caine, Helen Mirren, Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert de Niro
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Game of Thrones star opens White Rose city shop
Retail & High Street
Bella Ramsey is famous for playing noblewoman Lyanna Mormont in the HBO TV series
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Hinckley-based Milturn Precision Engineering bought by Vision Engineering of Woking
Engineering
Milturn Precision Engineering makes products including lens cases for the optical, movie and camera industries
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David Wilson Homes helps honour memory of 35 miners who died in 1898 Whitwick Mining Disaster
Environment
Some 42 men were working in Number 5 Pit at Whitwick Colliery, when an underground fire broke out
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Triumph launches limited edition Tiger 900 Bond bike to mark its role in new 007 film No Time To Die
Automotive
Only 250 Tiger 900 Bond Editions are being made – inspired by the Tiger 900 Rally Pro ridden by 007 Daniel Craig
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North East retro clothing retailer unveils rapid global expansion plans
Exports
Brutus Gold Boutique's sales were given a boost by the Scottish national football team’s rendition of Yes Sir, I Can Boogie
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May The Force Be With You: Pals launch indie shop packed with Star Wars, Harry Potter, Minecraft and Batman gear
Retail & High Street
Town centre store sells everything from bags, caps and t-shirts to Pokémon balls, mugs and even wizard’s broomsticks
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Special edition Steve McQueen Triumph Scrambler unveiled alongside updated 1200 XC and XE
Automotive
1,000 bikes celebrate Hollywood star who picked a Triumph for legendary barbed wire jump in The Great Escape
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Cancelled: June 2021 MIPIM property conference will not happen as pandemic goes on
MIPIM
Organisers say it is not viable for the big Cannes property showcase to go ahead this summer
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What Cineworld Group CEO Mooky Greidinger had to say about lockdown closure
Coronavirus
Group reported a huge £1.3bn loss for the first six months of the year after it was forced to temporarily close cinemas
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How Leicester Business Festival 2020 proves city is place to do business – now and post-pandemic
property news
“There’s a swagger about Leicester and Leicestershire that wasn’t there not so many years ago”
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Are you game to take part in the Leicester Comedy Festival Stand Up Challenge? Here's how to sign up
Social Enterprise
MP, filmmaker, legal eagle and senior university official are among contestants leaving their comfort zones for 2021 contest
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Team Leicester delegation cautious about 2021 plans
MIPIM
“Team Leicester is mindful of the challenges that individuals and businesses are facing"
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New Mipim 2021 dates revealed
MIPIM
Organisers have changed the dates of the 2021 conference which attracts 26,000 delegates from around the world
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Lockdown love story selected for international film festival
Creative & Digital
Love story made by Leicester film professionals chosen for the Encounters Film Festival
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Team Leicester delegation vows to get back on track for MIPIM 2021 following double cancellation
MIPIM
Annual networking event in Cannes was due to take this month, then June, but was cancelled twice due to virus
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MIPIM latest: City delegation maintaining "positive outlook" for rescheduled Cannes property conference
MIPIM
Global conference was cancelled less than two weeks ago over the health risks of Covid-19
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Cooke Optics - the Midlands manufacturer that won an Oscar and is used by Martin Scorsese and Bradley Cooper
Technology
Cooke lenses have been used for The Crown, Game of Thrones, Bohemian Rhapsody, A Star is Born and Sky’s epic Chernobyl
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How camera lenses made in Leicester gave hot new Amazon Prime series Star Trek: Picard its epic feel
Technology
Cooke lenses were first made in 1894 and have been used by Woody Allen, Ridley Scott and Martin Scorsese
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