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Simon Mawer's Tightrope wins the 2016 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction

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Congratualtions to Simon Mawer on winning the 2016 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction for his novel Tightrope .

Tightrope follows Marian Sutro, who has survived Ravensbruck and is back in dreary London trying to pick up the pieces of her post-War life. It is Simon’s tenth novel;...

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06/27/2016 - 11:17
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Adam Mars-Jones shortlisted for PEN Ackerley Prize 2016!

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Adam Mars-Jones has been shortlisted for the PEN Ackerley Prize 2016, for his memoir about his father, KID GLOVES . The prize is awarded to a literary autobiography of excellence, for which it is felt that J.R. Ackerley would have expressed enthusiasm. KID GLOVES has been described as 'moving,...

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06/22/2016 - 10:56
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Director Richard Elson Wins At Sheffield Doc Fest

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Congratulations to UA's wonderful Director Richard Elson who won the ARRI Short Film Challenge for his documentary '78 BREATHS' at the Sheffield Doc Fest last week. The film was voted for by the audience at the main awards ceremony and features140 people at 68 locations around Sheffield over a span...

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06/21/2016 - 15:46
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Magni Ágústsson Shoots New Icelandair Commercial

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UA's brilliant Director of Photography Magni Agustsson has shot the latest commercial for Icelandair 'FYRIR ISLAND!'. Depicting pivotal points in Icelandic football history, it was directed by Republik’s director Arni Thor Jonsson and produced by Hannes Friðbjarnarson.

Watch the spot here

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06/17/2016 - 10:15
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