Martin Blaney
Martin Blaney covers Germany for Screen.
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NewsFilms by Kuosmanen, Akin and Seidl among seven projects backed by German minority co-production fund
Kuosmanen’s ’Dream Come True’ is inspired by the true story surrounding the salvaging of the cargo of the world’s most expensive champagne from a shipwreck.
NewsCyrielle Raingou, Mikel Gurrea films among six-strong line up for Munich’s first work-in-progress showcase
Inaugural First Cut+ Munich event will present projects by filmmakers from Brazil, Cameroon, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Spain and Germany.
News‘Sound Of Falling’ sweeps German Film Awards, as Tricia Tuttle and Wim Wenders receive standing ovations
İlker Çatak’s Yellow Letters received the Silver Lola.
NewsGermany boosts production incentives to €250m and paves way for investment obligation
Country seeks to make itself a more attractive hub for film and TV series production.
NewsMunich film festival sets 28 world premieres for 2026 edition
Festival lines up new films by Randa Chahoud, Ana-Felicia Scutelnicu and Skinner Myers.
NewsTransilvania Pitch Stop unveils 10 projects for 2026 edition
Line-up includes debut features by Romania’s Octavian Saramet, Bulgaria’s Martin Iliev and Ukraine’s Iryna Asonov.
FeaturesCzech Republic sees impact of revamped audiovisual fund and new studio facilities
Czech Republic has a strong reputation as a stand-in for other international locations.
NewsTransilvania film festival unveils competition lineups
Akinola Davies Jr’s My Father’s Shadow is among the films in the running for the €10,000 main prize.
NewsJan Ole Gerster, Sebastian Schipper projects among seven backed by Germany’s national film fund
German Federal Film Fund (FFA) awards €2.5m to seven projects.
NewsJohn Lee Hancock’s ‘Monsanto’, starring Laura Dern and Jonathan Bailey, to shoot in Germany for Netflix
Jonathan Bailey replaces Glen Powell.
NewsFranco-German fund to support films by female directors from Ukraine, India and Lebanon
The fund has previously supported Andrei Zvyagintsev’s Cannes Competition title ’Minotaur’,
NewsTony Gilroy’s ‘Behemoth!’, Paul Greengrass’ ‘The Uprising’ receive Austrian backing
The second season of The Day Of The Jackal was awarded €956,000.
NewsLili Hinstin, former artistic director of Locarno, dies aged 48
“She was a passionate cinephile, scholar, and curator,” said the festival.
News‘Sound Of Falling’, ‘Yellow Letters’ lead nominations for German Film Awards
Wim Wenders will receive this year’s honorary Lola award.
NewsRadu Jude, Hong Khaou and Maryam Zaree receive regional German fund backing for feature projects
Frankfurt’s Hessen Film & Medien is supporting the projects via companies including One Two Film and Komplizen Film.
NewsInternational industry gives verdict on 2026 Sofia Meetings
Czech drama ‘Broken Voices’ takes the top prize at the film festival.
NewsThessaloniki’s Agora industry programme unveils documentary winners
Debut feature docs dominated the prizes.
NewsInternational Documentary Association opens pilot programme to assist filmmakers at risk
The aim is to assist filmmakers whose work puts them in imminent physical danger.
NewsFlorian Hoffmeister, Gözde Kural projects among 2026 Sofia Meetings selection
Projects in development and works in progress will be showcased at the Bulgarian event.
NewsTaskovski Films picks up sales for CPH:DOX and Thessaloniki premieres
UK-based sales company boards Jens Schanze’s Materia Prima and Tomáš Krupa’s We Have To Survive.