All Screen articles in 15 Mar 2012
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European Training 2012
Screen looks at the state of training in Europe, from new 3D courses to intensive producer workshops and videogame-specific initiatives.
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A trip back in time to celebrate A Royal Affair
Danish director Nikolaj Arcel’s A Royal Affair, which won two Silver Bears at the recent Berlinale, was launched by an 18th-century-style gala at the Bio City Theatre in Aarhus.
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Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke in talks to direct British gangster movie Diamond
EXCLUSIVE: Former City investment manager Nicola Horlick to produce via Derby Street Films.
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UK Budget 2012: UK film industry welcomes TV tax relief, but wants update on EIS approvals
Leading UK film industry figures have given a broadly enthusiastic response to the UK Budget. There have been widespread expressions of delight at the promised tax relief for high-end TV drama, animation and video games.
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Filmmaker John Akomfrah receives European Cultural Foundation honour
The European Cultural Foundation (ECF) has awarded its Princess Margriet Award to Ghana-born, UK-based filmmaker John Akomfrah.
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Toulouse’s Cinélatino to go ahead despite killings
Festival cancels open-air inaugural ceremony but rest of event, running March 23 to April 1, remains intact.
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UK Budget 2012: More on drama and animation tax breaks
George Osborne has confirmed that the government plans to introduce tax breaks for the TV, animation and gaming industries.
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UK Budget 2012: EIS cap raised to £5m instead of predicted £10m; high-end TV, animation, games to get tax relief
EIS changes are still subject to EU State Aid approval; TV, games and animation tax relief could come into effect from April 2013.
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BAFTA and Royal Albert Hall announce film composer talks series
First event kicks off with Rachel Portman [pictured].
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Hong Kong 2012
Read Screen’s special edition about hot Hong Kong productions, Peter Ho-sun Chan talking about how China is impacting the local landscape, and what the Chinese quota relaxations will mean for the global industry.
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Film glamour in Covent Garden
The London Film Museum is kicking off a new exhibition space on Wellington Street in Covent Garden with the Magnum On Set exhibition.
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Film Agency for Wales backs new films from Coixet, Hopkins, Murphy
The Film Agency for Wales is backing three new features with £460,000 in funding: Isabel Coixet’s Panda Eyes, Duane Hopkins’ Bypass, and Dominic Murphy’s Cassy and Jude.
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Sky names SVOD service Now TV
Sky has revealed that its new internet TV service will be titled Now TV.
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Bedlam to start shooting Eran Riklis' Zaytoun on April 1
Project starring Stephen Dorff will shoot for nine weeks in Israel.
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Content Media secures Target agreement
Content Media has been appointed by the administrators of Target Entertainment as the “preferred distribution partner”.
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Intouchables continues success in Spain
In its second week of release, French hit Intouchables has become the highest grossing film in Spain.
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Asian Film Awards 2012
The Asian Film Awards were held March 19 in Hong Kong, with winners including A Separation and A Simple Life.
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London tribute to Bingham Ray
UK friends of the late Bingham Ray met at the Captain’s Cabin pub in central London on March 14 for a darts night in his honour.
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Canada’s Harold Greenberg Fund could be impacted by Astral Media takeover
The future of the Harold Greenberg Fund — which provides vital development financing for Oscar contenders such as Monsieur Lazhar and In Darkness or hockey hit Goon — is unknown in the wake of Bell’s proposed C$3.38-billion acquisition of Quebec-based giant Astral Media.