All articles by Eleanor Kenny – Page 2
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Tribeca Film Festival Doha to be launched November 2009
Qatar Museums Authority (QMA) and New York's Tribeca Film Festival (TFF) are to launch a new international film festival, Tribeca Film Festival Doha. The first festival will take place November 10 - 14, 2009 and be presented at Doha's Museum of Islamic Art and in cinemas across Doha.The announcement was ...
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Pippa Cross joins the UK Film Council's Board of Directors
Pippa Cross, the producer of Shooting Dogs and forthcoming Heartless, has joined the UK Film Council's Board of Directors.Her appointment will run for four years from today.Pippa Cross has been active in the UK film industry as a financier, executive producer and producer for nearly 20 years. Since 2002 she ...
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In focus - The Solutions - 'The funding is there - get organised'
The growing recognition at European level of the danger digitisation poses to independent cinemas was clear at the Europa Cinemas annual conference in Paris. And that begged the question - could there be a case for European-level funding to support the switchover'The answer appears to be yes but with big ...
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European Film Promotion secures three year partnership withEC
European Film Promotion (EFP) has announced a partnership agreement with the European Commission MEDIA programme that will secure EFP's activities for the next three years.The agreement includes a budget of $1.57 m (Euros 1.25m) for 2009 alone.The partnership agreement is a first for EFP who until now have received project ...
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Dubai International Film Festival announces festival sidebars
The Dubai International Film festival has announced the lineup for three of the 2008 festival segments; the Focus on Italy section, the Cultural Bridge, and the Gulf Voices section.Each of the three sections provides a perspective on different cultural and regional contributions to cinema or society.Focus on ItalyThe Focus on ...
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UK digital piracy consultation out of tune with the needs of industry
The UK government's focus on enforcement is missing the bigger picture in peer-to-peer file sharing problems, a new study argues.Andy Frost, Director of Media at Detica, the UK- based business and technology consultancy, said in a statement that the UK Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) needs to ...
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Euromed II opens final conference in Cairo
The Euromed Audiovisual II programme has opened its final conference in Cairo as its three year mandate nears to a close.The $19.2m (Euros 15m) EU funded programme was established to bring European and Mediterranean cultures together, through the medium of audiovisual and cinema.The two day conference runs from November 10-11 ...
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UK 's F&ME secures deals to exploit catalogue across all media
Leading UK production house, Film and Music Entertainment (F&ME), has struck a series of alliances to ensure the future exploitation of its catalogue across all media. The move follows last month's announcement that their back catalogue would be handled for theatrical and DVD in the UK by indie distribution venture ...
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Hubert Bals Fund announces $464,400 for 25 projects in 19 countries
Rotterdam's Hubert Bals Fund (HBF) has announced $464,400 (Euros 362,500) in support to 25 film projects across 19 countries.The fund brings feature films and feature-length creative documentaries by filmmakers from developing countries closer to completion.Selected projects in 2008 include new films by acclaimed independent filmmakers Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Pablo Larrain, Rodrigo ...
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Oliver Stone to attend 49th Thessaloniki film festival
Oliver Stone has confirmed his presence at the 49th Thessaloniki film festival. The confirmation came as the festival unveiled its line up, which features more than 230 films from 55 countries. This year's festival will also be accompanied by a major push in f ilm m arket and co-production activities.Stone ...
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Rotterdam International film festival unveils new forward looking logo
The Rotterdam International film festival has unveiled a new logo to support its recently announced changes to programming. A reworking of the Rotterdam festival's famous tiger, the festival has introduced the logo to support the proactive and forward looking approach it wishes to promote.The logo comes a few months after ...
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Tulpan takes first feature award at Times BFI London Film Festival
The 52nd Times BFI London Film Festival has announced three awards at its closing gala, Tulpan, takes best first feature, Three Blind Mice is critics favourite and Mid-August Lunch is recognised for its humanity and artistry. Director Sergey Dvortsevoy received the Sutherland Trophy for Tulpan; director Matthew Newton was awarded ...
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UKfilm tax credit provides $170m in support since Jan 2007
The UK government's has published figures showing the amount of film tax relief provided in support of UK production, since the current scheme was introduced in January 2007.They show that 110 claims received tax relief to the end of March 2008 totalling $170m (£104m), and covering around 100 new films. ...
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European Commission launches consultation on state aid for film
The European Commission has launched a public consultation to allow its plans to extend the state aid assessment criteria for cinema in Europe until 2012 to go ahead. The European Commission has launched a public consultation on its plans to extend the state aid assessment criteria for cinema in Europe.Earlier ...
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Fipresci to award prize at the Dubai International Film Festival
The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) today announced that it will launch an annual international critics prize awarded by Fipresci, the International Federation of Film Critics.The award will be given to the best feature film in DIFF's Muhr Awards for Excellence in Arab Cinema and is the first time it ...
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Slingshot and Pathe announce low budget multi-picture pact
Pathe and Slingshot have signed a deal which will see Pathe distribute a slate of four films produced by Slingshot, and co-financed with BBC Films and Screen West Midlands.The deal provides guaranteed UK theatrical distribution and international sales representation for no less than 4 titles, which will be selected from ...
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Pretty Pictures acquires Richard Eyre's The Other Man for France
Richard Eyre's The Other Man has been acquired for France by Pretty Pictures.The deal was concluded between James Velaise of French distribution company Pretty Pictures and Natalie Brenner of Ealing Studios.The Other Man has created good festival buzz, having premiered at Toronto and opened the San Sebastian Film Festival. It ...
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Prix Eurimagesaward to be made at European Film Awards
Award highlighting European co-production to be made to Dogville and Manderlay co-producers Vibeke Windeløv and Bettina Brokemper. The Prix Eurimages will be presented for the second time at this year's European Film Awards.The prize acknowledges the importance of co-production within the European film industry. It is presented by Eurimages, the ...
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IFC Entertainment picks up the gothic horror film Sauna
IFC Entertainment has acquired North American rights to AJ Annila’s gothic horror film Sauna.
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Ghent Festival honours Richard Jenkins
Veteran actor Richard Jenkins will be honoured at the 35th Ghent International Film Festival with their Special Achievement Award.It will be presented after the Benelux premiere of The Visitor in Ghent, Belgium on Oct 7. Jenkins, along with co-stars Haaz Sleiman and Danai Gurira will attend the screening.In Overture's The ...