All Europe articles – Page 556
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NewsNorway launches fund to support production in developing countries
Argentine director Lucia Puenzo, whose XXY won the Critics’ Week prize in Cannes, is among the 250 filmmakers who have submitted projects to a new Norwegian film fund, the South Fund, which will support film production in developing countries.
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NewsHarmony Lessons wins project prize at Eurasia
Psychological drama Harmony Lessons, from young Kazakh filmmaker Emir Baigazin, was awarded the top prize of inaugural projects market, Spotlight: New Kazakh Cinema, which took place during the Eurasia film fest (Sep 19-24).
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NewsLone Scherfig says she'd like to try 'more genre-oriented' films
Speaking at the Reykjavik International Film Festival, Scherifg also talks about why she’s drawn to characters unlike herself.
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NewsJokinen starts shoot in Estonia for Purge
Film based on Finninsh bestselling novel by Sofi Oksanen.
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NewsFirst Rains wins best film at Eurasia film festival
Japan-Kazakh co-production The First Rains Of Spring was awarded best film at the Eurasia International Film Festival, which took place in Almaty, Kazakhstan (Sep 19-24).
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NewsThe Double Steps wins Golden Shell at San Sebastian festival
Catalan director Isaki Lacuesta’s Mali-set drama The Double Steps picked up the Golden Shell as the San Sebastian International Film Festival came to a close Saturday night.
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NewsFestival Films take Spanish rights to Camera d’Or winner Las Acacias
Urban Distribution International has sold Pablo Giorgelli’s Camera d’Or winner Las Acacias to Festival Films for distribution in Spain off the back of its successful screening in the Horizontes Latinos section at the San Sebastian film festival.
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NewsVerhoeven plans user-generated project
Paul Verhoeven, the 73-year-old Dutch director of Basic Instinct and Robocop, will be attending MIPCOM next month to explain the concept behind his new “user generated” movie that will be made in collaboration with the general public.
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NewsFrenetic strikes Swiss deal for TrustNordisk's Black's Game
Swiss distributor Frenetic Films has acquired Óscar Thór Axelsson’s Icelandic thriller Black’s Game.
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NewsHot projects on Screenbase this week
UK productions Blood and Postman Pat: The Movie - You Know You’re The One, as well as French feature Ipu - Convicted To Live are among Screenbase’s highlights this week.
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NewsWild Bunch Benelux goes on mini-acquisition spree
Speaking on the opening day of the Netherlands Film Festival (21-30 September) in Utrecht, company M-D Pim Hermeling revealed that he has pre-bought Only Decent People, the new film from IDTV producer Frans van Gestel (a guest of honour at the festival this year.)
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NewsBavaria and Telepool merge foreign sales units
Thorsten Ritter to head film sales at new company Global Screen; Rolf Moser and Thomas Weymar will be managing directors
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NewsIceland's Oscar committee selects Runarsson's Volcano
Runar Runarsson’s debut feature Volcano will represent Iceland in the Foreign Language Oscar race.
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NewsDavid Heyman to be honoured at Frankfurt Book Fair
The Harry Potter producer will collect the award for the best international film adaptation.