All Europe articles – Page 616
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NewsFilm critic Thierry Jobin named new director of Fribourg festival
Thierry Jobin, responsible for the film section of the Swiss daily newspaper Le Temps since 1998, has unanimously been appointed the director of the Fribourg International Film Festival (FIFF) which will celebrate its 25th anniversary from March 19-26.
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NewsRotterdam plans new kids location with film activities, social events
The International Film Festival Rotterdam is planning a special youth initiative in its 40th anniversary ‘XL’ edition.
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NewsCanales' Film Factory take sales on Arevalo’s Cousinhood
Former Filmax executive Vicente Canales has confirmed Daniel Sanchez Arevalo’s hotly anticipated comedy Cousinhood (Primos) as his first pick up under his new sales label Film Factory Entertainment.
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NewsScarabee Films to launch US subsidiary
The Dutch company produced Leonard Retel Helmrich’s forthcoming Sundance feature doc Position Among The Stars.
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NewsSpain's Yelmo chooses Christie's Solaria projectors for rollout
Spanish chain Yelmo Cines is rolling out Christie’s Solaria series digital projectors in 370 cinemas in Spain.
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NewsWarner Bros take Spanish rights to Almodovar's The Skin I Live In
Spanish great Pedro Almodovar’s new film The Skin I Live In (La Piel Que Habito) has been sold to Warner Bros for distribution in Spain.
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NewsLevelK takes on Lost In Africa ahead of EFM
Connie Neilsen leads the cast of the family adventure film.
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NewsFrench film foreign admissions drop 18% in 2010
France’s film export body, Unifrance, has reported export figures for 2010 with a 17.9% drop in foreign admissions from 2009.
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EFP’s Film Sales Support backs 11 European films at Sundance
European Film Promotion will give backing to 11 European films playing at this year’s Sundance Film Festival as part of Film Sales Support.Now entering its eighth year, the FSS initiative provides marketing support to European sales agents and producers, covering up to 50% of publicity costs.Seven feature films and four ...
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NewsFrench admissions rise 2.6% in 2010
More than 206m admissions for France, but no single film has more than 6m admissions.
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NewsMUBI raises further $2.4m in financing
Fast-growing online cinema platform MUBI has just completed a new round of financing to strengthen its balance sheet and has raised $2.4 million from individuals who’s been following the site’s progress.
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NewsBerlinale Generation to include Street Kids United, Jorgen + Anne
The Berlinale’s Generation sidebar has finalised its 2011 lineup of 59 films (including 32 shorts) from 32 countries selected for the competitions of Generation Kplus and Generation 14plus.
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NewsRevolver takes The Round Up and What Love May Bring for UK
UK distributor takes all UK rights to Rose Bosch and Claude Lelouch-directed WWII-era dramas.
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NewsGreek industry mostly welcomes new film law
The move comes two and a half years after Costa Cavras was asked to head a commission to prepare the new law.
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NewsRussian box office rises 43% in 2010
Russia and CIS (excluding Ukraine) reached a historical high of $1.05bn in 2010.
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NewsGoteborg to screen 442 films, announces increased prize money
Unspooling between Jan 28-Feb 7, Scandinavia’s largest festival introduces a $145,000 (SEK 1m) Dragon prize for Best Nordic Film
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The Netherlands delivers record box office in 2010
Attendance at its highest number in 30 years.
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NewsItalian box office up 17% in 2010
The Italian 2010 box office rose 17% year-on-year with 2009, earning $948m (€734m) while local films alone banked $258m (€215m) of the total ticket sales.
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NewsRecord number of films supported in DFFF incentive’s fourth year
A record number of 114 projects were supported with $ 75.4m (€ 57.9m) by the German Federal Film Fund (DFFF) in its fourth year of operations.