All Europe articles – Page 677
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      NewsMajor seasonal push for Blu-ray
This Christmas is make or break time for the format - and five studios are joining forces to market it in the UK, reports Tim Murray.
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      NewsEFA announces nominees for best animated feature
The European Film Academy has announced the three nominations for its Animated Feature Film Award, to be presented at the 22nd European Film Awards on December 12 in Germany.
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      NewsStockholm to honour Besson and Sarandon
French film-maker Luc Besson and actress Susan Sarandon to be honoured at The 20th Stockholm Film Festival, which will run on November 18-29.
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      NewsPrecious to open 20th Stockholm film festival
Lee Daniel’s Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire will open the 20th Stockholm International Film Festival, which runs November 18 - 29.
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      NewsAntichrist wins Nordic Council Film Prize
Lars Von Trier’s controversial feature Antichrist has won this year’s Nordic Council Film Prize
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      NewsCzech film incentive approved by local government
The Czech government has approved a 20% tax rebate for productions shooting in the country.
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      NewsM-appeal takes international distribution for Last Cowboy Standing
M-appeal, the Berlin-based sales company, has taken on the international distribution for Zaida Bergroth’s debut feature Last Cowboy Standing, which had its international premiere at the Pusan International Film Festival.
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      NewsPolanski bail appeal turned down
Imprisoned director Roman Polanski has lost his appeal to be freed on bail from a Swiss prison ahead of his possible extradition to the United States.
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      NewsDutch film body merger confirmed
Plans to create a single nation film agency for the Dutch industry have been confirmed by Ronald Plasterk, the Dutch minister for Education, Culture and Sport.
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      ReviewsThe Concert (Le Concert)
Dir: Radu Mihaileanu. France-Romania-Belgium-Italy. 2009. 123 mins.
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      NewsSpain launches new film commission to tackle piracy
The Spanish government is ramping up its efforts to combat piracy with the launch of a new film commision that will focus on protecting intellectual property rights.
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      NewsHausner's Lourdes takes Grand Prix at 25th Warsaw Film Festival
Austrian director Jessica Hausner’s third feature Lourdes, which had its world premiere at Venice last month, took the Grand Prix at the 25th edition of the Warsaw Film Festival, which ran October 9-18.
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      NewsClint Eastwood wins first Prix Lumiere
The inaugural Grand Lyon Film Festival closed this weekend following the presentation of the first Prix Lumiere to Clint Eastwood, who was in town for the event ahead of shooting part of his latest film in Lyon and Paris.
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      NewsStefan Arsenijevic's wins New Cinema Network prize
The International Rome Film Festival’s New Cinema Network (NCN) selected Stefan Arsenijevic’s No One’s Child for its best European second work award.
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      NewsAna Kokkinos' Blessed added to LFF programme
San Sebastian-winner Blessed, directed by Ana Kokkinos, has been added to the programme at The Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival, which opened last week.
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      NewsAlexandre Desplat named composer of the year at World Soundtrack Awards
Alexandre Desplat has picked up the film composer of the year award at the 9th World Soundtrack Awards on Saturday (October 17). The event closed the 36th Ghent International Film Festival.
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      NewsIntra snaps up worldwide rights to The Man Who Will Come
Italian sales agent Intra Movies has picked up worldwide rights to Giorgio Diritti’s The Man Who Will Come (L’uomo Che Verra), which screens in competition at the fourth edition of the International Rome Film Festival.
 








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