All Europe articles – Page 679
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NewsImagina sells Spanish comedy Gordos to Latin America
Spanish sales company Imagina has confirmed deals for Daniel Sanchez Arevalo’s popular Spanish comedy Gordos (pictured) in Brazil, Mexico, Italy, Germany and Hungary following the American Film Market last month.
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NewsAjami scoops Grand Prix at Tallinn Black Nights festival
Scandar Copti and Yaron Shani’s Ajami, which premiered at this year’s Director’s Fortnight, picked up the Grand Prix for Best Eurasian film in the EurAsia competition at this year’s Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.
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France introduces new tax break
France introduced the Tax Rebate for International Production on Tuesday (December 1), which aims to encourage big-budget foreign films to shoot in the country.
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NewsThe Be All And End All scoops top prize at Monte Carlo
Bruce Webb’s Be All And End All scooped the best premier film award at the Monte Carlo Comedy Film Festival, which closed November 28.
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NewsUK returns to The Descent, Spain gets In The Loop
ScreenDaily’s weekly round up of the local and independent release in key markets.
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NewsAscot Elite, Splendid Films close raft of post-AFM deals
Independent Swiss distributor Ascot Elite and Cologne-based Splendid Films have unveiled deals on films acquired at last month’s AFM.
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NewsRotterdam Film Festival turns to audiences for film funding
International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is stepping up it move into the digital future with a new scheme that will encourage audiences to help finance new films
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NewsEFP reveals line-up for 2010 Shooting Stars talent showcase
European Film Promotion (EFP) revealed the line-up for the 13th Shooting Stars, its annual new acting talent showcase. The young actors and actresses will be introduced at its annual presentation at the Berlin Film Festival.
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CommentBlockbusters kill the movie star
Movies stars have had a tough year with less films being made and falling earnings; now the success of film such as The Hangover, which used a lesser known cast, suggests that star power is losing its pull with younger audiences.
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NewsDeaPlaneta picks up four high profile US titles for Spain
Leading Spanish distributor DeaPlaneta has closed Spanish rights to Robert Luketic’s Killers, starring Katherine Heigl and Ashton Kutcher, and How To Make Love To An Englishman, starring Pierce Brosnan.DeaPlaneta’s head of acquisitions Yolanda Del Val had a busy AFM picking up three titles from Inferno: Gary McKendry’s $40m action thriller ...
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NewsNew project market aims to marry film and tourism
A new event that aims to bring together the film and tourism industries is set to launch in Marseille in January. MovieMed is currently seeking producers to take part in its project market.
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NewsPolanski release delayed as Swiss authorities await bail money
Director Roman Polanski (pictured) will not be released on bail before the end of this week, according to the Swiss justice ministry.
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NewsThe Match Factory takes on international sales for Tom Tykwer's Three
The Match Factory will handle international sales for Tom Tykwer’s latest feature film, Three (Drei) which completed principal photography in Berlin last week.
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NewsThe Little One scoops best film at Gijon Film Festival
Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel’s The Little One (La Pivellina) (pictured) won the best feature film award at the Gijon International Film Festival in Spain, which closed on Saturday (November 28).
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NewsSpain launches film download site in fresh bid to tackle piracy
Spain is ramping up its efforts to combat piracy with the launch next year of a new film download site that will offer major US titles and local films.
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NewsLast Train Home takes top prize at IDFA
Lixin Fan’s Last Train Home carried off the main prize at the 22nd International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), which closed on Saturday (November 28).
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NewsPlanet 51 orbits Spain, UK watches Nativity!
ScreenDaily takes a look at the local and independent openings in key markets this week.
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FeaturesFrom Paris with love
Paris-based EuropaCorp has cemented its early standing as one of the world’s most prolific vertically integrated film outfits. Pierre-Ange Le Pogam talks to Mike Goodridge about the company he co-founded with Luc Besson, how it has achieved global profile from a distinctively French base and its next steps
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NewsSvensk Filmindustri buys rights to Lars Kepler's The Hypnotist
Svensk Filmindustri has acquired the rights to Swedish crime novel, The Hypnotist. Shooting is due to begin 2010/2011.
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NewsPolanski faces house arrest after Swiss grant $4.5m bail
Roman Polanski is leaving prison and will return imminently to his Swiss chalet after the Swiss Criminal Court granted $4.5m bail earlier today [November 25].