All Europe articles – Page 701
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CommentIn times of crisis, film must make itself heard
Producer and policy-maker Lord Puttnam called for a stronger political voice from film-makers, when he delivered the keynote at last week’s Edinburgh International Film Festival
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NewsBerlin's World Cinema Fund backs seven projects with $315,000
The Berlinale’s World Cinema Fund jury has selected five new film projects for production funding and two for distribution funding.
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NewsBBC Films and Origin Pictures to make Ordinary Thunderstorms
David Thompson’s production company Origin Pictures and BBC Films have secured film rights to William Boyd’s new novel Ordinary Thunderstorms, ahead of its publication in September.
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NewsThe Pirate Bay sold to Swedish software firm for $7.7m
Swedish software company Global Gaming Factory (GGF) is to acquire controversial file-sharing website The Pirate Bay for $7.7m (SEK 60m).
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NewsMaribel Verdu picks up Spain’s National Cinema Award
Actress Maribel Verdu has won Spain’s prestigious National Cinema Award, which is selected by the Ministry of Culture and comes with prize money of $42,000 (€30,000).
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NewsWarners Bros and 3 Italia launch on-demand mobile movie service
Warner Bros Home Video and mobile phone operator 3 Italia have launched an on-demand film service for 3’s videophone customers.
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NewsVertigo School Project announces winners
London-based Vertigo Films and The National Film and Television School have named the three winning filmmakers for their Vertigo School Project (VSP).
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NewsEuropaCorp fined for Taxi 2 death
Luc Besson’s EuropaCorp has been fined $141,219 (€100,000) for the death of cameraman Alain Dutartre, who was crushed by a car during the filming of Taxi 2 in 1999.
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Newsm-appeal takes on comedy Small Crime ahead of Karlovy Vary
Berlin-based sales company m-appeal has added Christos Georgiou’s comedy Small Crime to its sales slate.
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NewsIl Divo snaps up top award at Silver Ribbons
Paolo Sorrentino’s political drama Il Divo took the top prize at Italy’s Silver Ribbons (Nastri D’Argento) awards, announced this weekend.
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Newsm-appeal closes more sales on Dot.Com, Yuri's Day
Berlin-based sales company m-appeal has closed several key deals post-Cannes.
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NewsNetherlands Film Festival appoints new director
In a move that has been warmly received in Dutch film circles, Willemien van Aalst has been appointed as the new director of the Netherlands Film Festival (NFF).
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NewsJones to follow Moon with $25m UK-German co-production
British director Duncan Jones is gearing up for a $25 million UK-German co-production. Jones describes the sci-fi Mute as a “thriller-mystery”. It will be set in Berlin at a variety of locations, including at Studio Babelsberg.
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News$40m independent studio underway in Russia
Moscow authorities have given the go-ahead for the construction of a new fully independent film studio, Movie Town.
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NewsCine Expo crowd gets preview of Avatar
20th Century Fox gave a Cine Expo audience a preview of footage from James Cameron’s sci-fi epic Avatar last night. It was the first public screening of footage from the eagerly anticipated 3D picture.
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NewsPierre Morel to be honoured at Cinema Expo Awards
Pierre Morel is to be named International Director of the Year, for his film Taken, at the 2009 Cinema Expo Awards Ceremony tonight. The film starring Liam Neeson took $77m internationally and grossed $222m at the box office worldwide.
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NewsNorwegian cinemas sign digital roll-out deal with US studios
The Norwegian cinema association, Film & Kino, has signed a virtual print fee (VPF) agreement with five Hollywood studios, to help finance the world’s first non-commercial national digital expansion.
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NewsXDC deal boosts Palace Cinemas' digital expansion
XDC has struck a deal with Palace Cinemas to supply digital projection systems to the company’s cinemas.
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NewsGerman film fund to invest $56m in digital expansion
The German Federal Film Board (FFA) is planning to invest $56m (€40m) to help speed up the development digital cinema.
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NewsJan-Pelgrom de Haas to step down from Kinowelt
Kinowelt chief executive Jan-Pelgrom de Haas is stepping down from the company at the end of this month for family reasons.