All Features articles – Page 438
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FeaturesLaws of attraction
After years of being bypassed by foreign productions — even those set in the territory — France is aiming to redress the balance. Nancy Tartaglione explores the impact the C2I international tax credit is having on attracting films to the country
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Screen's Global Top 10 - March 19-21
Screen International’s top 10 films worldwide this weekend.
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FeaturesStudio building
With distribution outfits in three key territories, an international sales arm and an active production programme, StudioCanal is fulfilling its ambition to be a true European studio. CEO Olivier Courson talks to Mike Goodridge.
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FeaturesFrench, in English
The volume of English-language films emerging out of France is increasing, reports Elisabeth Lequeret, as a handful of local players ramp up their international ambitions
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FeaturesFrance: the centre of Europe
Home to some of the continent’s only movie majors and a production and sales sector which embraces the world, France is the cinema centre of Europe.
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FeaturesFrench Box Office 2009
France’s top 20 films over 2009 and the top ten French films at the box office.
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FeaturesThe battle for admissions
Last year in France, admissions were the highest for nearly three decades. But in a crowded marketplace, distributors are having to reach audiences faster than ever. Elisabeth Lequeret reports
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FeaturesPoised to strike
Thai films are scoring at home and overseas. Jean Noh looks at some of the hottest films from Thailand coming in 2010
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FeaturesCut and thrust
With some sophisticated CGI houses and a world-class studio facility, Hong Kong’s services sector is one of the strongest in the region. Liz Shackleton reports
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FeaturesAsian Film Awards 2010
Asia’s biggest film stars, and international guests including Donatella Versace, walked the red carpet in Hong Kong for the fourth Asian Film Awards.
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FeaturesEquity players
US finance and production companies with their own equity to invest have had mixed fortunes during the recession. John Hazelton reports
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FeaturesAfter the storm
Financing for independent films has been battered by the credit crisis and turmoil in the marketplace. Here, John Hazelton assesses the damage and explores the state of equity and debt financing in the US.
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Features‘The years of largesse and exuberance are over’
With more films than money in the marketplace, the situation in Europe is tough - budgets are contracting and fewer major deals are being made. But there are plenty of financiers still active, reports Geoffrey Macnab
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FeaturesGateway to opportunity
Against the backdrop of an astounding boom in China’s box office, Hong Kong Filmart (March 22-25) is a key place to do business in Asia. Liz Shackleton profiles this year’s event, and the financing forum and festival which run alongside it
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FeaturesLife in public
DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg talks to Mike Goodridge about the DWA business model, the attention the company pays to international distribution, the relationship with Paramount and the pressures of running a public company
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FeaturesLocal films from a global giant
Fox Filmed Entertainment’s two-year-old local production unit, Fox International Productions (FIP), started the year with local hits in China and India. President Sanford Panitch tells Jeremy Kay about FIP’s expanding ambitions
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FeaturesHong Kong International film festival and other expo events
This year’s Hong Kong International Film Festival has a strong emphasis on local cinema.