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NewsAtlantic Screen Composers to bring new fund to Cannes
Ex Aramid executive Simon Fawcett and music publisher Tim Hollier plan to invest between $30K and $350K in up to 60 features a year.
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Something to defend
As the British Film Institute takes over the distribution of public film funds to UK producers, Screen asks what makes a good national film fund and how can success be measured?
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Fund times in Europe
What do producers really think about the manner in which national funds choose projects and allocate money? Screen profiles a selection of European bodies and gauges local opinion on how they operate. We also look at the role played by public bodies in Canada and Australia in supporting film production
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FeaturesMobilising for MEDIA
The future role of the European Union’s MEDIA programme in the continent’s film industry remains unclear following plans to restructure arts spending in Europe. Martin Blaney reports
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Sellers gain from capital
Access to capital is the key for top-tier sales agents to secure A-list projects in today’s ultra competitive, slimmed-down marketplace.
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NewsFilm France members have record 25 features in Cannes
Film France, the national film commission which groups together a network of 40 regional commissions, has announced that a record number of films in this year’s Cannes selection have been aided by its members throughout the country.
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NewsThe Film Department to shut down on May 27
Company co-heads Mark Gill (pictured) and Neil Sacker took the decision after they were unable to raise $200m in recapitalisation.
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NewsHot Docs festival and Blue Ice Film create $1million African doc fund
Six to 10 grants of $10,000-$40,000 will be given annually.
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NewsNew Hungarian fund plans up to 10 productions annually
Andy Vajna said the new fund will have a five-member panel of experts.
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NewsMPA & APSA renew Academy Film Fund
Asia Pacific Screen Awards, Motion Picture Association renew Beijing fund for new Asia Pacific films
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Thailand’s OCAC to hold project pitching event at Cannes
Thailand’s Office of Contemporary Art and Culture (OCAC) has selected four projects to take part in a pitching initiative to be held during the Cannes market.
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NewsRachel Griffiths' feature debut among new projects backed by Screen Australia
13 projects receiving development funding, including films from Bruce Beresford, John Curran and Gregor Jordan.
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NewsGerman funds back new projects from Vincent Perez, Cate Shortland, Jos Stelling
Three German funds invest over $25m in new projects from Vincent Perez, Cate Shortland, Jos Stelling and others
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Well Go USA secures private equity backing from Brock Capital
The North American distributor of the Ip Man franchise announced the multi-million financing as it prepares to release Legend Of The Fist: The Return Of Chen Zhen on Apr 22.
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NewsParis-based Umedia builds production slate, rebrands as Urban
Umedia, the Paris based international sales and co-production outfit launched in 2004 by Frédéric Corvez, is expanding into production and theatrical distribution - and is being rebranded in the process.
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NewsBusan's Asian Cinema Fund expands
The Busan festival’s Asian Cinema Fund (ACF) has added two new funds to support documentary film projects – the DMZ Fund for Asian projects about conflict areas and the Busan Film Commission Fund for documentary post-production support.
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Iron Sky to seek funding through Interactor
Timo Vuorensola is going the crowd-sourcing route for his long-gestating dark comedy about Nazis on the Moon and plans to raise $70,000.
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NewsBFI announces £2m fund to support UK specialised audience development
Temporary fund will provide financial support to “specialised” film sector for one year.
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NewsTransilvania IFF to open with Potiche, buzz about Romanian incentives
As the 10th Transilvania International Film Festival plans to open June 3 with a gala screening of Francois Ozon’s Potiche, local and international producers are buzzing about Romania’s new film financing scheme which triples the territory’s support for filmmakers.
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News2B Pictures to adapt Alan K Baker's Dyatlov Pass
The feature adaptation about a real life skiing incident in Russia will be directed by Simon Fellows and financed by Future Films.