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NewsUKFC: John Woodward says target is to close down by April 2012
Woodward tells industry that today’s move by DCMS “is short-sighted and potentially very damaging, especially as there is at present no roadmap setting out where the UK Film Council’s responsibilities and funding will be placed in the future.”
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Bumfrey to lead media team at Bank of Ireland
Bank of Ireland Corporate Banking has appointed Simon Bumfrey as head of its Telecoms, Media & Technology team.
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NewsNorthern Film & Media unveils new recoupment model
Northern Film & Media CEO Tom Harvey put forward a new recoupment model for low-budget British films to a gathering of producers, investors and government reps in Newcastle upon Tyne on Monday night.
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Four Dutch producers get backing from Hubert Bals Fund Plus
Rotterdam’s Hubert Bals Fund Plus has given a total of $258,000 (Euros 200,0000) to four Dutch production companies who are involved with films already supported by the Hubert Bals Fund.
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NewsSpanish Film Institute passes new cultural test for funds
Local and international producers will be relieved to see that the cultural requirements are pretty straightforward and in some cases quite generic.
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NewsCate Shortland's second film set up as Germany-Australia co-production
Cate Shortland’s Lore is backed by Screen Australia, along with new projects from Kieran Darcy-Smith and Fred Schepisi.
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NewsDavid Lynch sells self portrait to fans to fund new documentary
In the latest example of “crowd funding”, a new documentary about Hollywood director David Lynch is to be financed by online contributions from his fans.
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NewsJan Vrijman Fund backs 23 projects from developing countries
The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam’s Jan Vrijman Fund latest funding round was decided last week, backing 23 documentary projects from developing countries.
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Disney close to selling Miramax, according to reports
It emerged late last night [8] that the Miramax sale is close to being completed for a sum in the region of $675m, several reports claimed.
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World Cinema Fund works with new films from Morocco, Mexico, Armenia
The Berlinale’s World Cinema Fund jury has selected three new film projects for production funding.
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NewsFulcrum secures $16.7m loan, looks to UK for expansion
The Australian film finance company has secured additional funding and now hopes planning to provide cash flow support to UK productions.
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NewsNew film funding sparks criticism from Russian industry
New film investment from the Russian government has been criticised by local sources, who claim the money will not help the wider industry.
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NewsProducers and financiers square up at Spanish film finance conference
The Screen International-backed conference reveals the chasm between producers and private financiers in Spain.
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NewsGerard Yubero partners with Legacy, Wind Fish for Tango Dancer
The Spanish producer will work with Canada’s Legacy Filmeworks and UK’s Wind Fish on $7m Spain-set thriller.
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Millbrook Pictures joins financiers for Cronenberg's Freud-Jung film
Zurich-based Millbrook Pictures has come on board as one of the financiers of David Cronenberg’s A Dangerous Method.
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Commission approves second futures exchange as Congress vote looms
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission gave the go-ahead on Monday [28] for the Cantor Futures Exchange amid doubts that such schemes will get off the ground as Congress considers financial reforms.
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Russia seeks to attract foreign productions by creating National Film Commission
The Russian Ministry of Cultural Affairs hasput forward an initiative to create a National Film Commission in the country, which will be responsible for attracting foreign film companies to make movies in Russia.
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NewsSusanne Bier plans new romantic comedy with Zentropa
Anders Thomas Jensen is co-writing the film about a hairdresser/cancer survivor who falls in love en route to her daughter’s wedding.
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NewsEurimages backs 14 new European co-productions
The total investment in the projects will be $5.9m.
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UK film industry breathes sigh of relief over Budget
Lottery funding to remain in place, only one small change made to film tax relief.