All Finance articles – Page 110
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NewsAsian producers bemoan dearth of bond companies
Industry experts bemoaned the global decline in completion bond companies at a financing seminar during Pusan’s Asian Film Market, observing that only one or two companies remain to bond independent films.
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NewsFocus Features names five winners in Africa First Program
For the second consecutive year five film-makers have been awarded $10,000 apiece in Focus Features’ Africa First Program for short films.
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NewsFuture Weather wins FIND Sloan Producers Grant
Film Independent has awarded Jenny Deller and Kristin Fairweather its third annual Sloan Producers Grant for their project Future Weather.
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NewsDon't waste time looking for a US pre-buy, Jeremy Thomas tells film-makers
Independent international film-makers who come to the US in search of financing are making “a wasted trip”, the Oscar-winning producer Jeremy Thomas said over the weekend.
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NewsRena Ronson joins Rich Klubeck at UTA to co-head independent film group
Film finance and packaging expert Rena Ronson has resurfaced at UTA and will join Rich Klubeck in heading the independent film group.
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NewsRussia plots legislation to increase international interest
A group of deputies in Russia has put forward an amendment request regarding the definition of “national film” in Russia in order to lure more foreign investment.
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FeaturesInto the unknown
The model for exhibition, finance and consumption of movies has remained the same for the best part of a century - but digital technologies are changing everything. ScreenDaily teamed with Ernst & Young, Heenan Blaikie and First California Bank to assemble a panel of experts who made their observations on ...
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NewsImagenation Abu Dhabi, Parkes / MacDonald launch $10m development fund
Imagenation Abu Dhabi and Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald of Parkes/MacDonald Productions have launched a development financing venture backed by an initial $10m investment.
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NewsDisney wields axe at Miramax, slashing jobs and slate
Walt Disney Company announced on Friday (October 2) it was restructuring Miramax in a move that will cut the number of films the specialty division puts out annually from the current level of six to eight down to around three.
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Oz producers head to LA for pitching session
Screen Australia is taking a delegation of ten producers to Los Angeles in 10 days to tout films that might attract US investors and claim the 40% producer offset for Australian production.
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NewsLenders agree to let MGM defer three interest payments
Embattled MGM has earned a reprieve in its fight to pay down massive debt as creditors allowed the studio to forgo three interest payments.
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NewsTom Ortenberg unveils multi-purpose entertainment company One Way Out Media
Less than a week after departing from The Weinstein Company, Tom Ortenberg has unveiled plans for his new venture One Way Out Media.
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NewsRio de Janeiro revamps film commission
The State Government of Rio de Janeiro and the local Mayor’s office have revamped the Rio Film Commission (Filme No Rio), in a bid to offer better support to productions looking to shoot in the state.
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NewsNordisk Film quits family films as it shuts Norwegian arm
Danish production company Nordisk Film is closing its Norwegian division due to changes in the country’s film financing structure.
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NewsGFI announces six summer grant cycle recipients
The Global Film Initiative (GFI) has announced the six recipients of its summer granting cycle, selected from a pool of 71 applications from 32 countries.
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NewsRioMarket 2009 kicks off with 30% year-on-year rise in participants
More than 300 companies are expected to attend RioMarket 2009, which opened on September 25 and continues until October 6.
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NewsChow Yun Fat to star in Zip Film's Dancing With Strangers
Barcelona based producers Zip Films are set to make the $15m Dancing With Strangers, which will be a co-production with the US, Germany and China and is set to star Chow Yun Fat.
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NewsScreen Australia announces funding for 12 companies
Hopscotch Features and Jan Chapman’s Waking Dream Productions are among the 12 production companies that will receive a combined $7.8m (A$9m) under Screen Australia’s much touted Enterprise Program.
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NewsDesigner Paul Smith to be first patron of EM Media
British fashion designer Sir Paul Smith is to become the first patron of UK regional screen agency EM Media.
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NewsPrescience and Ralph Kamp form Metropolis, Timeless sales pact
UK financier Prescience has launched Metropolis International Sales and has announced a joint venture with Timeless Films, led by former Odyssey chief Ralph Kamp.