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NewsFilm London, India's Cinestaan join forces on Shakespeare project
Microwave International partnership will commit up to $385,000 (£250,000) towards feature film; Indian mentors include Vishal Bharwaj, Ritesh Batra and Vikas Behl.
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NewsCreative England backs women comedy shorts
EXCLUSIVE: Funding body greenlights shorts from women directors.
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NewsBFI: post-election budget cuts “inevitable”
The British Film Institute (BFI), the UK’s lead organization for film, is bracing itself for further cuts to its budget after the general election.
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NewsJoel Silver finds financing to expand company
Joel Silver has secured financing from Canadian drug store mogul Daryl Katz to beef up his long-running company.
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NewsEC plans Creative Europe changes
EXCLUSIVE: The European Commission (EC) is planning changes to its Creative Europe programme from 2016.
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NewsBeijing round-up: Dick Cook financing leads flurry of deals
Former Disney chief Dick Cook’s announcement of the launch of Dick Cook Studios, with $150m in Chinese financing, was one of several deals unveiled at the Beijing Film Market (BFM), which wrapped on Monday night.
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NewsExperts debate genre film finance models
The benefits and potential downfalls of film funds and the strength of genre films were among topics covered during Frontières panel at BIFFF, hosted by EAVE and moderated by Tailored Films’ Ruth Treacy.
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NewsSKE, Ivanhoe launch SKE Global
The joint venture between Sidney Kimmel Entertainment (SKE) and Ivanhoe Pictures will build a local-language slate in China, South Korea and India, among others, and will be led by John Penotti who replaces Jim Tauber as SKE president.
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NewsTribeca unveils Latin America Fund grantees
Tribeca Film Institute (TFI) has announced the 10 recipients of the 2015 TFI Latin America Fund and introduced Los Cabos Film Festival and Labodigital as new partners.
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NewsNew Mexico improves ‘Breaking Bad’ incentives
Production companies in New Mexico will be allowed to pre-assign tax rebates to third parties under a new law approved on Wednesday by Governor Susana Martinez.
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NewsTWC set for $1bn TV division sale to ITV
ITV is in talks to acquire the television division of The Weinstein Company for up to $950m, according to reports.
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NewsAll3Media acquires Sam Mendes' Neal Street
All3Media has acquired Call The Midwife and Penny Dreadful producer Neal Street Productions.
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NewsPinewood to raise $44m for studio expansion plans
The Pinewood Group is to raise $44.3m (£30m) to part-fund the expansion of its Buckinghamshire site in the UK.
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NewsWriters, directors gain share of BFI ‘Locked Box’ recoupment
‘Locked Box’ scheme has previously been tapped into by UK producers.
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NewsVerve to handle international sales
The talent and literary agency has brought on Amy Beecroft to run its new global business development division Verve Ventures in what is likely to become a talking point in Cannes and beyond.
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NewsFrench film investment drops to 13-year low
New CNC figures confirm 2014 was a tough year for the French film production sector.
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NewsCodeblack launches USC fund
Lionsgate label Codeblack Films has established a student support fund and screenwriting contest at USC’s film school.
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News'Super Troopers 2' starts Indiegogo campaign
In under 24 hours, $1.5m has already been raised towards their minimum $2m target.
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NewsNew Mexico increases tax incentives
Newly passed legislation makes it easier for feature film productions to qualfy for the 30% labour credit.
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NewsUK boosts film, TV incentives in pre-election budget
The UK government has announced it is to increase the rate of film tax relief to 25% for all qualifying expenditure, as part of its annual budget statement.