All Finance articles – Page 57
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NewsItaly’s Notorious Pictures debuts on AIM
EXCLUSIVE: Company’s increased acquisition drive includes post Cannes purchase of boxing drama Bleed For This.
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NewsCreative England doubles production pot to £1m
Individual awards will increase to a maximum of £200,000 per project.
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NewsFosun to invest in Robinov’s Studio 8
China’s Fosun International has announced in a filing to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that it plans to invest in former Warner Bros Pictures chief Jeff Robinov’s new venture Studio 8.
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NewsChina Film Group IPO to raise $740m
China Film Group’s long-mooted initial public offering is moving closer, with plans for a $740m listing on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, according to the China Securities Regulatory Commission.
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NewsSerbia first non-EU country to sign Creative Europe agreement
Serbia has become the first non-European Union country to sign up and participate in the European Union’s new Creative Europe programme.
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NewsEC backs Berlinale, Rotterdam funds
Co-production funds run by the Berlin and Rotterdam film festivals and a new day-and-date initiative are among new projects by supported by the European Commission (EC).
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NewsScotland faces film funding challenge
Scottish agency’s £4m ($6.8m) “not enough” for national film production, claims CEO.
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NewsRelativity Media expands in China
Relativity Media has announced strategic alliances with China’s Jiangsu Broadcasting Corp (JSBC) and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) and has also been appointed international distribution partner by China Film Promotion International.
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NewsNørlum opens Copenhagen base
Fledgling animation company receives Copenhagen Film Fund investment for Longway North.
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NewsBFI supports three docs
Grace Jones - The Musical of My Life, The Lovers and the Despot and Irene’s Ghost to receive funding following Sheffield Doc/Fest pitching session.
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NewsMicro Market expands selection
Second edition of market now open to projects seeking completion funding.
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NewsBroadway cinema launches film fund
Broadway Cinema in Nottingham has launched a £100,000 film investment fund.
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NewsLeviathan producer named Russian leader
Non Stop Productions, producer of Cannes winner Leviathan, is among nine “industry leaders” selected by the Russian Cinema Fund (Fond Kino) to take a share of $55m (RUB1.9bn).
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NewsBertha Britdoc Connect Fund picks eight
Documentaries to benefit include The Possibilities Are Endless, about musician Edwyn Collins’ battle to regain his memory.
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NewsJosh Berger: Harry Potter key to UK VFX boom
It was the growth of the Harry Potter franchise that set up the UK film industry to be a world leader in visual effects, Josh Berger, president and MD Warner Bros. Entertainment UK, Ireland and Spain said today during his keynote at MBI’s Creative Week Media Summit.
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NewsBIM founder takes stake in The Wonders producer
Carlo Cresto-Dina’s Italian production company tempesta has sold a 20% stake to BIM founder Valerio De Paolis.
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NewsRussian cash for Solondz, Fiennes projects
Films by Todd Solondz, Ralph Fiennes and Andrei Konchalovsky as well as an adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s White Nights, starring Daniel Brühl, are among 12 projects to be supported by Russia’s Ministry of Culture this year.
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NewsTake Down first to $50m Welsh fund
Take Down, a thriller starring Jeremy Sumpter [pictured] from the director of I Know What You Did Last Summer, is to be the first feature to receive investment through the Welsh Government’s new £30m ($50m) Media Investment Budget.
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NewsNyman Libson Paul launch new film funding initiative
Entertainment accountancy firm Nyman Libson Paul has launched an innovative new funding initiative called The Movies Begin Ltd (TMB), intended to help producers at the early stages of financing their films.
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NewsScreen Australia backs Blue Dog, Downriver
Sequel to local box office hit Red Dog wins Screen Australia backing alongside a thriller starring Kerry Fox.