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NewsFilm, TV worth $8bn to India
India’s film and television industries contributed $8.1bn (Rs500bn) to the country’s economy in 2013, according to a report launched by Deloitte at the ongoing FICCI Frames conference in Mumbai.
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NewsAlibaba takes 60% ChinaVision stake
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding has acquired a 60% stake in film and TV producer and distributor ChinaVision Media Group for $804m.
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CommentSean Bean's Macbeth revealed on Kickstarter
New adaptation of Macbeth, starring Sean Bean, has already met 10% of its target.
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NewsUK PM commits to TV tax break
Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged to continue to back high-end film and TV tax credit breaks, claiming that they are “working so well”.
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NewsJeff Robinov eyes Chinese financing
Former Warner Bros film chief Jeff Robinov is reportedly in talks with China’s Huayi Brothers Media Corp to secure financing for a new venture that will produce five films a year.
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NewsUkrainian film funder forced to resign
International colleagues have expressed concern at the news that Kateryna Kopylova, head of the Ukrainian State Film Agency since December 2010, was forced to resign her post at the end of last week.
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NewsDirector set for tax fraud trial
Two separate cases of alleged film tax fraud are heading towards trial.
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NewsBFI launches producer-distributor JV
EXCLUSIVE: Six-project pilot will see UK distributors and BFI-backed producers split MGs and revenues.
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NewsAct of Killing producer turns to Kickstarter
Denmark-based Final Cut For Real, the outfit behind Oscar nominee and BAFTA winner The Act of Killing, has launched a Kickstarter campaign for its new film Democrazy.
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NewsBelgium to reform tax shelter scheme
The Belgian Government has moved to reform the country’s highly lucrative but controversial Tax Shelter system.
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NewsProduction accounting guide launched
The UK film and TV industries have a new online guide to production accounting, launched yesterday by industry collective the Production Accounting Forum.
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ZEFR closes $30m capital raise
The brand and content management platform has raised $30m in a new financing led by Institutional Venture Partners (IVP).
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NewsIndia, Canada sign co-pro treaty
India and Canada have signed a co-production agreement, wrapping up talks that have been on-going since 2010.
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NewsIsrael to invest $6m+ in int'l filming
Investment supports international movies and television shows filmed in Jerusalem; including US series Dig, from Homeland’s Gideon Raff and Heroes’ Tim Kring.
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NewsCanadians eye UK kids co-pros
A delegation of Canadian animators has arrived in the UK to secure commissions and tap up kids indies for coproduction deals.
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NewsOddLot re-fi to grow production
OddLot Entertainment has closed a $50m revolving credit facility with JP Morgan and Comerica as co-lead arrangers with the option of increasing to $150m.
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NewsNordisk launches distribution initiatives
Budget boost of $600,000 covers digital distribution and more.
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NewsUK's Pact strikes Australian agreement
UK indies keen to expand into Australia have received a boost after Pact struck a wide-ranging agreement with the Screen Producers Association of Australia.