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Features
HAF/Fox Award: finalists 2014
An award supported by HAF and Fox International Productions nurtures new voices in Chinese-language cinema. Liz Shackleton introduces this year’s finalists
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NewsNew Sorrentino wins Eurimages funding
Projects to receive a share of $7.5m also include new films from Matteo Garrone (Gomorrah), Alex van Warmerdam (Borgman), the Taviani Brothers (Caesar Must Die), Tudor Giurgiu (Of Snails and Men) and Susanne Bier collaborator Anders Thomas Jensen.
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NewsKOFIC launches family film fund
The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) has launched a ₩10bn ($9.3m) fund for development and films that will qualify for ratings of all ages or 12+
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NewsSeven Stars pacts with Content Media
Content Media acquires Chinese production and distribution companies from tycoon Bruno Wu’s Seven Stars Media; deal includes the Chinese theatrical release of Grace of Monaco.
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NewsScottish film industry facing key challenges
Local producers lobby government for funding while Creative Scotland struggles to attract film director.
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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.