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HFPA awards $1.6m grants
Members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association held their annual lunch in Beverly Hills and presented financial awards and announced newly elected officers.
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NewsDavis joins Winslet on The Dressmaker
Judy Davis has joined Kate Winslet on The Dressmaker, which has received backing from Screen Australia and is Jocelyn Moorhouse’s first film since 1997.
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NewsDisney takes Lone Ranger hit
Disney says loss on Johnny Depp western could reach $190m; total company revenue up 4%.
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NewsContent Media revenue up 54%
The UK/US firm also increased growth after acquiring a majority stake in Alex Gibney’s Jigsaw Productions.
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NewsCreative England launches £1m loans
Film-makers among those able to apply for interest free loans.
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NewsBankside MD backs Australian finance outfit
Phil Hunt, a managing director at UK sales company Bankside Films, is backing a new Australian financing entity dedicated to low budget features.
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NewsBFI Film Fund backs three debuts
New films from Philippa Lowthorpe, Andrew Steggall, Jane Linfoot receive backing.
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NewsITV buys Big Talk for $19m
Big Talk Productions, the company behind The World’s End and Sightseers, has been acquired by ITV for $19.2m (£12.5m).
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Latvia unveils €500k co-pro grants
The Latvian government has launched new international co-financing grants worth $660,000 (£500,000).
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NewseOne reports 40% revenue boost
Now You See Me and Behind the Candelabra also helped increase film revenues at the producer-distributor.
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NewsNew territories eye Creative Europe
Ukraine, Georgia and Armenia could be among six potential new members of the European Union’s (EU) forthcoming Creative Europe programme, which is expected to begin operations from January 2014.
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NewsUK MEDIA funding up $2m
British companies received nearly $12m (€9m) in funding from the MEDIA Programme in 2012.
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NewsDraft Cinema Communication fails to dispel industry concerns
The European Commission’s latest draft Cinema Communication on state aid for films and other audiovisual works has failed to dispel major concerns expressed by various sections of the European film industry, particularly about proposed territorialisation guidelines.
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NewsEurimages to expand fund outside Europe
Eurimages executive director Roberto Olla has confirmed that the Council of Europe’s film fund is to be expanded beyond Europe.
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NewsMexico touts more attractive film incentive
Mexican officials are considering further updates to the country’s current film incentives, a panel at London Mexfest reveals.
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NewsIFB backs new films from Sheridan, Crowley, Dillon
The Irish Film Board (IFB) has announced its funding awards for the first and second quarters of 2013.
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NewsCreative England gets financial boost
The UK government today confirmed continued backing for Creative England through the Regional Growth Fund.
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NewsIron Sky sequel hits $150,000 crowd-funding target
The sequel to 2012 cult sci-fi Iron Sky has achieved its initial target of $150,000 for script and promo development on crowd-funding site IndieGoGo.
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NewsBusan’s Asian Cinema Fund names winners
The 18th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has unveiled 27 selections for this year’s Asian Cinema Fund (ACF) in the categories of Script Development, Post-production and Asian Network of Documentaries (AND).