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News'A Landscape Of Lies': producers jailed over film fraud
The producers behind a low budget film designed to cheat the taxman out of £2.7m ($4.1m) have received jail sentences at Southwark Crown Court in the UK. Screen has spoken to director Paul Knight about the project.
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NewsUS tax incentives likely to drop, conference told
US state tax incentives are likely to drop in the coming years, a senior studio executive told attendees at a finance summit in Los Angeles.
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NewsEU's Vassiliou seeks to allay French free trade talk fears
EXCLUSIVE: In a move to allay French fears about forthcoming free trade talks with the US, the EU’s Education and Culture Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou has outlined her position publicly for the first time.
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NewsUK tax boost expected for £20m+ productions
EXCLUSIVE: This summer’s VFX consultation could lead to an extended cash rebate for films budgeted above £20m, in a bid to encourage more inward investment to the UK.
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NewsFrench producers boycott CNC
Long-running dispute between French producers and crew unions over pay and conditions blows-up.
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NewsLipSync Post seeks deal over debts
LipSync Post has contacted its creditors in a bid to renegotiate its debt through a company voluntary arrangement (CVA).
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NewsBudget boost for creative industries
Creative industries pledged skills and innovation funding, support for VFX industries; corporation tax reduced, support for SMEs.
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NewsCatapooolt springs into Asian crowdfunding
Mumbai-based crowdfunding platform Catapooolt is launching in Hong Kong this week as an official partner of the Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF).
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NewsReleases, P&A spend rocket in UK
FDA figures reveal increasingly congested and competitive marketplace.
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NewsAsian Side Of The Doc unveils project line-up
Asian Side Of The Doc (March 19-22), which takes place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for the first time this year, has unveiled the projects that have been selected for this year’s edition.
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NewsEurimages unveils doc development prize
Theatrical documentaries are to benefit from a new Co-Production Development Award being launched by the Council of Europe’s support fund, Eurimages.
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NewsCineworld box office up 4%
Exhibitor Cineworld is due to open four more cinemas following an increase in box office takings in 2012.
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NewsBorrowed Time raises distribution funding on Kickstarter
EXCLUSIVE: Micro-budget British film set for UK theatrical release following Kickstarter campaign; High Point handles international sales.
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NewsInvestors fund Toast & Jam
Financiers Howard Silverman and Neil Grossman have partnered with Cinipix principals and Cosmic Toast Studios to form Toast & Jam Holdings LLC.
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NewsEC plans third consultation on state aid
European Commission (EC) planning to launch a third round of consultation on its Cinema Communication this spring.
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NewsRevolver office shut as company future in question
EXCLUSIVE: London office unmanned as staff told not to return; sales outfits and producers ink deals with new distributors.
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NewsUniversal quiet over StudioCanal suit
Universal Pictures on Monday [4] maintined its “no comment” stance in the wake of the lawsuit initiated by StudioCanal over damage claims relating to a now defunct joint venture to develop, finance, produce and distribute Working Title films.
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NewsNew £2m start-up fund launched
Funding from Arts Council England, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, the McKenna Charitable Trust and Ingenious Media.
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NewsColombia unveils cash rebate details
International producers can qualify for 40% rebate of film service expenditures.
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NewsLore gets first BFI Sleeper award
Artificial Eye scores $60,000 (£40,000) funding to distribute war drama to more UK screens.