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NewsIcelandic government confirms new funding for film
After cutting public funding of Icelandic cinema by 35% in the last two years, due to the financial crisis, the Icelandic Ministries of Culture and Finance have now signed a new agreement with the industry outlining a 62% increase of state support from now till 2015, when it will amount ...
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HAF unveils record line-up of 32 projects
The Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF) has unveiled an expanded line-up of 32 projects for this year’s edition (March 19-21), which is bolstered by a couple of new international tie-ups.
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NewsSerbian Parliament adopts Cinema Law including tax incentives
In the last days of 2011, the Serbian Parliament passed the new Cinema Law which includes tax incentives for foreign productions shooting in the territory.
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NewsGreenberg Fund backs new projects including Sarah Polley's Alias Grace
Canada-based Astral’s Harold Greenberg Fund English-Language Program has announced its latest Script Development Program grants for 29 projects.
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News10 film-makers selected for Tribeca documentary grants
Alma Har’el and Jeff Malmberg are amongst the film-makers to receive grants from the $150,000 Tribeca Documentary Fund.
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NewsEurimages supports 18 features including new films from Mungiu, Kechiche
The board of Eurimages, the Council of Europe’s film co-production fund, met Dec 13-15 in Paris and decided to support the following 18 features for a total of Euros 5.85m.The backed films include the latest projects from Romanian Palme d’Or winner Cristian Mungiu [pictured] and The Secret of the Grain ...
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NewsUK's EIS proposals still await EU approval
HMRC officials have acknowledged today they don’t know when or if EU State Aid Approval will be given to proposals to lift the cap on the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) ifrom £2 million to £10 million ($15.7 million) next April.
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News650 productions claim UK Film Tax relief since inception
Total production expenditure by films claiming the UK film relief since January 2007 was £5.0 billion, of which 75% was incurred in the UK.
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NewsConsortium to back Keanu Reeves’ Beijing-set directorial debut
Village Roadshow Pictures Asia will produce Man Of Tai Chi with China Film Group and Wanda Media Group. Universal will co-finance, co-produce and distribute with the partners.
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NewsRelativity takes stake in recently recapitalised Senator
Senator will release all Relativity’s upcoming slate as the companies plan to build the German distributor’s presence in the local market.
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NewsEurimages mooting idea of associate membership for the likes of South Africa, Argentina
Eurimages head notes that non-member UK is “special case.”
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NewsWomen directors take top prizes at Dubai Film Connection
Two projects from women directors – Katia Jarjoura’s The Eye Of The Devil and Najwa Najjar’s [pictured] Eyes Of A Thief – were presented with DIFF awards at this year’s Dubai Film Connection (DFC).
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NewsBychkova, Quabeck and Mindadze films among 12 projects submitted to German-Russian Co-Development Fund
Also, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg launches another two artist in residence initiatives with Mumbai and Hong Kong.
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NewsFilm London announces £43K funding for cultural projects
Film London has awarded funding to 8 projects/organisations through its Cultural Film Exhibition Fund and Community Pilot Fund.
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NewsMEDIA head calls for more lobbying; working paper suggests possible MEDIA financial breakdown
Commission Staff Working Paper says bigger countries could see more slate funding; Europa Cinemas could get almost €100m.
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NewsScreen Australia backs projects including drugs comedy The Mule; thriller These Final Hours
Screen Australia also backs The Grandmothers, 2:22, Patrick and skateboarding documentary.
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NewsCreative England launches Talent Development Funds
The Funds, made up of £400,000 of BFI administered lottery money, will go towards the development of feature films and organisations which promote filmmaking activities in the UK regions.
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NewsVentana Sur: INCAA, ANCINE renew fund for 2012
The film institutes of Argentina and Brazil will once again offer a total of $800,000 towards the production budgets of four projects that advance through the selection process set to launch in late February.
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NewsFinanciers react to Osborne's new EIS proposals
UK film financiers have given a guarded welcome to UK Chancellor George Osborne’s announcement yesterday of a new scheme offering investors a 50% tax relief for investing in business start-ups.
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NewsIngenious launches Media Opportunities Fund
UK based Ingenious Ventures has launched its latest EIS fund, which aims to invest in up and coming businesses across the creative and media industries.