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FeaturesAgainst all odds
When the financing on Stephen Frears’ new drama Lay The Favorite, starring Bruce Willis, fell apart twice, producers Paul Trijbits and Anthony Bregman faced a race against time to re-assemble and refinance the project and keep the director and all the cast on board.
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NewsEC proposes €1.6bn for culture and the audiovisual industry from 2014-2020
The European Commission has proposed in its Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2014-2020 to allocate €1.6bn for culture and the audiovisual industry.
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NewsOptimum, Kinowelt to be rebranded as StudioCanal
New name, logo comes into effect Sept 1; Danny Perkins says UK will be business as usual except the name change; Kinowelt to move to Berlin.
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NewsGeorgia to become 36th Eurimages member
“Revolutionary” change to guidelines making projects with non-European directors eligible, collaboration between European Producers Club and Russian Cinema Fund
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NewsNorwegian Film Institute backs new films from Olso director Trier
Norwegian director Joachim Trier, whose Oslo, August 31st was launched in Un Certain Regard at Cannes, and Oslo-based production outfit, Motlys, have received slate funding for their next two, maybe three projects together, from the Norwegian Film Institute.
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NewsFilm Policy Review panel opens public survey for industry and audiences
The new Film Policy Review panel in the UK has launched a public survey to ask film industry experts and audiences how the UK government can best support the film sector.
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NewsBFI's first Lottery funded projects include projects by Glazer, Creevy, Marsh, Mackenzie, Branagh
Under the Skin, the long-gestating film from Jonathan Glazer (pictured) receives £1.8m in funding.
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EU commissioner: we won't cut MEDIA Programme
The funding source’s budget is to be kept at its current level and could possibly be increased in the European Union’s budget period for 2014-2010, EU budget commissioner Janusz Lewandowski told a delegation of filmmakers in Warsaw on Friday [17].
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NewsJapan launches co-production subsidy scheme
Japan’s first subsidy aimed at boosting foreign co-productions is worth up to $625,000 to overseas projects with Japanese financial and creative involvement
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NewsEuropean Commissioner proposes guarantee fund for cultural and creative industries
Androulla Vassiliou wants to work with the European Investment Bank to provide guarantees to banks for loans to cultural and creative industries
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NewsDubai International Film Festival open for entries
Film-makers also invited to apply for DIFF’s co-production and post initiatives
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NewsFernando Meirelles’ 360 first English language production to tap Austrian incentive
The €11m project shot in Austria last month
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NewsParis Project co-production platform unveils July 2011 line-up
Canadian Denis Coté [pictured], UK’s Daniel Mulloy and Hungarian Agnes Kocsis among those seeking co-production partners at event running July 4-7
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Ingenious launches fourth Shelley EIS fund
UK-based Ingenious Ventures has launched its fourth Shelley Media Fund.
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NewsFuture Films to get out of post-production business
Buyer sought for operations formerly known as Pepper Post.
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NewsCreative England announces new interim board
Caroline Norbury to assume role of “establishment director” as part of drive to ready Creative England for October start date
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NewsCo-operative Group renews funding for UK Youth Academy
The Co-operative Group extends funding to British Youth Film Academy until 2014
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NewsZentropa makes a loss for third year in a row
In spite of an Oscar-winning feature, Susanne Bier’s In a Better World (Hævnen), and a local blockbuster, Mikkel Nørgaard’s Clown (Klovn The Movie), Danish production outfit, Zentropa Entertainments, posted a $3.4 million (DKK 17.1 million) deficit in 2010.
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NewsTop speakers confirmed for new EIFF industry conference
Speakers at June 17 conference will include BFI’s Amanda Nevill [pictured], Oscar-winning producer Iain Canning, Optimum CEO Danny Perkins, Ruby’s Paul Trijbits and Duncan Heath of Independent Talent.
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NewsChina's Zonbo, Singapore's Homerun Asia partner on slate of films
First project will be a remake of Dangerous Liaisons.