All articles by Geoffrey Macnab – Page 102
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NewsNFTS gets £5m for Digital Village
Britain’s National Film & Television School’s Digital Village received a major boost today when the UK Chancellor George Osborne announced £5 million in funding for the initiative in his Autumn Statement.
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NewsUK govt boosts co-pro opportunities
UK Chancellor George Osborne’s Autumn Statement has several pieces of good news for the film industry, such as ‘modernising’ the film tax credit, boosting the VFX sector and allocating £5m for the NFTS’ digital village.
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NewsFirst Hand Drive-s off with first release
First Hand to release its first film in Swiss cinemas in January 2014.
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NewsNLP launches Goldfinch Pictures
EXCLUSIVE: Entertainment accountancy firm Nyman Libson Paul (NLP) is launching new venture Goldfinch Pictures Ltd, dedicated to supporting British films.
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NewsSong From The Forest wins at IDFA
The awards winners for the 26th IDFA were announced in Amsterdam on Friday night.
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FeaturesSmith, Nevill talk Film Policy Review
As the Film Policy Review is being examined again, Panel leader Chris Smith and BFI chief executive Amanda Nevill talk about progress made since 2012.
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NewsHitchcock's Holocaust project restored
A long unseen Holocaust documentary, on which Alfred Hitchcock had an advisory role, is being restored with the support of filmmaker Stephen Frears.
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NewsDoc heavyweights head to IDFA
Kevin Macdonald, Marcel Ophuls, Fred Wiseman and Claude Lanzmann are among the top directors attending the 26th International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) (Nov 20 - Dec 1).
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NewsBelgium entices British producers
Cinema Made in Belgium event held to encourage co-production.
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FeaturesBonds put safety first
Traditionally regarded with wariness by European and Asian producers, completion bonding is an increasingly important part of any production. Geoffrey Macnab explores the landscape
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NewsNetherlands launches $27m film fund
In a major boost to the Dutch film industry, a new €20m ($27m) annual scheme is being set up with the aim of attracting international production back to the Netherlands.
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NewsAFM debut for Greencard Warriors
The Little Film Company is to give a market premiere to Miriam Kruishoop’s Greencard Warriors at the American Film Market (AFM).
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NewsDigital development site to launch
Development guru Phil Parker is using this weekend’s London Screenwriters’ Festival (Oct 25-27) to launch an ambitious new website, BCre8ive.
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FeaturesHiam Abbass, actress/director
Screen speaks to the Palestinian actress and director ahead of receiving an honorary award at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival.
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FeaturesAli Al Jabri, director, ADFF
The festival director talks to Screen about this year’s event.
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NewsSPC's Barker delivers PFM keynote
The beleaguered community of film critics has received strong support from an influential source in the shape of Sony Pictures Classics Co-President and Co-Founder Michael Barker.
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NewsNew distrib plans Walesa release
EXCLUSIVE: Walesa will be in attendance at LFF screening of Wajda’s film.
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NewsDutch report say A/V provides 32,000 jobs
In advance of next month’s crucial Dutch Parliament decision on Dutch film financing, a wide ranging report from Oxford Economics has highlighted the importance of film and the audio-visual sector to the Dutch economy.
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NewsPinewood looks upbeat for future
At today’s Annual General Meeting today for Pinewood-Shepperton PLC, Chairman Lord Grade has given an upbeat assessment of the company’s current performance and future prospects, even as a final decision is awaited on Pinewood’s expansion scheme.
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Netherlands Film Festival fights budget cuts
Netherlands Production Platform hands out awards during Holland Film Meeting.