All articles by Geoffrey Macnab – Page 93
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NewsVolkswagen inventor doc hits the road
Feature documentary to tell the story of the Jewish inventor behind Hitler’s favourite car.
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NewsBouckaert talks Belgian tax shelter shake-up
There has been a shake-up to the Belgian tax shelter - one intended to squeeze out the “middlemen” perceived to have abused the system.
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NewsJohn Pilger film breaks Indiegogo record
The Coming War will tell the unreported story of the new “Cold War” between the US and China.
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NewsPolak reveals Vita and Virginia details
Dutch director Sacha Polak has revealed further details of her first English-language project, Vita and Virginia.
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NewsNEO closes first two acquisitions at EFM
New UK distribution company NEO has made its first two acquisitions in Berlin.
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NewsSnow Queen 2 heads to Brazil
The Snow Queen 2 has been snapped up for release in Brazil, one of several deals closed at Berlin’s EFM by Russian studio Wizart.
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NewsBattle For Sevastopol sets major Russian release
Second World War epic first Russia-Ukraine co-production for several years.
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NewsIraqi Odyssey sold in Europe, MENA
Autlook’s Panorama selected Iraqi Odyssey has now gone to iWonder (Italy).
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NewsOlla: Eurimages funding must back risk-takers
Roberto Olla, executive director of Eurimages (the Council of Europe’s film fund) is calling for a re-think of how the organisation reaches its funding decisions and, in particular, how it defines “quality”.
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CommentBrisk run for Nature
Potsdamer Place was the location of a unique marketing stunt for Out of Nature on Sunday [Feb 8].
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NewsSoda adopts Berlin-Sundance title Second Mother
EXCLUSIVE: Distributor takes UK and Canadian rights to Anna Muylaert’s Panorama title.
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NewsLunanime, Folimage to make third feature
EXCLUSIVE: Companies are currently in post production on second feature Phantom Boy [pictured].
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NewsNonStop acquires seven at EFM
EXCLUSIVE: Swedish distributor picks up The Duke of Burgundy, X+Y and This is England ‘90, among others.
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NewsWide sells ballet doc to Japan
EXCLUSIVE: Ballet movie sells for Wide House, who are also beginning pre-sales on Unpleasant Truths directed by Marcel Opuls.
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NewsLunchbox director in talks for next film
Ritesh Batra, director of Indian hit The Lunchbox, is in advanced talks to direct an adaptation of award-winning novel The Sense of An Ending.
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NewsWim Wenders to shoot new film in June
EXCLUSIVE: Les beaux jours d’Aranjuez is an adaptation of the play by Peter Handke.
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NewsTroll fairytale secures $2.2m boost
The Norwegian Film Institute has announced a sizable $2.2m production award for upcoming troll movie The Ash Lad in the Hall of the Mountain King.
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NewsDutch-German treaty ratified
Government officials due at the Berlinale for the signing of the treaty.
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NewsTimothy Spall to star in The Special One
EXCLUSIVE: British actor set to star in prison-based comedy-drama.