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'Lady Macbeth' funder Creative England appoints head of film
EXCLUSIVE: Former Film London executive joins UK funder which is riding high following Toronto successes.
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Christopher Nolan's 'Dunkirk' boosts Netherlands rebate scheme
Nolan’s Second World War epic is one of a number of large-scale productions to utilise the territory; TV could be next.
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BFI New Release Strategy highlighted at Distributor Slate Day
Exhibition subsidy for foreign language films discussed during distribution/exhibition event in London.
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Nordic funding goes to Langseth, Ostlund, Utoya massacre doc
Projects backed by Nordic funding bodies range from the next disaster film by the writers of The Wave to a documentary reconstructing the Utoya massacre.
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Telefilm Canada pledges diversity goal
Cultural agency is aiming to build a more diverse film portfolio by 2020.
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BBC Films: Joe Oppenheimer to become acting head
BBC Films confirms Christine Langan departure to Baby Cow with recruitment for successor underway; Langan describes tenure as “great privilege”.
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Finland’s 25% rebate could be active by early 2017
The country’s government has said that it will push forward with the proposed incentive.
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Turkey's TRT, Sarajevo fest launch production fund
Micro-budget pilot project scheme will offer $300,000 to one or two selected projects.
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European film fund spend up 13.4%
Average annual spend of film and AV funds in Europe totals $2.6bn, up from $2.1bn in 2010.
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Russian government mulls tax increase for cinemas and TV channels
President Putin advisor Andrei Belousov revealed the tax plan, which is aimed at supporting Russian film production via the Russian State Cinema Fund.
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Ukraine's Cinema Law to provide cash injection, rebate scheme
EXCLUSIVE: Ukraine film industry set to receive fivefold cash injection and first rebate scheme.
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Berlinale to get additional €1m cash injection
Festival to receive additional funding from Germany’s State Minister for Culture and Media in 2017.
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Creative Europe launches $135m guarantee facility
Initiative will support 10,000 creative sector SMEs.
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Creative Europe details $45m UK spend
A total of $45m in grants were awarded to the UK’s creative sector across 2014-15.
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Latvia celebrates centennial with $8.5m film fund
A total of 16 features will receive funding from the country’s national film centre.
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Lazio Film Commission on the rise in Cannes
Projects to receive funding include a remake of Roman Holiday, which the Lazio governor says has attracted interest from Robert De Niro.
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China’s Bliss Media launches $150m fund
Fund will aim to provide equity investment for international film and television projects.
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BFI mulls covering childcare costs in bid to boost diversity
The BFI has said it expects to allocate 50% of its funding to women directors by 2020 - and is considering covering childcare costs for some writers and directors.
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Sony Pictures Classic acquires 'Toni Erdmann'
Sony Pictures Classics has swooped on North American and Latin American rights to the German comedy that has rapidly become one of the most popular films to screen in Competition so far.
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Thailand launches 20% production incentive
The Thai government has approved a rebate for international productions that spend at least $1.5m.