Martin Blaney
Martin Blaney covers Germany for Screen.
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NewsKlaus Harö’s Second World War drama ‘Never Alone’ wraps in Finland
Never Alone received the Screen International Best Pitch Award at the 2011 edition of the Baltic Event co-production market.
NewsUkraine’s Molodist Kyiv Film Festival awards top prize to Emmanuelle Nicot’s ‘Love According To Dalva’
Audience prize is won by Ukrainian filmmaker Alla Savytska’s graduation film ‘Tutti’, while
NewsConstantin Film takes action after Til Schweiger abuse and bullying investigation
German producer-distributor announces measures to improve working environment for filmmakers.
NewsIndie distributors consider how to reach an online demographic at Cologne summit
“As a distributor you need to build a brand,” said Enrique Costa of Spain’s Elastica Films.
NewsAustrian producers welcome massive financial boost for film and TV incentive schemes
Both the ÖFI+ scheme for local films and the FISA+ scheme for international shoots are being significantly enhanced.
NewsFilms by Haneke, Varda, Rohmer and Assayas to feature in new European streaming network
Four existing central and eastern European platforms have come togethe to leverage their combined buying and marketing power.
NewsEuropean Work In Progress Cologne selects 2023 award winners
Sixth edition of European Work in Progress in Cologne ran October 16-18.
NewsPeter Mettler’s ‘While The Green Grass Grows’ wins best film at DOK Leipzig
Asmae El Moudir’sThe Mother Of All Lies won the audience award at the presigtious German festival,
NewsKyiv’s Molodist film festival sets line-up for first full edition since Russian invasion
The festival runs October 21 - 29.
NewsEast-West co-pro event Connecting Cottbus unveils project lineup
The event is an important incubator for European arthouse projects.
NewsNetflix, Amazon among backers of German crew diversity programme NewMotion
The founders are producers Roshanak “Rosh” Khodabakhsh and Jorgo Narje.
News‘How To Have Sex’, ‘Shayda’ win at Filmfest Hamburg
The German festival posted its biggest ever audience in 2023.
NewsBerlinale outlines fresh strategy for showcasing rising German filmmakers
Jenni Zylka, former director of the Berlinale’s discontinued Perspektive Deutsches Kino section, has taken on a new role to discover films by up-and-coming German filmmakers, working closely with the country’s film schools.
NewsUkrainian drama ‘How Is Katia?’ wins best film at Molodist film festival in Hamburg
The Ukrianian festival ran as a festival within a festival at Filmfest Hamburg.
NewsFilmfest Hamburg hands out three new prizes, including for best pitch of film starring an older woman
The three cash awards honour the 21-year tenure of outgoing festival director Albert Wiederspiel.
NewsEuropean Work in Progress Cologne unveils line up of 32 titles
2023 festival titles including Amat Escalante’s Lost In The Night and Faouzi Bensaidi’s Deserts previously showcased at EWIP.
FeaturesGerman industry readies for overhaul of funding mechanisms and Berlinale leadership by end of 2023
The introduction of a streamer investment obligation for German production is also understood to be on the cards.
NewsPort of Production international producer residency arrives at Filmfest Hamburg
Focus turns to ”how to run a company, manage employees, draw up a business plan and think about the future and how to produce in a sustainable way.”
News‘Sultana’s Dream’ seals German deal to social impact label Films That Matter (exclusive)
The 2D animation depicting a feminist utopia is premiered at San Sebastian before moving to Filmfest Hamburg.
NewsWes Anderson, Agnieszka Holland, Emily Atef, Pablo Larrain awarded German funding
German regional fund Medenboard Berlin-Brandenburg (MBB) has made its latest funding decisions.