All articles by Martin Blaney
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NewsFilms by Kuosmanen, Akin and Seidl among seven projects backed by German minority co-production fund
Kuosmanen’s ’Dream Come True’ is inspired by the true story surrounding the salvaging of the cargo of the world’s most expensive champagne from a shipwreck.
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NewsCyrielle Raingou, Mikel Gurrea films among six-strong line up for Munich’s first work-in-progress showcase
Inaugural First Cut+ Munich event will present projects by filmmakers from Brazil, Cameroon, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Spain and Germany.
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News‘Sound Of Falling’ sweeps German Film Awards, as Tricia Tuttle and Wim Wenders receive standing ovations
İlker Çatak’s Yellow Letters received the Silver Lola.
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NewsGermany boosts production incentives to €250m and paves way for investment obligation
Country seeks to make itself a more attractive hub for film and TV series production.
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NewsMunich film festival sets 28 world premieres for 2026 edition
Festival lines up new films by Randa Chahoud, Ana-Felicia Scutelnicu and Skinner Myers.
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NewsTransilvania Pitch Stop unveils 10 projects for 2026 edition
Line-up includes debut features by Romania’s Octavian Saramet, Bulgaria’s Martin Iliev and Ukraine’s Iryna Asonov.
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FeaturesCzech Republic sees impact of revamped audiovisual fund and new studio facilities
Czech Republic has a strong reputation as a stand-in for other international locations.
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NewsTransilvania film festival unveils competition lineups
Akinola Davies Jr’s My Father’s Shadow is among the films in the running for the €10,000 main prize.
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NewsJan Ole Gerster, Sebastian Schipper projects among seven backed by Germany’s national film fund
German Federal Film Fund (FFA) awards €2.5m to seven projects.
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NewsJohn Lee Hancock’s ‘Monsanto’, starring Laura Dern and Jonathan Bailey, to shoot in Germany for Netflix
Jonathan Bailey replaces Glen Powell.
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NewsFranco-German fund to support films by female directors from Ukraine, India and Lebanon
The fund has previously supported Andrei Zvyagintsev’s Cannes Competition title ’Minotaur’,
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NewsTony Gilroy’s ‘Behemoth!’, Paul Greengrass’ ‘The Uprising’ receive Austrian backing
The second season of The Day Of The Jackal was awarded €956,000.
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NewsLili Hinstin, former artistic director of Locarno, dies aged 48
“She was a passionate cinephile, scholar, and curator,” said the festival.
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News‘Sound Of Falling’, ‘Yellow Letters’ lead nominations for German Film Awards
Wim Wenders will receive this year’s honorary Lola award.
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NewsRadu Jude, Hong Khaou and Maryam Zaree receive regional German fund backing for feature projects
Frankfurt’s Hessen Film & Medien is supporting the projects via companies including One Two Film and Komplizen Film.
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NewsInternational industry gives verdict on 2026 Sofia Meetings
Czech drama ‘Broken Voices’ takes the top prize at the film festival.
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NewsThessaloniki’s Agora industry programme unveils documentary winners
Debut feature docs dominated the prizes.
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NewsInternational Documentary Association opens pilot programme to assist filmmakers at risk
The aim is to assist filmmakers whose work puts them in imminent physical danger.
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NewsFlorian Hoffmeister, Gözde Kural projects among 2026 Sofia Meetings selection
Projects in development and works in progress will be showcased at the Bulgarian event.
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NewsTaskovski Films picks up sales for CPH:DOX and Thessaloniki premieres
UK-based sales company boards Jens Schanze’s Materia Prima and Tomáš Krupa’s We Have To Survive.