All articles by Martin Blaney – Page 102
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NewsAustria to fast-track launch of €20m film incentive
The Austrian government is planning to pay out €5m ($7.1m) to film projects this year after ‘fast-tracking’ the introduction of its production incentive.
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NewsRob Marshall's Nine to receive birthday screening at Berlin
Rob Marshall’s Nine and new films by Doris Dorrie, Matti Geschonneck and Jo Baier will be screened as part of the Berlinale’s Special programme this year.
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NewsBerlinale official selection hosts world premieres from Vinterberg, Baumbach
Thomas Vinterberg’s Submarino, Noah Baumbach’s Greenberg (pictured) and Benoit Delephine’s Mammuth are among 12 additional world premieres that will screen in the official selection at this year’s Berlin Film Festival.
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NewsBerlinale's International Forum unveils 19 world premieres for 40th edition
New films by Angela Schanelec (pictured), Nicolas Wadimoff, Arvin Chen and Thomas Arslan are among 19 world premieres in the 40th edition of the Berlinale’s International Forum.
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NewsSony reveals second German project after Friendship! success
Sony Pictures Releasing is forging ahead with preparations for its second local production after the strong opening of Markus Goller’s comedy Friendship!.
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NewsQuanan Wang's Apart Together to open 60th Berlinale
The world premiere of Quanan Wang’s Apart Together (Tuan Yuan) will open the Berlinale’s 60th edition on February 11, while Yoji Yamada’s About Her Brother (Otouto) (pictured) will close the festival on February 20.
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NewsBerlinale's Co-Production Market reveals line-up
New projects by Italy’s Marco Bechis, the UK’s Benjamin Ross and Russia’s Andrey Zvyagintsev as well as directorial debuts by actors Hiam Abbass and Ulrich Thomsen are among the 37 projects selected for the seventh edition of the Berlinale Co-Production Market (February 14-16).
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NewsProducers share top prize at 31st Bavarian Film Awards
Desert Flower producer Peter Herrmann and Dietmar Güntsche and Wolfgang Behr, producers of Wolfgang Panzer’s Der Grosse Kater, shared the best producer prize at the 31st Bavarian Film Awards held over the weekend.
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NewsJean Perret to leave Visions Du Reel
Jean Perret, director of Visions du Reel - Nyon International Film Festival since its inception in 1995, is leaving in August.
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NewsBerlinale reveals line-up for Perspektive local film section
Dietrich Bruggemann’s Run If You Can and RP Kahl’s Bedways will bookend the Perspektive Deutsches Kino sidebar at the Berlin Film Festival.
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NewsGermany's DFFF awards $11.5m to Emmerich, Collet-Serra
The German Federal Film Fund (DFFF) has paid out $11.5m (€8m) to major international projects by Roland Emmerich and Jaume Collet-Serra.
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NewsProbst aims to be flexible in run up to EFM
Flexibility has been the key to preparing the 2010 edition of the European Film Market (EFM), according to market director Beki Probst.
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NewsBerlin unveils first wave of Panorama, Forum titles
Documentaries are set to put in a strong showing at the Berlinale’s Panorama section this year as selectors announce that half of the 50-title programme has now been confirmed. A third of the final line-up will be made up of documentaries.
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NewsThe White Ribbon, Storm lead nominations for German film critics' awards
Michael Haneke’s The White Ribbon and Hans-Christian Schmid’s Storm have each scored four nominations for the German Film Critics’ Association’s (VDFK) awards.
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NewsThe Match Factory boards Epstein and Friedman's Howl
Cologne-based The Match Factory has picked up international sales for Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman’s Howl, which will be the narrative world premiere on the first night of the Sundance Film Festival.
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NewsIndependent cinema in "the best of health", says Berlinale chief
Independent cinema is in the best of health, says Berlinale chief Dieter Kosslick, who is currently completing the competition line-up for the forthcoming 60th edition (February 11-21).
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NewsRat King wins Screen's Best Pitch Award at Tallin
Finnish film-maker Petri Kotwica’s third feature, Rat King, scooped Screen International’s Best Pitch Award at the Baltic Event Co-Production Market, held in Tallinn, at the start of December
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NewsVeteran film historian and critic Ron Holloway dies at 76
The international film festival circuit will not be the same following the sad news that the veteran film historian, critic and filmmaker Ron Holloway died in Berlin on Wednesday morning at the age of 76.
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NewsHaneke, White Ribbon triumph at European Film Awards
Michael Haneke’s The White Ribbon (Das Weisse Band) was the big winner at this year’s European Film Awards, taking awards for European film, director and screenwriter of the year.
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NewsAjami scoops Grand Prix at Tallinn Black Nights festival
Scandar Copti and Yaron Shani’s Ajami, which premiered at this year’s Director’s Fortnight, picked up the Grand Prix for Best Eurasian film in the EurAsia competition at this year’s Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.