All articles by Martin Blaney – Page 103
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NewsMunich retrospective dedicated to British director Stephen Frears
The British director Stephen Frears will be honoured with a retrospective at this year’s Munich Filmfest, which will be held from 26 June - 4 July.
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NewsM-Appeal picks up Karaoke
Berlin-based sales agent M-Appeal has picked up international distribution for Chris Chong Chan Fui’s Karaoke in this year’s Directors’ Fortnight.
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NewsGerman regional fund hands $14.7m to co-productions
Germany’s leading regional film fund, Filmstiftung NRW, has allocated $14.7m (€11m) – a third of its annual budget - to 35 projects, including a film by UK director Alex Winter.
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NewsFilms Boutique picks up new films by Rodrigues and Safdie brothers
Berlin-based sales agent Films Boutique has picked up Joao Pedro Rodrigues’ To Die Like A Man and US indie filmmakers Josh & Benny Safdie’s Go Get Some Rosemary.
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NewsGerman film fund back on track
German film production will step up a gear this week after the Berlin-based German Federal Film Board finally agreed its budget for 2009. It is understood to be close to last year’s $93.4m (€70m).
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NewsLocarno reveals 2009 jury line-up
The Locarno International Film Festival has announced the first names for this year’s official juries. The Swiss festival takes place between August 5 – 15 this year.
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Bavaria completes Cannes slate
Bavaria Film International has added genre titles Ole Bornedal’s Deliver Us From Evil and Jonathan auf der Heide’s Van Diemen’s Land to its sales slate for this year’s Cannes.
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NewsBavaria Film picks Bad Day To Go Fishing
Munich-based sales agent Bavaria Film International will handle international sales for Alvaro Brechner’s feature film debut Bad Day To Go Fishing (Mal Dia Para Pescar).
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NewsFirst Ticino Film Prize to be presented at Locarno
The Swiss canton of Ticino is presenting its Film Prize (Premio Cinema Ticino) during this year’s Locarno Film Festival (August 5-15).
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NewsThierry Potok steps down from Germany's VIP fund
Thierry Potok, the head of private German media fund VIP Medienfonds, is returning to producing after almost a year in the role.
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NewsCanadian filmmaker wins top prize at Nyon
Canadian filmmaker Richard Brouillette’s study of neo-liberalism and democracy Encirclement won the Grand Prix at Nyon’s Visions du Reel documentary festival, which closed on April 30.
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NewsVolkswagen drops Berlinale sponsorship
Volkswagen is scrapping its seven year sponsorship of the Berlinale, ahead of the festival’s 60th anniversary next year.
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NewsThe Other Bank wins Golden Lily
Georgian director George Ovashvili’s film debut The Other Bank (Gagma Napiri) picked up the GoldenLily for best film and the FIPRESCI International Critics Prize at this year’s goEast Festival.
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Medienboard boosts 2009 budget by $1.3m
Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg (MBB), the German regional fund, will invest an additional $1.3m(Euros 1m) in the film projects this year.
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Florian Gallenberger’s epic drama John Rabe wins four Lolas
Florian Gallenberger’s epic drama John Rabe about the “Oskar Schindler of China” was the big winner at this year’s German Film Awards, taking home four Golden Lolas, including for Best Film and Best Lead Actor for Ulrich Tukur as John Rabe.
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Features
Market Report Germany
With around 30 releases a year, the German market was the third most important for French films abroad, after the US and Russia, with 5.6 million tickets sold according to Unifrance. Asterix At The Olympic Games and Welcome To The Sticks were the two top French-language performers in Germany last ...
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EFP selects candidates for Producers On The Move in Cannes
European Film Promotion (EFP), the Hamburg-based promotional organisation, has selected 23aspiring European producers for the 10th edition of its Producers On The Move networking initiative,which will be held during the Cannes Film Festival next month.
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Medienboard fund supports international productions
New films by Roman Polanski, Christopher Smith, Danis Tanovic and Agnieszka Holland are among 36projects awarded more than $5.9m (Euro 4.5m) by Germany’s second largest regional film fund,Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg.
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Eichinger and Edel reunite for Bushido biopic
The Baader Meinhof Complex’s writer-producer Bernd Eichinger and director Uli Edel are to bereunited this summer for a biopic of Germany’s No. 1 rapper Bushido.
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NewsGerman Federal Film Fund gives $2m to new projects
New films by Leander Haussmann, Benedek Fliegauf and Isabelle Stever will receive $2m (Euro 1.5m) from incentive scheme German Federal Film Fund (DFFF).