All articles by Martin Blaney – Page 104
-
FeaturesThe Swiss connection
The Zurich Film Festival’s MD and artistic director talks to Martin Blaney about his other role, as managing director of production outfit Millbrook Pictures, which made a splashy debut with a $4.3m investment in Oliver Stone’s W.
-
NewsXiaolu Guo's She, A Chinese takes Locarno's Golden Leopard
This year’s Golden Leopard in Locarno was awarded to Chinese novelist-filmmaker Xiaolu Guo for the UK-German-French co-production She, A Chinese.
-
NewsGermany's DFFF halves support over first six months of 2009
The German Federal Film Fund (DFFF) has supported 50% fewer projects over the first half of 2009 compared to the same period last year.
-
-
FeaturesFrom conception to Womb
Could his contemporary fairy tale about cloning, starring Eva Green and Matt Smith, push Hungarian director Benedek Fliegauf into the mainstream? Martin Blaney visits the German set of Womb.
-
NewsGerman exhibitors report best six months since 2004
German exhibitors have posted their best six months for five years driven by a strong performance of local and international films, according to data for Nielsen EDI.
-
NewsGerman Films Preview draws buyers to Cologne
The third German Films Previews in Cologne, which ran July 12 – 15, attracted more than 80 international buyers and saw a number of films sold.
-
FeaturesBattle to convince courts of the threat of piracy
Martin Blaney looks at how the German film industry is effected by piracy.
-
NewsWolfgang Braun joins Kinowelt as chief executive
German film industry veteran Wolfgang Braun has been appointed as CEO of sales and distribution company, Kinowelt. He replaces Jan-Pelgrom de Haas, who left the company at the end of last month.
-
NewsRegional German funds support Alex Winter's horror remake
Frankfurt’s HessenInvestFilm and Stuttgart-based MFG Baden-Württemberg have allocated $1.9m (€1.35m) to Germany’s first 3D live action film, Alex Winter’s The Gate.
-
NewsGerman film fund to invest $56m in digital expansion
The German Federal Film Board (FFA) is planning to invest $56m (€40m) to help speed up the development digital cinema.
-
NewsJan-Pelgrom de Haas to step down from Kinowelt
Kinowelt chief executive Jan-Pelgrom de Haas is stepping down from the company at the end of this month for family reasons.
-
NewsOpen Road, Whiskey to premiere at Munich FilmFest
Michael Meredith’s The Open Road and German Film Award-winner Andreas Dresen’s latest feature Whisky With Vodka are among over 30 world premieres at this year’s Munich Filmfest.
-
NewsAustria set to launch incentive scheme
Austria is considering launching a film industry incentive before the end of this year.
-
NewsLocarno to honour producer Martine Marignac
France’s Martine Marignac will receive the Raimondo Rezzonico Prize for Best Independent Producer at the Locarno International Film Festival in Augus
-
NewsPortugal's Pantheon picks up Kinatay and Milk Of Sorrow
Portuguese distributor Pantheon has picked up Filipino filmmaker Brillante Mendoza’s Kinatay and this year’s Berlin Golden Bear winner The Milk Of Sorrow by Peru’s Claudia Llosa.
-
NewsIannucci's In The Loop to open 20th Emden-Nordeney Festival
Armando Iannucci’s political satire In The Loop will open the 20th edition of the Emden-Norderney International Film Festival (June 10-17).
-
NewsGerman footballer Jens Lehmann follows in Cantona's footsteps
Former Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann is following in the footsteps of football star-turned-actor Eric Cantona with his first acting role in Stefanie Sycholt’s Themba.
-
NewsMunich's CineMerit Award 2009 goes to Michael Haneke
Palme d’Or winner Michael Haneke will be presented with the Filmfest München’s CineMerit Award 2009 for his services to cinema as an art form.
-
NewsGerman distributors hit Marche with gusto
German distributors went on a spending spree at Cannes picking up news films by Michael Douglas, George Romero, Sophie Marceau and Cecile de France.