All articles by Martin Blaney – Page 112
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Leipzig's top prize for Rene, FIPRESCI Award for Oblivion
Czech filmmaker Helena Trestikova's Rene has received the International Jury's Golden Dove at the International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film.The story of an outsider of society observed by Trestikova over the course of almost 20 years was also awarded the MDR Film Prize for an outstanding East European ...
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Berlinale expands eastwards with new venue for 2009
The Berlinale will include Europe's largest revue theatre, the Friedrichstadtpalast, as one of its screening venues at the 2009 festival.The Berlinale plans to programme four to six screenings each day at the venue, from the Competition or Berlinale Special sections.The venue will be known as the FriedrichstadtFilmpalast during the festival ...
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Gomes receives FIPRESCI at Viennale for Aquele Querido Mes De Agosto
Portuguese director Miguel Gomes received the FIPRESCI Critics Award at this year's Viennale for Aquele Querido Mes De Agosto. In a statement, the critics' jury said that Gomes' film 'brings to life a world of music, passion, romanticism and tragedy.' Miguel Gomes was also the subject of a special homage ...
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AFM buzz - Germany
German sales agents will be at the AFM presenting a diverse range of product from the territory. Bavaria Film International will have a promo-reel of Esther Gronenborn's mystery thriller Kaifeck Murder, starring Benno Furmann and Alexandra Maria Lara, which is inspired by one of Germany's most infamous crimes.Telepool will screen ...
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Beta Cinema presents four market premieres at AFM
The Munich-based sales agent will be having market screenings for the first time of:Robert Dornhelm's $ 6.4m (Euros 5m) production of the Puccini opera La Boheme with star singers Anna Netrebko and Rolando Villazon, which has been released so far in Austria (Constantin Film) and Germany (NFP/Warner);Nicolai Rohde's drama 10 ...
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Berlinale 2009 retrospective dedicated to 70mm
The programme will concentrate on 70mm films which were originally shot on 65mm or 70mm negative film and then printed onto 70mm for the cinema screen. It will be prepared by the Deutsche Kinemathek - Museum for Film & Television.Among the classic titles already confirmed for screening are David Lean's ...
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South-East Asian projects backed by World Cinema Fund
Three South-East Asian film projects have been backed with a total of Euros 160,000 by the Berlinale's World Cinema Fund (WCF).The five-person jury chose three projects from among 108 submitted from a total of 33 countries:Primitive: Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, dir: Apichatpong Weerasethakul (Thailand), prod co: ...
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Aramid backs first German P&A fund for independents
Aramid Capital Partners (ACP) is behind the launch of PA CO, the first fund in Germany specialised in P&A financing for independent films.The Munich-based $ 12.5m (Euros 10m) fund will be headed by PA CO director and distribution veteran Manfred Wenzel who previously held senior positions at Kinowelt and VCL ...
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On Set: Christian Alvart's Pandorum
German director Christian Alvart could not believe his eyes when he was given an early draft of Pandorum to read by UK producers Jeremy Bolt and Paul WS Anderson of Impact Pictures and Robert Kulzer of Germany's Constantin Film: Travis Milloy's spec script was similar to a project Alvart had ...
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Berlinale doubles festival accreditation fee
The Berlinale has introduced a 100% price hike for festival accrediation next year (February 5-15).The fee for the general festival accreditation will increase from $64 (Euros 50) to $ 128 (Euros 100). The charges for the market badge and festival accreditation and EFM Screening Pass will remain stable at the ...
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Strong European representation under EFP's AFM umbrella
28 European sales agents and production companies from 13 countries have registered at European Film Promotion's (EFP) umbrella office in Santa Monica's Loews Hotel for the forthcoming AFM.The companies working out of the European Film Promotion office will include: the UK production houses Zephyr Films, Foundation Films and Reach Up ...
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Khamsa and Still Walking take top awards at Eurasia Film Festival
Tunisian-born filmmaker's Karim Dridi's Khamsa was named Best Film at this year's International Eurasia Film Festival at the Turkish resort of Antalya.The International Jury, under president Paul Verhoeven, named Japan's Hirokazu Koreeda Best Director for his family drama Still Walking (Aruitemo Aruitemo).Prizes by other juries included the Siyad Award for ...
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Strong Austrian presence as 2008 Viennale opens
Austrian filmmakers will have an unprecedented presence at this year's Viennale (Vienna International Film Festival).The festival opens today (October 17) with the Golden Palm winner The Class (Entre Les Murs).More than 20 local feature-length and short films have been programmed by festival director Hans Hurch including the world premieres of ...
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Fatih Akin's Soul Kitchen, begins shooting in Germany
Shooting began today (October 15) in Hamburg on Soul Kitchen, Fatih Akin's first feature film since his European Film Award 2007 winning The Edge Of Heaven. The Match Factory will be handling international sales.The film tells the story of beleaguered bar owner Zinos' attempts to keep his restaurant in business. ...
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European promotion network expands to 30 countries
The European-wide network European Film Promotion (EFP) is expanding to 30 countries, with the arrival of the Croatian Audiovisual Centre and the Film Centre Serbia (FCS) as the latest members.The Hamburg-based network of film promotion and export organisations now consists of 29 members from 30 countries across Europe.Welcoming the latest ...
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Senator's head of acquisitions leaves for Atlas Film + Medien
Milada Rybarova has exited her position as Head of Acquisitions at the beleaguered German producer-distributor Senator Entertainment to take up the newly created post of VP Sales and Acquisitions at Atlas Film + Medien from this week. Rybarova began working at Senator in 2000 as an acquisitions executive and ...
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German domestic market share at record 21.3%
German films have secured a market share of 21.3% in the first nine months of 2008, according to figures collated by Nielsen EDI. This is almost 50% higher than 2007's 14.4% share and higher than 2006's record 20.3%.That market share would be even higher - up to 25% - if ...
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A Perfect Day opens Antalya's Eurasia Film Festival
The festival has programmed more than 60 Turkish premieres of international titles including The Wrestler, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Genova, RocknRolla, and The Palermo Shooting.The International Competition, which includes Uberto Pasolini's Machan, Claire Denis' 35 Rhums, Karim Dridi's Khamsa and Christian Petzold's Jerichow, will be decided by a five-person jury presided ...
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Beta Cinema picks up world sales for German feature on Iraq War
Beta Cinema has picked up world rights for Lancelot von Naso's feature debut Ceasefire (Waffenstillstand).Ceasefire is the first German-language feature film on the Iraq War and is a co-production between DRIFE Deyle&Richter Filmproduktion, DCM Mitte Productions, Erfttal Film, and broadcasters ZDF and arte.The film was inspired by the 2004 siege ...
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German admissions take dip in third quarter 2008
German cinema admissions have slipped by 7% in the third quarter of 2008 though box-office revenues remain stable, according to figures from EDI Nielsen.The data shows 29.6m tickets sold between July and the end of September 2008. This compares to 31.7m for the same period in 2007. Meanwhile, box-office takings ...