All articles by Martin Blaney – Page 14
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NewsFilmfest Hamburg hosts next generation of European filmmakers
Festival hosts three initiatives to promote links between young filmmakers.
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NewsAnn Oren’s ‘Piaffe’ sells to Germany as producer Schuldenberg Films plots Euro-focused path (exclusive)
‘Piaffe’ is produced by Berlin-based Schuldenberg Films.
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NewsProducer of Hamburg doc series ‘Reeperbahn’ turns attention to 1990s mafia crime series
Gebrüder Beetz Filmproduktion to focus on mafia activities in 1990s Germany.
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NewsHamburg’s Fünferfilm unveils busy development slate of European projects
Hamburg-based indie has slate of projects in advanced development.
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FeaturesHelge Albers on the international reach of Hamburg’s film fund, skilling up the German industry and why diversity matters
The Fund has backed films including ’Triangle Of Sadness’, ‘War Sailor’ and ‘Holy Spider’.
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FeaturesWhy the pandemic helped create ’The Social Experiment’, one of Germany’s first virtual production shoots
The sci-fi thriller is Pascal Schröder’s feature debut.
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FeaturesFilmfest Hamburg’s Albert Wiederspiel and Kathrin Kohlstedde talk genre films, younger audiences and Ulrich Seidl
The German festival is celebrating its 30th anniversary.
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NewsBeata Parkanová, Martin Turk projects headline Connecting Cottbus line-up
13 projects in development and six works in progress to be presented at festival’s co-production market.
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NewsUlrich Seidl will no longer receive Douglas Sirk award from Filmfest Hamburg
His controversial film ’Sparta’ will still screen as part of the programme.
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NewsJasmila Zbanic, Ziad Kalthoum, Susanne Kim among DOK Leipzig co-pro market projects
The DOK Co-Pro Market will run from October 17-18.
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NewsPoland's Heart of Europe TV festival launches co-production forum for film and TV projects
Event takes place in Warsaw from November 14-17.
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NewsBrazil’s ‘Rule 34’ wins top prize at Locarno Film Festival
Julia Murat’s film is second from Brazil to win festival’s top honour.
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NewsFatih Akin’s gangster rapper biopic ‘Rheingold’ to world premiere at Filmfest Hamburg
Hans-Christian Schmid’s ’We Are Next of Kin’ to open German festival.
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NewsProjects from Cuba, Bolivia and Venezuela triumph at Locarno’s Open Doors
Filmmakers Marcel Beltrán, Yashira Jordán and Michael Labarca among prize-winners at Latin American and Caribbean focused event.
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NewsLocarno briefs: Pitching Day projects; Swiss festivals collaborate; co-development fund launched
A round up of stories from Locarno Film Festival.
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NewsNeon’s Elissa Federoff on picking films with “social currency”, moving into production and development
Neon’s head of distribution discusses trends in theatrical at Locarno Pro.
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NewsLocarno Pro names winners of First Look works in progress section
Three German features in post win awards.
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NewsValais becomes first Swiss region to launch cash rebate scheme
Inaugural regional cash rebate has 100,000 CHF cap.
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News“Audience development is the biggest challenge”: Experts debate future of post-pandemic film industry at Locarno
50 international film industry execs attended think tank this week.
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NewsLocarno kicks off with Aaron Taylor-Johnson award; past artistic directors to join 75th anniversary celebrations
Johnson stars in David Leitch’s Bullet Train, which opened the festival.