All articles by Martin Blaney – Page 20
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NewsRussia bans release of Radu Jude’s ‘Bad Luck Banging Or Loony Porn’
It is just the latest film to be refused an exhibition license by the Ministry of Culture.
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NewsRussia to sign co-production treaty with Israel
The treaty is expected to come into effect by the end of the year.
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NewsGermany’s DFFB film school appoints female duo to lead for the first time
Catherine Ann Berger and Marie Wilke join as managing director and artistic director, respectively.
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NewsAmazon Studios sets first German original feature film ‘One Night Off’
The production by Constantin Film subsidiary Rat Pack Filmproduktion will be shooting at locations in Cologne.
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NewsAustrian Film Commission appoints new executive director
Deputy director Anne Laurent-Delage is to succeed Martin Schweighofer as executive director in July.
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NewsGermany’s SquareOne Entertainment adds Renny Harlin, Aisling Walsh titles to line-up
The Munich-based independent has picked eight titles.
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NewsGermany to allow more flexible windows for state-funded films in “exceptional cases”
The new law applies to films funded by the German Federal Film Board (FFA).
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NewsTransilvania film festival teams with San Sebastian for 20th edition
Romanian festival sets opening film for in-person event.
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NewsLatest Creative Europe programme set to go ahead with budget increase
The budget for the next seven years will increase from €1.46bn to €2.2bn.
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NewsGerman government to provide film industry with extra €45m in pandemic support
Central government will boost its contribution to the existing production insurance scheme by €25m.
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NewsBerlin and Brandenburg to invest €13m annually to create digital film and TV hub
First production to receive backing is Netflix’s ‘1899’ by ‘Dark’ creators.
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NewsHungary’s cinemas to reopen this weekend
Audiences will not be required to wear masks, though cinema employees will.
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NewsCinemas in Poland and Austria to reopen in May
Capacity will initially be capped at 50% in both territories.
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NewsGerman cinemas to stay closed until June 30 (update)
Move throws Berlinale’s Summer Special into doubt.
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NewsBelarusian festival director released from custody following outcry from international film community
Tatsiana Hatsura-Yavorska was arrested in Minsk on April 5.
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News‘Dear Comrades!’ director clashes with Russian awards over Navalny nomination
Andrey Konchalovsky has requested his historical drama be withdrawn from national awards.
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NewsUncensored version of ‘Supernova’ secures Russian release following outcry
Distributor World Pictures cut three minutes of an intimate scene.
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NewsAnti-LGBT activists target Russian documentary festival Artdocfest
Threats had previously been issued regarding a film about a gay MMA fighter.
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NewsGermany increases Covid-19 filmmaking relief fund to over €100m
Increase follows major demand from producers that have seen shoots disrupted by the pandemic.