All articles by Martin Blaney – Page 25
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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Andrey Konchalovsky has requested his historical drama be withdrawn from national awards.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.
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NewsGerman Motion Picture Fund doubles budget to €30m to attract international TV shoots
It has also increased the total amount a series can receive to up to €10m.
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NewsReopening of German cinemas on pause but regional pilot projects give hope
Individual states may be allowed to open venues with strict testing measures and capacity limits.
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NewsBrazil’s ‘The Pink Cloud’ wins top prize at lockdown-hit Sofia film festival
Festival in Bulgaria delays final week following emergency pandemic measures.
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NewsFirst look at Oleg Sentsov’s ‘Rhino’ set for Bulgaria’s Sofia Meetings
Ukrainian filmmaker’s third feature was postponed due to five years imprisonment.
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NewsTallinn Best Pitch winner ‘Tasty’ cooks up production plan
Lithuania’s Eglė Vertelytė set to shoot comedy cookery feature in 2022.
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NewsRobert Schwentke to direct corporate greed feature about Germany’s Wildcard scandal
Moritz Borman is producing with Karl Spoerri and Philip Schulz-Deyele.
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NewsSola Media boards the Roland Emmerich-produced ‘The Magic Flute’
The film is being produced by Roland Emmerich’s Centropolis Entertainment.
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NewsArri Media boards German comedy thriller set in a portaloo
‘Ach Du Scheisse!’ is the feature debut for Lukas Rinker.
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NewsGerman cinemas could start reopening from March 22
The country will take a regional approach based on local Covid-19 infection levels.
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NewsGermany's Rohfilm Productions reveals strong line-up of film and TV projects
Benny Drechsel’s slate includes India-born filmmaker Kanwal Sethi’s ’Between Us’.
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FeaturesMy Screen Life: German producer Fabian Gasmia on persuading his peers to take up yoga
Gasmia on his love for the Berlinale, Euphoria and long walks with his daughter.
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NewsUncharted Territory, Rise Pictures join forces for Cornelia Funke’s ‘Igraine the Brave’
Animated fantasy adventure will be sold by GFM Animation.