All articles by Martin Blaney – Page 26
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NewsShahrbanoo Sadat wins script award ahead of Berlinale Co-Production Market
Afghan filmmaker’s ‘Kabul Jan’ won the Baumi Script Development Award.
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NewsNew projects from Fatih Akin, Michael Bully Herbig receive backing from German regional funds
Akin’s new film is a gangster drama called ‘Rheingold’.
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NewsHow international shoots are filming in Germany during lockdown
Entry for UK and US cast and crew requires a special application to the Federal Police.
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NewsPluto boards Berlinale Generation title ‘Stop-Zemlia’
The coming-of-age film is the debut of Ukrainian director Kateryna Gornostai.
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NewsGermany’s North Rhine-Westphalia film fund allocates $11.5m in production funding
Projects to receive funding include Joachim Hedén’s Breaking Surface and Margarethe von Trotta’s Bachmann & Frisch.
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News‘A Winner Is Seen As The Start’ wins top prize at When East Meets West co-pro forum
Kazakh writer-director-producer Zhannat Alshanova studied at the London Film School.
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NewsVirtual When East Meets West selects Emma Dante, Antonio Lukic projects
Assaf Lapid and Marija Kavtaradze among other filmmakers with projects at the co-production forum.
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NewsGerman box office drops 70% year-on-year, local titles increase market share
Meanwhile cinemas will remain closed until January 31.
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NewsMoscow theatre massacre drama ‘Conference’ wins best film at FilmFestival Cottbus
The 30th anniversary edition of the German festival ran online.
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NewsGerman cinemas to stay closed until at least January 10
The Berlinale is due to run from February 11-21, 2021.
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NewsFurther doubts cast over Berlinale 2021 plans
Cultural venues in Berlin to remain closed until middle of January.
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NewsTallinn crowns 2020 industry winners
Lithuanian writer-director Eglė Vertelytė’s Tasty was named the winner of Screen International’s best pitch award.
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NewsGerman cinemas to stay closed in December
Marathon session between Angela Merkel, state leaders extends partial lockdown.
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NewsFrom ‘Tenet’ to ’Stranger Things’: how the Baltic region is opening up for international production
The heads of the national film institutes of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania came together in Tallinn.
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News“Too early” to make decision on going ahead, says Berlinale, as hybrid EFM cuts badge fees
Berlin 2021 is still being planned as a physical event.
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NewsARRI Media takes on world sales for Black Nights title ’Caged Birds’
Source: Contrast Film, Philippe Antonello Caged Birds Germany’s ARRI Media has acquired world sales rights to Swiss director Oliver Rihs’ Caged Birds which is making ts international premiere in competition at Tallinn’s Black Nights Film Festival next week. Based on real-life events, the production by Switzerland’s Contrast ...
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NewsDirector of Russian LGBTQ drama ‘Outlaw’ talks release backlash
Last-minute cancellations due to “irrational fear” have impacted Ksenia Ratushnaya’s feature debut.
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NewsUkrainian, Croatian projects win big at Cottbus co-production market
The presitgious German event was held entirely online.
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NewsBulgaria to introduce 25% cash rebate to attract international production
There wil be a cap of €1m per project.
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NewsDoclisboa presents industry awards to raft of promising feature projects
Industry programme Nebulae was online this year.