All articles by Martin Blaney – Page 28
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NewsGerman media criticises Berlinale chiefs for choice of Jeremy Irons as jury head
The UK actor has previously voiced provocative comments about sexual harrassment and gay marriage.
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Features42 European films to tempt festival directors in 2020
The hot productions from France, Benelux, Nordics, Italy, Germany, Spain, Greece, Central and Eastern Europe, and Russia.
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NewsBerlinale 2020 adds screening venues in the wake of closures
Festival to take over all nine screens at the CineStar CUBIX
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FeaturesGerman 2019 box office report: downward trend reversed but local films suffer
One bright spot was the surprise success of Nora Fingscheidt’s international festival favourite System Crasher.
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NewsNew EFA chairman speaks out on Roman Polanski, sexual harassment in the film industry
Mike Downey has taken over from Agnieszka Holland.
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News‘The Favourite’ dominates European Film Awards with eight wins
‘For Sama’ wins best documentary.
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FeaturesX Filme Creative Pool founders talk 25 years in the business, move into high-end TV
German production company founded by Tom Tykwer, Wolfgang Becker and Dani Levy celebrates its 25th anniversary.
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NewsProjects from Lisandro Alonso, Viktor Kossakovsky and Wim Wenders’ Road Movies backed by German-French fund
German-French Funding Committee is supported by the FFA and the CNC.
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NewsNew Berlinale screening venues confirmed for 2020
Race to replace loss of Sony Center and Imax venues.
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NewsFormer Berlinale chief Dieter Kosslick joins Prague’s Febiofest (exclusive)
He will oversee a section fusing film with food.
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NewsSlovakian political thriller ‘The File’ wins Screen Best Pitch award in Tallinn
It will be the third feature from director Jonas Karasek.
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NewsBerlinale’s EFM to relax admissions policy, while Carlo Chatrian will drop ‘out of competition’ titles
The 2020 edition is shaping up.
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News‘Cold War’ star Tomasz Kot cast in Robert Hloz’s ‘Restore Point’ (exclusive)
Star of Pawel Pawlikowski’s ‘Cold War’ joins sci-fi detective feature.
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NewsThe filmmakers of middle class immigration drama ‘The Oasis Of Now’ describe their innovative casting methods
The proejct won the Best Pitch Award at Tallinn Black Nights in 2018.
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NewsBerlinale’s World Cinema Fund backs 10 projects
A combined €314,000 in production and distribution funding has been awarded to 10 international projects.
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NewsEuropean Film Market secures new venues in face of Berlinale venue squeeze
The seven-screen Delphi LUX in the west of the city will be used for market screenings.
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NewsNew Berlinale team looking for solutions to fill venue gap ahead of 2020 edition
It is looking at “alternative scenarios” following the loss of the CineStar multiplex.
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NewsMatch Factory boards fresh take on Austrian Empress ‘Sisi’
Frauke Finsterwalder to begin shooting period drama in autumn 2020.
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FeaturesHow ‘System Crasher’ became an arthouse hit in Germany
The distributor carefully targeted a demographic of women over the age of 40, in particular parents, educators, teachers and care professionals.