All articles by Martin Blaney – Page 3
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NewsAustrian filmmakers step up calls for a levy on streamers to invest in local content
“A levy could generate up to €40 million per year for the film industry,” read an open letter to the government.
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NewsFilms from Chile, Canada and Uganda unveiled in diverse DOK Leipzig 2025 lineup
The 2025 festival will be the final edition under director Christoph Terhechte.
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NewsFirst edition of Warsaw Co-Production Forum unveils projects
It will take place as part of the Warsaw International Film Festival this month.
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NewsEquity financiers need data, say speakers at Filmfest Hamburg’s Explorer Konferenz
“Sales estimates are crucial,” said Marie Garrett, svp of sales and acquisitions at XYZ Films.
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NewsFilmfest Hamburg 2025 hits record-breaking numbers boosted by extended industry programme
Lloyd Lee Choi’s Lucky Lu won the €5,000 young talent award.
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NewsEuropean Works In Progress presents total prizes worth €140,000
EWIP has moved to take place during Filmfest Hamburg for the first time this year.
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NewsGermany’s Reynard Films wins €25,000 Hamburg co-pro award for ‘It’s A Sad And Beautiful World’
Directed by Cyril Aris, the romantic drama is a Lebanon-Germany coproduction.
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NewsHelge Albers on ramping up MOIN’s support for Filmfest Hamburg and indie cinema
Regional German film fund received a €5m funding increase, taking annual budget to €22m
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FeaturesFabian Massah on why Filmfest Hamburg Industry Days is becoming a key B2B event in Germany
Industry Days runs from September 29 to October 2.
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FeaturesHow Filmfest Hamburg is showcasing emerging filmmakers from Germany and around the world
Festival director Malika Rabahallah and director of programming Kathrin Kohlstedde are also expanding the industry offering.
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NewsEast–West co-production market Connecting Cottbus unveils 2025 line-up
Line-up includes projects by Kazakhstan’s Assel Aushakimova, Belarus-born Darya Zhuk and Ukraine’s Tonia Noyabrova.
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NewsDOK Leipzig sets Roman Bondarchuk, Gal Rosenbluth projects among 2025 co-pro market selection
Documentary projects by Ukraine’s Roman Bondarchuk, Israel’s Gal Rosenbluth and Germany’s Julia Fuhr Mann among 35-strong line-up at German event.
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NewsFilmfest Hamburg unveils 2025 line-up
Lovely Day and Rental Family to bookend festival director Malika Rabahallah’s second Filmfest Hamburg
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NewsEuropean Work In Progress unveils projects for first Filmfest Hamburg edition
EXCLUSIVE: 27 filmmaking teams will pitch to an international industry execs and a jury for cash prizes.
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NewsFilmfest Hamburg unveils speakers for Explorer Conference 2025
XYZ Films’ Marie Garrett, French-Senegalese producer Yanis Gaye and UK producer Peter Carlton.
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NewsAustrian production incentive FISAplus relaunched with yearly cap
The well-liked incentive has previously backed projects including ‘Cliffhanger 2’ and ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’.
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NewsDaniela Elstner, İlker Çatak join first selection committee of Germany’s €41m Medienboard fund
Unifrance’s executive director Daniela Elstner and Oscar-nominated director İlker Çatak join fund’s first ever selection committee
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NewsSwitzerland’s Visions Sud Est fund sets out plans for final year before closing in September 2026
The fund will still be involved as a sponsor of the two awards it presents during Visions du Réel’s (VdR) industry platform and Locarno’s Open Doors programme in 2026.
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NewsSwitzerland’s ‘Lex Netflix’ investment obligation raises $37m to fund films and TV series
Netflix’s first Swiss TV series Winter Palace and Venice film Alpha were among the first productions to benefit from new investment obligation.
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NewsNigerian director Dika Ofoma’s ‘Till The Morning Comes’ leads winners at Locarno’s Open Doors
Winners also included Zimbabwe’s Naishe Nyamubaya, Burkinabe director Azata Soro and Congolese filmmaker Erickey Bahati.