All articles by Martin Blaney – Page 39
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FeaturesLocarno: industry spotlight
This year’s Industry Days (August 6-8) at Locarno Film Festival has a sharper focus on the market potential of films at script stage, finds Martin Blaney.
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NewsLocarno: Swiss cinema to become more competitive
Speaking at Locarno, Switzerland’s Interior Minister has talked up the country’s recent efforts to compete more on the international stage.
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FeaturesLocarno: Open Doors Hub spotlights south Asian projects
This year Locarno’s annual co-production lab introduces a fresh format — a three-year focus on eight south Asian countries. Martin Blaney reports on the new Open Doors Hub.
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NewsLocarno, Wroclaw set for 2017 date clash
EXCLUSIVE: Wroclaw moves 2017 dates to accommodate World Games; Polish festival reveals 2016 New Horizons winners.
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NewsAgnieszka Holland, Bodo Kox present projects at Polish Days
Projects from directors Bodo Kox and Adrian Panek are also being introduced.
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NewsMoscow gets October film market
EXCLUSIVE: Market is due to screen more than 100 new Russian and foreign films to industry and public.
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NewsOdessa's Grand Prix goes to UK's 'Burn Burn Burn'
Directors Chanya Button, Adrian Sitaru, Xavier Seron scoop prizes; festival reveals works in progress winners.
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NewsUkraine's Cinema Law to provide cash injection, rebate scheme
EXCLUSIVE: Ukraine film industry set to receive fivefold cash injection and first rebate scheme.
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NewsBerlinale to get additional €1m cash injection
Festival to receive additional funding from Germany’s State Minister for Culture and Media in 2017.
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NewsMunich Filmfest wrap: Florian Eichinger named best director
Eichinger’s Hands Of A Mother won three prizes at the German Cinema New Talent Awards.
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NewsCreative Europe launches $135m guarantee facility
Initiative will support 10,000 creative sector SMEs.
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NewsGerman-Chinese alliance on $20m fantasy-adventure 'Fox Mission'
Christian Alvart’s Berlin-based Syrreal Entertainment enters agreement with Jiabo Culture.
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NewsTerrence Malick lines up WWII feature 'Radegund'
New Roy Andersson feature About Endlessness also gets backing from Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg.
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NewsBeta reunites with Oscar-winner von Donnersmarck
Shoot is underway in Berlin on The Lives Of Others director’s third film.
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News‘Dogs’, ‘Tikkun’, ‘Sparrows’ triumph in Transilvania
Gallery: Pictures from the closing night and awards ceremony of the 15th Transilvania film festival; festival hands out industry development prizes.
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NewsRomania mulls joining film tax incentive club
The Romanian government is considering tax incentives to attract more foreign producers to shoot in the country.
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NewsCannes hit 'Toni Erdmann' to open Munich festival
The event will host 19 world premieres in its New German Cinema strand.
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News'The People Vs. Fritz Bauer' wins six German Film Awards
Nazi hunter thriller wins best film at the annual ‘Lolas’.
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NewsTransilvania fest to honour Sophia Loren
The festival will also honour Mad Max: Fury Road producer Iain Smith.
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NewsEuropean Commission proposes Netflix, Amazon content quota
The updated Audiovisual Directive will enforce VoD platforms such as Netflix to ensure at least a 20% share of European content in their catalogues.