All articles by Martin Blaney – Page 4
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NewsSwiss cantons Geneva and Neuchatel to launch rebate schemes for filmmakers
The regional rebate schemes aim to attract national and international productions, and can be combined with national Swiss rebate.
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NewsGeneviève Dulude-De Celles’ ‘Nina Roza’ and Goran Rebić’s ‘In The Hidden’ lead Locarno Pro winners
Industry platform handed out prizes for platforms including First Look, Alliance 4 Development, Antaviana Spanish Previews Award and the Locarno Heritage Restoration Contest.
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NewsGerman film funds MOIN and FFA join the Five Nordics to launch initiative for cross-border collaboration
The venture will launch during the Industry Days at this year’s Filmfest Hamburg.
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NewsFatih Akin, Sergei Loznitsa films backed by German film funds
€12m in production support was allocated by three German film funds.
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NewsGermany plans major funding increase for production incentive programmes
Funding pot for country’s two main 30% incentive schemes would rise to €250m a year.
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NewsGermany’s Rapid Eye Movies launches world sales division
EXCLUSIVE: Cologne-based distributor-producer expands operations with new sales arm.
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NewsGerman box office flatlines in first half of 2025 but Steve Coogan starrer ‘The Penguin Lessons’ impresses
Walt Disney led the field of distributors with a market share of 26%.
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News‘Kika’, ‘Okamoto’ among Munich 2025 competition winners
Prizes also went to David Bim’s ’To The West, In Zapata’ and Cole Webley’s ’Omaha’.
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News‘Karla’, ‘Sechswochenamt’ dominate prizes at Munich’s German Cinema New Talent awards
Munich’s German Cinema New Talent awards showcases rising local talents.
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News‘A Poet’ producers win Munich’s €100,000 CineCoPro prize
The cash prize is presented by Germany’s FFF Bayern.
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NewsGerman production execs voice despair at slow progress of tax incentive reform
Several production service companies have gone bust as international production has moved outside of the country
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NewsElena Oxman’s ‘Outerlands’ wins first Queer Media Society award in Munich
‘Outerlands’ premiered at SXSW in March.
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FeaturesWhy informal discussions form the bedrock of Munich film festival’s lively industry progamme
The pre-summer hoilday gathering brings together leading German and international execs
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FeaturesMunich film festival’s Julia Weigl and Christoph Gröner talk about the rising German filmmakers to watch
Artistic director Weigl and managing director Gröner are at the helm for a third year.
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NewsPaul Greengrass’ ‘The Rage’, starring Andrew Garfield and Thomasin McKenzie, to shoot in Germany
The peasant revolt drama has received €2m from regional Bavaria fund FFF Bayern.
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NewsTransilvania’s Tudor Giurgiu shines light on event's role as a "festival of discovery"
President reflects on Romanian festival in Cluj which wrapped on Sunday.
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NewsHorror project ‘Kazimir’ heads Transilvania’s industry prizes
International execs from companies including Protagonist and Gaumot herald “fantastic” event in Cluj
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News‘To A Land Unknown’ wins the top prize in Transilvania
Spanish director Eva Libertad García López’s ’Deaf’ won the audience award of the official competition.
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NewsMunich Film Festival unveils 2025 competition line-ups
Cannes titles by Richard Linklater, Oliver Laxe and Joachim Trier among selection.
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Features‘Nadia’ doc about Olympic gymnast Nadia Comaneci among beneficiaries of Romania’s revamped cash rebate
The financial incentive has been revamped and offers a 30% cash rebate on eligible spend.