All articles by Martin Blaney – Page 44
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NewsFilms Boutique to sell Ofir Raul Graizer's 'The Cakemaker'
Drama will explore gay relationships as well as connections between Israel and Germany.
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FeaturesOldenburg grows as discovery channel
Festival director Torsten Neumann speaks to Martin Blaney about this year’s Oldenburg film festival, an event dubbed ‘the German Sundance’
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NewsArthouse exhibitors criticise EU bonus scheme
Arthouse exhibitors from Poland to Venezuela have added their voices to the chorus of disapproval about Europa Cinemas’ new bonus payment scheme to promote partnerships between cinemas and online distribution platforms.
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NewsInternational outrage at Oleg Sentsov verdict
The sentences handed down by a Russian military court to the Ukrainian director Oleg Sentsov and activist Alexander Kolchenko have provoked a wave of international protest.
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NewsUkrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov sentenced to 20 years
Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov has been sentenced to 20 years in a verdict passed today (Aug 25) by a military court in Russia’s Rostov-on-Don.
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NewsSokurov, Fedorchenko show solidarity with Sentsov
Russian filmmakers Alexander Sokurov and Alexey Fedorchenko are among the latest to speak out in public in support of their Ukrainian colleague Oleg Sentsov.
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NewsProducers Lab Toronto unveils 2015 line-up
The UK’s Hanan Kattan, Germany’s Peter Rommel and Canada’s Chantelle Kadyschuk are among those selected for this year’s Producers Lab Toronto (PLT).
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News'The Norm' adaptation to be pitched at Venice Market
An adaptation of Vladimir Sorokin’s bestselling novel The Norm is among eight film projects to be presented at a pitching forum in Venice by Roskino in cooperation with the Venice Film Market on Sept 6 .
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NewsEC's "ill-conceived idea" under fire from exhibitors
The European Commission has come under fire from exhibitor associations for the introduction of a new bonus payment scheme in the Europa Cinemas network’s deadlines to promote partnerships between exhibitors and online distribution platforms.
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NewsState prosecutor calls for 23 years for Sentsov
Oleg Sentsov and co-defendant Aleksandr Kolchenko are currently standing trial in Rostov, Russia.
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NewsEU to support S Med filmmakers with $2.2m
A total 120 projects from Morocco to Syria are set to be supported over the next three years by the new $2.2m (€2m) ICAM programme co-funded the European Union.
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NewsSerbia joins tax incentive club
Serbia has become the latest country to offer tax incentives to international film and television productions when they shoot in the territory.
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NewsS Korea's 'Right Now, Wrong Then' wins top prizes at Locarno
The Golden Leopard of Locarno Film Festival’s 68th edition went to Right Now, Wrong Then by South Korea’s Hong Sang-soo.
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News'Wonderland' producers in Hot Spot with Oscar winner
Producers plan feature debut of Student Academy Award winner Talkhon Hamzavi.
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NewsLocarno round-up: Swiss films headed to Mexico, Brazil
Swiss cinema is to be put in the spotlight in Mexico and Brazil over the next two years.
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NewsOldenburg fest to host EFA nomination jury
EXCLUSIVE: Germany’s Oldenburg International Film Festival is to play host to the nomination committee for the European Film Awards’ European Discovery - Prix Fipresci for the first time this year.
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NewsLocarno: Algeria wins trio at Open Doors
Algerian filmmakers were the big winners when the awards were handed out today (Tues) at Locarno’s Open Doors co-production lab, this year dedicated to the Maghreb region.
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NewsLocarno: 'Sand Storm' wins First Look on Israel
Film about female empowement in a conservative Bedouin community wins showcase.
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NewsLocarno round-up: Film Republic takes Carte Blanche title
In other news: Doc Alliance winner revealed; Viennale boss signs to 2018; update to reports of Tunisian filmmakers pulling titles.
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NewsTunisian filmmakers exit Locarno in Israel protest
Tunisian filmmakers have withdrawn projects destined for Locarno’s Open Doors co-production lab in protest at the festival’s refusal to drop the Israeli focus in the Industry Days’ revamped First Look showcase.