All articles by Martin Blaney – Page 57
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NewsFormer EFP president dies aged 56
Éva Vezér, the former European Film Promotion (EFP) president, died at the weekend following a serious illness.
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NewsGreenaway planning second Eisenstein film
Gosfilmofond to collaborate with Greenaway [pictured] on Eisenstein Among Friends; director is currently shooting Eisenstein in Guanajuato.
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NewsKeeper wins big at Swiss Film Awards
I Am The Keeper, Dreamland and Father’s Garden win at Swiss Film Awards; First Saas-Fee Filmfest honours Soldate Jeannette and Love Steaks.
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NewsUK's Amadeus join Russia's Filmart stand
UK sales agent Amadeus Entertainment has joined the Russian Cinema umbrella stand at Hong Kong’s Filmart, which begins today (March 24).
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FeaturesFilmart 2014: Russia steps it up
The territory is responding to China’s growing interest in Russian films by establishing a pavilion to raise its profile at Filmart.
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NewsKarl Baumgartner, obituary
International co-production and co-production markets around the globe will not be the same now following the news that the internationally respected German producer-distributor Karl Baumgartner has died at the age of 65.
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NewsSevastopol festival chief thanks Putin
Elena Naumova praises Russian president Putin’s agreement to annex Crimea and Sevastopol.
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NewsPrague to honour Kosslick, Wajda
Berlinale festival director Dieter Kosslick and veteran Polish film-maker Andrzej Wajda are to receive the Kristian Award for their Contributions to World Cinema at this week’s Prague International Film Festival – Febiofest.
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NewsBlind Dates takes top Sofia prize
Georgia was the big winner at the 18th edition of the Sofia International Film Festival (SIFF) which closed at the weekend with the Grand Prix for Best Film and Best Director award going to Levan Koguashvili’s second feature Blind Dates.
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NewsFestival chiefs back Ukrainian colleagues
EXCLUSIVE: Call for directors, producers and sales agents to give their films for free to festivals in troubled Ukraine.
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NewsKiri Trier moves from Fox to ARRI
Trier to develop in-house projects and co-productions at the Munich-based company.
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NewsBekmambetov to direct Yolki 1914
Timur Bekmambetov’s first outing as a director since his Hollywood film Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter sees him going back in time again to the beginning of the First World War at the end of 1914.
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NewsJarmusch, Wajda to open Prague
Jim Jarmusch’s Only Lovers Left Alive and Andrzej Wajda’s Walesa: A Man Of Hope will open this year’s ¨Febiofest¨.
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NewsUkrainian film funder forced to resign
International colleagues have expressed concern at the news that Kateryna Kopylova, head of the Ukrainian State Film Agency since December 2010, was forced to resign her post at the end of last week.
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NewsPicture Tree plants US deals
Berlin’s Picture Tree International (PTI) has secured several deals with US distributors, following its debut as an exhibitor at the European Film Market (EFM).
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NewsOdessa festival reacts to Ukraine unrest
With the conflict between Ukraine and neighbouring Russia escalating over the weekend, the organisers of the Odessa International Film Festival (OIFF) have reaffirmed their determination to stage the fifth edition from July 11-19.
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NewsMira Fornay project among Sofia Meetings
New films by Mira Fornay, Radu Jude and Stephan Komandarev are among the projects to be pitched at this year’s Sofia Meetings (March 13-16).
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NewsEFM deals: Protagonist, Wide, Gaumont
Protagonist Pictures, Wide, Gaumont and TF1 International have concluded fresh deals in Germany with features from this year’s European Film Market.
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NewsYann Demange's '71 sells to Germany
EXCLUSIVE: German distributors have revealed further acquisitions concluded at last week’s European Film Market (EFM) in Berlin.
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