All articles by Martin Blaney – Page 60
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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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NewsCamino to move into production
EXCLUSIVE: Camino Filmverleih, distributor of Berlinale Competition titles Stations of the Cross and Jack, is to make a foray into production this year.
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NewsRussians close EFM deals
UK distributor Signature Entertainment’s acquisition of 3D animation feature The Snow Queen and its sequel was one of several deals signed at the Russian Cinema stand at this year’s European Film Market (EFM).
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NewsAsian triumph at the Berlinale
Asia was the big winner at the 64th Berlin Film Festival, taking home four Bears, including the Golden Bear for Best Film and Silver Bear for Best Actor (Liao Fan) for Diao Yinan’s Black Coal, Thin Ice (Bai Ri Yan Huo).
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NewsLife of Riley wins Berlin's Fipresci prize
Veteran French director Alain Resnais’ latest feature Life Of Riley (Aimer, Boire et Chanter) has received the Fipresci International Critics Prize as the Best Film in the 64th Berlinale’s Competition.
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NewsEFM boss defends 2014 market
EXCLUSIVE: Beki Probst, head of Berlin’s European Film Market (EFM), has hit back at claims that the 2014 edition was “sluggish” or “lukewarm” while the Berlinale Co-Production Market has handed out its awards.
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NewsGerman box office topped €1bn in 2013
German cinemas generated more than €1bn ($1.37m) at the box office in 2013 for the second year running.
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NewsTiger winner sold to Germany
EXCLUSIVE: Outplay Films has sold Rotterdam winner Something Must Break to Germany and closed a brace of other film sales elsewhere in Europe.