All articles by Martin Blaney – Page 63
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News‘Chechnya’ wins top Locarno co-pro prize
Film-makers from Georgia were the big winners at the Open Doors awards ceremony at the Locarno Film Festival.
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NewsSwiss move into talks for Creative Europe membership
European Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou also talks about future funding for Locarno festival.
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NewsLocarno roundup: Wetlands stirs controversy
Social media platforms ban explicit trailer for Wetlands.
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NewsMatch Factory strikes deals for Locarno films
EXCLUSIVE: The Match Factory has signed a raft of deals for Sam Garbarski’s Vijay And I and David Wnendt’s Wetlands ahead of their world premieres in Locarno.
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NewsWalesa producer plans Polish Mafia film
EXCLUSIVE: Poland’s Akson Studio, producer of Andrzej Wajda’s Venice title Walesa. Man Of Hope, is preparing a film set in the world of the Polish mafia.
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NewsKosslick to “godfather” SOFA training
Berlinale director Dieter Kosslick is to serve as a “godfather” to the new training venture School of Film Agents (SOFA) and has revealed he wants attract more TV product to Berlin’s EFM.
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NewsCelestial Wives wins at Wroclaw
Rural Russian film takes top prize at Poland’s New Horizons International Film Festival.
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NewsManana to produce Floating director's third film
EXCLUSIVE: Piotr Kobus’ distribution-production company Manana is to produce Tomasz Wasilewski’s third feature which aims to go into produciton at the end of 2014.
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NewsWroclaw awards Best Pitch prize
New Horizons Studio’s Best Pitch prize has been awarded to Aleksandra Terpinska for documentary comedy project Czech Swan.
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FeaturesOdessa International Film Festival
Photos from the 4th Odessa International Film Festiva, which ran from July 15-23.
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NewsThe Geographer wins at Odessa
Russian director Alexander Velidinsky’s The Geographer Drank His Globe Away was the big winner at the 4th Odessa International Film Festival (OIFF).
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NewsNew territories eye Creative Europe
Ukraine, Georgia and Armenia could be among six potential new members of the European Union’s (EU) forthcoming Creative Europe programme, which is expected to begin operations from January 2014.
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NewsIn Bloom wins at VOICES
Co-directors Nana Ekvtimishvili and Simon Gross’ second feature In Bloom has continued its successful run of winning prizes by picking the Grand Prix at the 4th edition of the Vologda Independent Cinema From European Screens Festival (VOICES).
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NewsDraft Cinema Communication fails to dispel industry concerns
The European Commission’s latest draft Cinema Communication on state aid for films and other audiovisual works has failed to dispel major concerns expressed by various sections of the European film industry, particularly about proposed territorialisation guidelines.
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NewsSt Petersburg to join 'Cities of Love' series
Russia’s St Petersburg, the “Venice of the North”, is set to join Paris, New York and Berlin celebrated in the Cities of Love omnibus franchise.
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NewsTepegöz’s Zerre wins top Moscow prize
Turkish director Erdem Tepegöz’s social drama The Particle (Zerre) has won the Golden George for Best Film at the 35th Moscow International Film Festival (MIFF).
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NewsRussian co-pro development fund launched
The St Petersburg-based P.O.V. Development Fund has been launched with a budget of $130,000 (€100,000) to encourage international co-productions with Russian producers attached as lead or delegate producers.
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NewsRussia's Luxor nabs new Nevsky
Russian distributor Luxor has picked up the upcoming film from actor/producer Alexander Nevsky, Black Rose, shooting in Moscow until July 7.
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NewsMoscow prepares launch; Media Luna nabs two
As this year’s Moscow International Film Festival readies for launch, Germany’s Media Luna New Films has picked up international distribution rights to a title in competition at the 35th edition.
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NewsMixed reaction to AV exclusion
Trade ministers’ decision to exclude audiovisual services from EU-US free trade agreement has provoked a mixed reaction from European film-makers and politicians.