All articles by Martin Blaney – Page 63
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NewsBenelux focus at When East Meets West
Benelux is the regional focus for Trieste’s fourth edition of its When East Meets West (WEMW) co-production forum (January 20-22, 2014) being held during the Trieste Film Festival.
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NewsPhysician producers open to sequels
Beta sells other territories on the film based on Noah Gordon’s trilogy of books.
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NewsGerman-French fund backs Pitts, Sokurov
New films by Rafi Pitts [pictured], Alexander Sokurov, Benoit Jacquot and Volker Schlöndorff are among 12 projects backed by the German-French “Mini-Traité” Co-production Fund in 2013 with a total of over €3m.
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NewsNew Europe Coalition planned
A coalition of film professionals from the EU’s new Member States is likely to be one of the results of the Audiovisual Summit in Warsaw this week.
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NewsHolland: Europe's “mental Iron Curtain”
A “mental Iron Curtain” has formed between Western and Eastern Europe, according to Polish film director Agnieszka Holland.
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FeaturesSet report: Trash
Stephen Daldry’s Trash built an enormous dump filled with fake rubbish. Martin Blaney visited the set on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro.
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NewsEC's Vassiliou sets out 2014 agenda
Androulla Vassiliou, the European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism, and Youth, has outlined key elements of her agenda for the European audiovisual industry in 2014.
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NewsThe Great Beauty wins top EFA
Other winners included Love Is All You Need, The Act of Killing, The Congress and The Broken Circle Breakdown.
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NewsEU targets production, audience growth
The European Union will invest €3.4m in co-production funds and audience development for the first time as part of its Creative Europe programme for the cultural and creative sectors from January 1.
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NewsEx-Central Partnership boss launches Dreamteam
The Russian distribution sector is gaining a new player with the launch of Dreamteam.
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NewsGreat Beauty wins EurAsia Grand Prix
Sorrentino’s Cannes hit wins at Tallinn’s Black Nights Film Festival.
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NewsBaltic Event hands out five awards
Producers from Lithuania, Romania, Denmark and Finland were the recipients of five awards presented at the Baltic Event’s Co-Production Market (Nov 26-29).
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NewsEuro producers get €4m Creative Europe boost
The European Union’s support for the development of independent producers’ projects will receive an extra €4m annually from 2014 as part of Creative Europe’s MEDIA sub-programme.
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NewsConcussion lands Russian deal; Perez goes to US
Lesbian drama release a bold move given anti-gay legislation in Russia.
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NewsNetflix “open” to Euro investment
Netflix is “open” to investing in original European series and feature films, according to Christopher Libertelli, vp of global public policy at the US VoD provider.
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NewsCreative Europe approved by European Parliament
The European Union’s Creative Europe framework programme has been given a resounding vote of confidence by the European Parliament.
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NewsGerman distribs close AFM deals
EXCLUSIVE: New films by David Cronenberg, Quentin Dupieux and Lone Scherfig are among the titles acquired by German distributors at this year’s AFM.
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NewsEurope's Cinema Communication unveiled
The European Commission (EC) has finally adopted a new Communication on state aid for films and other audiovisual works.
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NewsTallinn market projects revealed
New projects from Pakalnina, Louhimies and Kilmi at Tallinn market.
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NewsGeographer wins Cottbus top prize
Films from Russia, Kosovo and Serbia were the main winners at this year’s FilmFestival Cottbus and its parallel East-West co-production market Connecting Cottbus.