All articles by Martin Blaney – Page 64
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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.
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NewsBerlinale accreditation fee up 25%
The Berlinale has introduced a 25% price hike for festival accreditation for next year’s film festival (Feb 6-16).
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NewsPounding Heart wins at DOK Leipzig
DOK Leipzig’s Golden Dove for Best International Documentary went to the US, while Norway scored a hat-trick at the Nordic Film Days in Lübeck.
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NewsPolish genre festival unveils line-up
Poland’s first international genre film festival to host European premiere of Tsui Hark 3D Sea Dragon
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NewsArab spring film wins at Jihlava
Arab spring compilation wins Jihlava’s main award; Best Czech film for HBO-backed doc
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NewsPan-Euro pacts ahead of Creative Europe
Two new pan-European alliances are in the process of being created ahead of the launching of the European Union’s Creative Europe framework programme in January 2014.
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NewsGerman sales agents unveil AFM titles
German sales agents have revealed a raft of market premieres to be presented at the forthcoming American Film Market (AFM) (Nov 6-13).
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NewsTykwer to direct first TV series
EXCLUSIVE: German director Tom Tykwer is to direct his first TV series, Babylon Berlin, as an internationally financed, German-language production.
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NewsIda triumphs in Warsaw
Pawel Pawlikowski’s Ida scored a second top festival prize in one night, after success in London.
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NewsEmerging Producers named at Jihlava
Nearly 20 rising documentary filmmakers named at the Czech Republic festival.
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NewsStalingrad best opening for Russian film
Actor-director Fedor Bondarchuk’s $30m war spectacle Stalingrad has had the strongest opening ever for a locally produced film with $14.3m takings from 1,400 screens across Russia on its first weekend.
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NewsPasolini, Polanski to bookend Warsaw
Uberto Pasolini’s Still Life to open this year’s Warsaw Film Festival (WFF) tonight, which will close with Roman Polanski’s Venus In Fur on Oct 20.
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NewsMedia Luna sells four to Brazil
EXCLUSIVE: Cologne-based Media Luna New Films has closed deals for four titles to be theatrically released in Brazil.
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NewsFCC strikes sympathetic note for German film funding
Multiplex chain UCI will be hoping its ten-year odyssey to secure a ruling for its action against the constitutional nature of the German Film Law (FFG) will have a happy end at the Federal Constitutional Court.
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NewsRio spotlights co-production
Brazilian producers’ growing interest in co-production was under the spotlight at this year’s RioMarket, held alongside the Rio International Film Festival.
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NewsVassiliou, industry discuss cinema communication
European commissioner meets delegation including Amanda Nevill, Peter Dinges to discuss cultural diversity.
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NewsVon Gunten tackles climate change
Look Now! will release ThuleTuvalu [pictured] in Swiss cinemas in early 2014.
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NewsAscot acquires Tracks from HanWay
Swiss distributor Ascot Elite Entertainment has acquired all German rights from HanWay Film Sales for John Curran’s Tracks.