All articles by Martin Blaney – Page 65
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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.
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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