All articles by Martin Blaney – Page 66
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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.
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NewsAV services excluded from EU-US talks
European Trade Ministers agreed on Friday evening (June 14) in Luxembourg to a negotiating mandate for the forthcoming EU-US free-trade talks which excludes audiovisual services.
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NewsCompromise possible for AV sector in EU-US talks
France may be stopped from using its veto to stop free-trade talks beginning soon with the US.
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NewsMoscow Co-Pro Forum unveils line-up
New projects by Peter Greenaway, Pavel Lungin and Valeria Gai Germanika are among 18 feature films selected to be pitched at the fifth edition of Moscow Business Square’s Co-Production Forum.
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NewsBarroso labelled "dangerous" for Euro culture
The European film industry and European Commission (EC) at loggerheads over the question of the “cultural exception”, as director Costa-Gavras and The Artist actress Bérénice Bejo weighed in to the debate.
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FeaturesTransilvania International Film Festival
Photos from the 12th Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF) , which ran from May 31 to June 9.
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NewsShip of Theseus triumphs at Transilvania
The debut feature of India’s Anand Gandhi adds to prizes won in Dubai and Tokyo.
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NewsCinema Communication deadline extended
Deadline for feedback on Cinema Communication extended as EU plans criticised by almost 70 European film funds.