All articles by Martin Blaney – Page 68
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NewsBerlin market on Asia's radar, Probst feted by the Swiss
EXCLUSIVE: Berlin’s European Film Market (EFM) is now firmly on the Asian film industry’s radar, according to market director Beki Probst.
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NewsGermany’s Commerzbank doubles film finance to $400m
Commerzbank, the second biggest bank in Germany, is planning to double its commitment to the financing of film and TV production for the next four years.
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NewsKosslick reveals plans for Berlinale's future
Quality international television and VoD are on festival director Dieter Kosslick’s agenda for the Berlinale’s future.
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NewsVartiainen to head MEDIA unit; Commission launches pilot project
Finland’s Sari Vartiainen has succeeded Constantin Daskalakis as the new head of the MEDIA unit at Brussel’s Education, Audiovisual, and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), with responsibility for the operational management of the EU’s MEDIA Programme.
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Newsm-appeal picks up two Berlinale titles
Berlin-based m-appeal has taken on international distribtion for two films from Cuba and Greece selected for this year’s Berlinale.
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NewsGerman incentive supports record 115 projects in 2012
The German Federal Film Fund (DFFF) incentive scheme supported a record 115 projects, including 40 international co-productions and a new adaptation of Beauty and the Beast, totalling $78.2m (€58.4m) in 2012.
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Creative Europe given “key priority” by Irish Presidency of EC
The European Commission’s (EC) proposed Creative Europe programme has been given “key priority” in Ireland’s Presidency of the European Council for the first six months of 2013.
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NewsAustrian incentive scheme extended for another two years
Austria’s film production incentive scheme “Filmstandort Austria” (Film Location Austria - FISA) has been extended to the end of 2014 with an annual budget of $10m (€7.5m).
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NewsGerman Film Awards unveils longlist
Cloud Atlas, Lore, More Than Honey and Die Abenteuer Des Huck Finn are among 46 titles selected by members from the German Film Academy for the longlist of the 2013 German Film Awards (aka Lolas).
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NewsLives of Others producers reunite with Schweighöfer for third directorial outing
Wiedemann & Berg Film, producers of Oscar-winning The Lives Of Others, are to be reunited with actor-producer-director Matthias Schweighöfer for his third directorial outing Vaterfreuden later this year.
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Newsm-appeal takes on sales for three Rotterdam titles
Berlin-based world sales company m-appeal has taken on international distribution for Tiger Competition entry My Dog Killer and Bright Future titles Kayan and What They Don’t Talk About When They Talk About Love.
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NewsBerlinale unveils new German talent line-up
Former Shooting Star Max Riemelt headlines with Katharina Schüttler and Hanno Kofler in Stephan Lacant’s Free Fall, which will open in the Berlinale’s Perspektive Deutsches Kino sidebar showcasing the work of Germany’s next generation of filmmakers.
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NewsGerman box office set to hit €1bn
German cinemas are expected to have shattered the €1bn ($1.31bn) turnover barrier in 2012.
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NewsMalkovich to play Casanova in The Giacomo Variations
John Malkovich is set to be reunited with Austrian film and opera director Michael Sturminger for a big screen adaptation of The Giacomo Variations.
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NewsLionsgate secures US rights to Reasonable Doubt
Samuel L. Jackson thriller is Bavariapool’s first international co-production.
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NewsHaneke withdraws Amour from Austrian Film Awards
Michael Haneke’s multi-award-winning Amour will not figure in the nominations for this year’s Austrian Film Awards after the director decided not to submit the film for consideration by the members of the Austrian Film Academy (AFA).
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NewsTrieste reveals co-pro projects
EXCLUSIVE: New films by Zglinski, Mitic and Mikesch among 22 projects selected for the first co-production forum of 2013 in Trieste, which also presents its first Italian Screenings to international buyers
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NewsMEPs adopt Creative Europe report
Copyright reform in EC Commissioner Kroes’ digital “to-do” list for 2013/14.
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NewsMontenegro and Russia welcomed into EFP family, EFP receives backing for 2013 activities
Montenegro and Russia are the latest European countries to be welcomed into the European Film Promotion (EFP) family, bringing the network’s membership up to 35 promotional organisations operating from 36 countries across Europe.
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NewsNew Wim Wenders Foundation to acquire director's films held by third parties
Rights to all of Wim Wenders’ films still held by third parties – such as Hamburg producer Peter Schwarzkopff - are to be acquired by the newly founded Wim Wenders Foundation (WWF) in Düsseldorf by the end of this year.