All articles by Martin Blaney – Page 76
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NewsMatthew’s Laws wins Nyon Grand Prix; Sasnals triumph in Linz
Matthew’s Laws, Dutch filmmaker Marc Schmidt’s journey into the world of autism, was awarded the Grand Prix at Nyon’s Visions du Réel International Documentary Film Festival in Switzerland (Apr 20-27), which reported admissions up year-on-year by 4,000 to 25,000.
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NewsStopped On Track claims four Lolas including best film
Andreas Dresen’s moving cancer drama earned the Golden Lola at the German Film Awards on Saturday night (Apr 28) and won for best director, male lead for Milan Peschel and supporting actor for Otto Mellies.
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Creative Europe comes in for criticism at public hearing in Brussels
Experts express concern at European Commission’s proposed programme
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NewsMommy Is Coming to North America and France
EXCLUSIVE: Berlin-based sales outfit Raspberry&Cream has sold Cheryl Dunye’s kinky comedy Mommy Is Coming to TLA Releasing for the US, Canada and France.
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NewsLiving takes top prize at goEast; Crossing Europe opens
Russian newcomer wins Golden Lily and FIPRESCI prize at Wiesbaden’s goEast, Crossing Europe gets underway with Crulic – The Path To Beyond and others and Plzen launches Industry Days
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NewsM-Appeal picks up Israeli debut for Cannes market premiere
EXCLUSIVE: Berlin-based sales company picks up first-time Israeli film-maker Michael Mayer’s Out In The Dark
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NewsFilm-makers call for distribution and exhibition to remain central to the MEDIA Programme
Ken Loach, the Dardenne brothers and Jerzy Skolimowski among signatories supporting 37% budget increase
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NewsEFP selects Producers on the Move for Cannes
25 emerging producers chosen for the networking initiative, including the first producer selected from Georgia
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NewsCalls for minimum budget for each of Creative Europe's strands
Calls have been growing for the European Commission to be more specific on the level of the budgets allocated to the three stands in its proposed Creative Europe framework programme.
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NewsScud makes Voyage to Europe
Hong Kong filmmaker Scud has made his first foray into shooting in Europe with his fifth feature Voyage which was filming in Germany’s Hanover this week before moving on to the Dutch capital of Amsterdam.
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NewsThorsten Ritter joins Beta Cinema
Thorsten Ritter, formerly head of Bavaria Film International, has joined the Munich-based sales company Beta Cinema as executive vice president with responsibility for worldwide acquisitions, sales and marketing.
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NewsStudioCanal Germany boards Christian Alvart's Banklady
StudioCanal Germany has boarded Banklady, Christian Alvart’s first German language film since Antibodies in 2005, and Oscar winner Caroline Link’s latest project Exit Marrakech (working title) as a co-producer and distributor.
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NewsAntonia Campbell-Hughes to star in Constantin biopic
Rising Irish star Antonia Campbell-Hughes has been cast as Natascha Kampusch in Constantin Film’s English-language biopic 3096 (working title) to be directed by German-American Sherry Hormann at the Bavaria Film studios outside Munich from next month.
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NewsUwe Boll back in the director's chair for Bailout
Maverick German director Uwe Boll has been reunited with the Vancouver-based independent production house Brightlight Pictures Inc. for his new feature project The Bailout which has begun shooting in the Canadian city before travelling to New York.
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NewsMarc-Daniel Dichant to oversee expansion at Falcom Media
Marc-Daniel Dichant has joined producer-distributor Falcom Media to oversee an expansion of its production output.
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NewsKim Basinger to star in new feature by Morgenthaler; One Two wraps Israeli debut Youth
Kim Basinger is set to take the lead role in Danish writer-director Anders Morgenthaler next feature film Petit which will be shooting mainly in Hamburg this summer.
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NewsConstantin and SamFilm continue successful collaboration; von Garnier to direct first German film since 1996
Leading German distributor Constantin Film is continuing its collaboration with SamFilm after the box-office success of the Munich-based production house’s adaptation of the Enid Blyton classic Famous Five book series (Fünf Freunde).
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Global Screen to handle sales of Oops! Noah Is Gone
Global Screen is to handle international sales for Ulysses Filmproduktion’s 3D CGI animation film Oops! Noah Is Gone… which is expected to go into production at the end of year as a co-production with Belgium, Luxembourg and Ireland.
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NewsSchweighofer kicks off Warner slate with Goller's Frau Ella
EXCLUSIVE: Actor-producer-director Matthias Schweighöfer is to be reunited with director Markus Goller for Frau Ella, the first project of Schweighöfer’s four-picture deal with Warner Bros Entertainment.
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NewsIron Sky co-producer turns to First World War for DH Lawrence adaptation
Oliver Damian’s Berlin-based 27 Films Productions, the German co-producer on Iron Sky, is turning to the First World War for an adaptation of DH Lawrence’s 1923 novella The Fox to be directed by Matthias Luthardt [pictured].