All articles by Martin Blaney – Page 78
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NewsEurope's Ministers of Culture agree to a 'balanced compromise text' for the Creative Europe programme
The European Union’s Council of Culture Ministers agreed at a session in Brussels on Wednesday morning to a so-called partial general approach to the European Commission’s proposed Creative Europe programme after the Danish EU Presidency made a number of adjustments the proposal’s text.
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NewsEuropean Commission rules that Spain must recover €265m public funding granted to Ciudad de la Luz studio
The European Commission (EC) has ruled that Spain must recover the €265m public funding granted by the Valencia Regional Government in 2000 to the Ciudad de la Luz (City of Light) studio complex in Alicante.
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NewsFirst European shoot for Korean action director Ryoo
South Korean action specialist Ryoo Seung-wan is shooting in Europe for the first time with his $9m spy thriller In Berlin which is filming in the German capital for nine days before moving to Latvia’s Riga for another 15 day of shooting.
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NewsMedia Luna adds two new Cannes titles
Cologne-based sales agent Media Luna New Films has unveiled two new titles to its lineup at this year’s Marché du Film in Cannes.
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NewsEurope's regions have their say on Creative Europe
As EU culture ministers prepare to travel to Brussels this week for a two-day session of the Education, Youth Culture and Sport Council, Europe’s regions also have their say on the proposed Creative Europe framework programme fron 2014.
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NewsAktis Film picks up Snowchild for Cannes market premiere
Leipzig-based world sales outfit Aktis Film International will be presenting its latest acquisition, Uta Arning’s Snowchild, as a market premiere at Cannes’ Marché du Film.
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NewsFilm Finances sets up shop in Germany
The completion guarantees specialist has set up shop in Germany with Cologne-based subsidiary Film Finances Germany (FFG).
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NewsBeta Cinema to unveil two market premieres in Cannes
New films by Ralf Huettner and Irina Probost will be presented as market premieres by Beta Cinema at the forthcoming Marché du Film in Cannes.
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NewsGlobal Screen to handle Denis Dercourt's third feature
Global Screen, the world sales joint venture of Bavaria Film and Telepool, are to handle French director Denis Dercourt’s seventh feature film Zum Geburtstag and Arne Birkenstock’s documentary about the art forger Wolfgang Beltracchi.
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NewsFilms Boutique selling two Critics' Week world premieres
Berlin-based Films Boutique will handle international sales for David Lambert’s Beyond The Walls (Hors Les Murs) and Bulgarian Ilian Metev’s documentary Sofia’s Last Ambulance [pictured] which will both have their world premieres in this year’s Critics’ Week in Cannes.
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NewsThe Match Factory to handle sales on Schwochow's third feature
Campfire will begin shooting this autumn, adapted from Julia Franck’s 2003 novel.
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NewsIn The Fog locks distribution for Germany, Russia, Poland, France
EXCLUSIVE: The Match Factory handles sales for Sergei Loznitsa’s Cannes competitor, set in the German-occupied western frontiers of the USSR in 1942.
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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