All articles by Martin Blaney – Page 80
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NewsEU committee calls for better recoupment and windows flexibility for online distribution
Flexibility of release windows, fair remuneration for rights holders for online distribution and net neutrality called for in European Parliament committee report.
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NewsLocarno's Casa Del Cinema project secures funding
The Locarno Film Festival’s long gestating Casa Del Cinema project has taken a major step forward following a CHF 10m donation by the recently established private foundation Fondazione Stella-Chiara.
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NewsAndreas Rothbauer leaving Beta Cinema
Andreas Rothbauer, Head of Theatrical Sales & International Acquisitions at Beta Cinema, is to leave after 12 years in the post.
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NewsMeise's Still Life wins at Diagonale; Fribourg opens with Salt
Michael wins several awards in Graz; Thierry Jobin takes the helm at Switzerland’s Fribourg.
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NewsBarbara leads nominations for Germany's Lola Awards
Christian Petzold’s Berlinale competition film Barbara has received eight nominations for this year’s German Film Awards, known popularly as the Lolas, which will be presented in a gala ceremony at Berlin’s Friedrichstadtpalast on April 27.
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NewsEuropean Commission's plans for Creative Europe under scrutiny
The European Commission’s (EC) proposal for a new Creative Europe programme to replace the current Culture, MEDIA and MEDIA Mundus programmes from 2014 has come under criticism from German politicians and representatives of the German arts and media world.
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NewsSofia's Grand Prix goes to Brazil's Julia Murat, local filmmaker Bojanov receives four awards
Stories Only Exist When Remembered wins the Grand Prix for Best Film; Special Award goes to Magic Valley; Konstantin Bojanov wins Best Director and three more.
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NewsSwiss Oscar entry Summer Games receives three Swiss Film Prizes
Switzerland’s Oscar entry Summer Games was the big winner at this year’s Swiss Film Prize “Quartz 2012” ceremony held in Lucerne at the weekend, picking up the awards for Best Fiction Film, Best Screenplay and Best Cinematography.
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NewsBoard backs Olla to remain in Eurimages post; projects by Gondry and Pawlikowski backed at latest session
Nearly €5m awarded to 16 productions.
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NewsEC launches public consultation on rules for state film support schemes
The European Commission publishes 12-page draft Cinema Communication which “intends to create a level playing field between member states and to encourage cross-border productions.”
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NewsKlitschko documentary sold to Universal Pictures
Universal Pictures has picked up global rights to Sebastian Dehnhardt’s documentary Klitschko about the boxing brothers Vitaly and Vladimir.
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NewsEU's MEDIA Mundus backs 35 projects with €5m
The new Berlinale Filmmakers-in-Residence Programme, Europa Cinemas International, and EFP’s third edition of Producers Lab Toronto are among 35 projects supported with a total of € 5m by the European Union’s MEDIA Mundus programme for 2012.
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NewsSecond features by Gardev, Jalali and Achim, debuts by Segal and Chiarini to be pitched at Sofia Meetings
Second features by Javor Gardev, Babak Jalili and Gabriel Achim [pictured] and debuts by Ron Segal and Duccio Chiarini are among 14 projects being pitched at the ninth edition of the Sofia Meetings which kick off in the Bulgarian capital on Thursday (March 15).
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NewsStudio Hamburg and C-Films reteam for Simple as Night Train To Lisbon starts shooting
Markus Goller [pictured] to direct Simple, a coming-of-age story about two brothers.
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NewsUK's DCMS seeking views on EC's plans for Creative Europe
German Producers Alliance calls for changes to a future guarantee fund and retention of MEDIA Desks/Antenna.
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NewsGlobal Screen reports strong debut at Berlinale's EFM
Global Screen, the joint venture of Telepool and Bavaria Media, did brisk business with its wide-ranging lineup at its first market in the new incarnation during the Berlinale’s European Film Market (EFM).
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NewsJihlava launches new platform for documentary producers, East Doc Platform launched in Prague
A new networking and training platform for European documentary producers is to be launched by the Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival during its 16th edition between October 25-28, 2012.
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NewsAscot Elite secures seven titles at EFM, Splendid Film picks up nine
New films by Brian de Palma and Joseph Gordon-Levitt are among seven new acquisitions made by Zurich-based Ascot Elite Entertainment Group at lastmonth’s European Film Market (EFM), while Cologne’s Splendid Film has picked up nine titles for exploitation in German-speaking Europe and the Benelux.
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FeaturesGermany floats towards €1bn
The German box office increased year-on-year in 2011 but didn’t crack the elusive billion-euro mark. Martin Blaney reports on the year’s highlights
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