All articles by Martin Blaney – Page 81
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NewsCloud Atlas awarded the maximum amount by German incentive programme
The €100m Cloud Atlas has become the first project in the history of the German Federal Film Fund (DFFF) incentive programme to be awarded the maximum possible sum of Euros 10m.
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Gabriela Bacher joins Kreuzpaintner’s Summerstorm as CEO and co-shareholder
Bacher joins Berlin-based production outfit after recent success with local hit What A Man
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NewsBerlin Today Award to be presented for last time in 2012, new screening venue added for Berlinale
The Berlinale Talent Campus (BTC) will making its last presentation of the Berlin Today Award (BTA) during the Campus‘ 10th anniversary edition next February.
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NewsTyrannosaur marks Bavaria Film’s return to theatrical distribution
UK actor Paddy Considine’s Tyrannosaur is set to mark Bavaria Film’s return to the world of theatrical distribution when the film opens in German cinemas on October 13.
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NewsViennale paying tribute to Jeremy Thomas, Harry Belafonte and Chantal Akerman
This year’s Viennale (Oct 20 – Nov 2) will be staging special programmes to celebrate the work of UK producer Jeremy Thomas [pictured], US actor and political activitist Harry Belafonte and the Belgian director Chantal Akerman.
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NewsNew genre pitching forum coming to Croatia's Zadar festival
Industry figures will discuss a new pitching forum dedicated to films in the thriller and horror genres at the upcoming Film Forum Zadar festival in Croatia.
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NewsFilms Boutique takes on new films from Enthoven, Tsitos and Jude
Berlin-based sales agent Films Boutique has secured international distribution rights for new films from Geoffrey Enthoven, Filipos Tsitos and Radu Jude.
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NewsThe Match Factory picks up Orizzonti opener Cut, and new Petzold film
The Match Factory has picked up international distribution rights for Iranian filmmaker Amir Naderi’s new feature Cut which will have its world premiere as the opening film of Venice’s Horizons (Orizzonti) section on Sept 1.
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NewsLocarno's Golden Leopard awarded to Argentina's Back To Stay
The international jury headed by Portuguese producer Paolo Branco presented the festival’s top honour to Argentinian-born Milagros Mumenthaler for her debut feature Back To Stay (Abrir Puertas Y Ventanas).
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FeaturesLocarno's Pere claims 'perfect balance' for 2011 festival
The 64th Locarno Film Festival achieved “a perfect balance” this year, according to Olivier Père in his second outing as the festival’s artistic director. Also, the ambitious Casa Del Cinema project could be in place by 2015.
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NewsLocarno's Open Doors top award shared by two Indian projects
The Trapper’s Snare and Burqa Boxers win the Open Doors Co-Production Lab awards.
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NewsBrandenburg launches €5m gap financing programme
The State of Brandenburg and the regional investment bank ILB have launched a € 5m gap financing programme for films produced in the Berlin-Brandenburg region.
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NewsSecond edition of Producers Lab Toronto selects 24 producers from Europe and Canada
Producers Lab Toronto has selected 24 producers from Europe and Canada for the second edition of the lab (Sept 7-10).The initiative is again being organised by Hamburg-based European Film Promotion (EFP) with the Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC) and Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) to foster more co-productions between Europe ...
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NewsFest hits should be rewarded, Swiss minister says
Meanwhile, Locarno kicks off with rain, Abel Ferrara honours and Cowboys & Aliens.
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NewsAviva Silver speaks about future MEDIA Programme from 2014
Role of international projects discussed going forward.
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NewsGerman films sold to Asia, South America and Scandinavia
Rainer Matsutani’s horror thriller Room 205, Christian Zübert’s comedy drama Three Quarters Moon and Joseph Vilsmaier’s mountaineering drama Nanga Parbat are among a raft of titles sold by German sales companies at this year’s German Films Previews.
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NewsHell to China and CIS, other Locarno titles picked up for sales
Also, Swiss distributor Ascot Elite adds five titles.
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NewsUFA Cinema partners for first time with Warner Bros.
Also, Warner starts shoot for Ludwig II starring Sabin Tambrea.
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NewsAttenberg wins Grand Prix at Wroclaw’s New Horizons
Greek filmmaker Athina Rachel Tsangari won this year’s Grand Prix for her feature debut Attenberg at the 11th edition of the New Horizons International Film Festival which sold more than 110,000 tickets in its eleven days from July 21-31.
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NewsState of the art studio to open in Wroclaw, 2012
Wroclaw’s traditional feature film studios WFF is to be transformed into a state-of-the-art facility with a focus on innovative special effects techniques from 2012.