All articles by Martin Blaney – Page 81
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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].
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NewsConstantin Film named Germany's most successful producer and distributor of 2011
For the seventh year in a row, Constantin Film has been named by the German Federal Film Board (FFA) as the nation’s most successful producer and distributor of German films.
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NewsARRI Media Worldsales to handle Reitz's Die andere Heimat
79-year-old director will start shooting the project on April 17.
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NewsBavaria Film and Senator Film strike partnership
Bavaria Film and Senator Film are to become partners as Senator’s Munich-based production arm Senator Film München comes on board Bavaria Film’s subsidiary Bavaria Pictures.
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NewsFribourg’s Grand Prix for Israel’s Never Too Late, four prizes for Brazil’s Julia Murat
Special jury award goes to Al-Abdallah’s The Last Friday.
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NewsCourage named Best Film in Vilnius, parallel industry event attracts 80 delegates
Other winnesr include Best Intentions, Untouchables, A Place We Call Home.
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NewsEast-West initiatives launched between EU and Caucasus, and CIS countries
The Stuttgart Animation Co-Production Forum and the Baltic Bridge East by West (B’EST) are two initiatives being launched this year to bring film professionals together from Eastern and Western Europe for collaboration on film projects.
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NewsLithuanian parliament sets May 8 tax incentive vote
The Baltic state is set to become the latest European country to join the circle of production hubs offering tax rebates to film producers.
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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.