All articles by Martin Blaney – Page 85
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NewsCinepool presents four new titles in lineup at Cannes Marché
Titles include comedy, historical drama and family film.
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NewsEFP selects candidates for Producers On The Move in Cannes
25 producers to participate in 12th edition, including first producer invited from Albania.
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NewsGerman funds back new projects from Vincent Perez, Cate Shortland, Jos Stelling
Three German funds invest over $25m in new projects from Vincent Perez, Cate Shortland, Jos Stelling and others
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NewsGalter and Marais share Linz’s Crossing Europe Award
Lluís Galter’s Caracremada and Pia Marais’ At Ellen’s Age [pictured] shared the Crossing Europe Award in this year’s European Competition in the Austrian city of Linz at the weekend.
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NewsKaplanoglu, Teoman and Özge projects supported by new German-Turkish fund
New films by Semih Kaplanoglu, Seyfi Teoman and Asli Özge are among the first supported by the German-Turkish Co-Production Development Fund with a total of €100,000.
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Oliver Schmitz leaves directors chair on Russendisko, replaced by screenwriter
Berlin-based production house Black Forest Films has changed directors in the middle of shooting the film adaptation of Wladimir Kaminer’s bestseller Russendisko.
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NewsMexico’s Sanchez wins Nyon’s Grand Prix
Mexican filmmaker Tatiana Huezo Sanchez’s El Lugar Mas Pequeno won the Grand Prix for Best Feature-Length Film at this year’s Visions du Réel international documentary festival in Switzerland’s Nyon.
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NewsZurich Film Festival to launch competition for German-language documentaries
The Zurich Film Festival has announced that it will be launching a new competition for German-language documentaries at its seventh edition from September 22-October 2, 2011.
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NewsMike Medavoy to get honour in Locarno
Veteran US producer Mike Medavoy to receive Locarno Film Festival’s Raimondo Rezzonico Prize
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NewsRomanian film critic Alex Leo Serban dies at 51
The Romanian film community is in deep shock this weekend at the news that one of its most loved and highly respected film critics Alex Leo Şerban has died of cancer at the age of 51.
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NewsVincent Wants To Sea wins gold at German Lolas
Ralf Huettner’s Vincent Wants To Sea (Vincent Will Meer) picked up the Golden Lola for best feature film at this year’s German Film Awards in Berlin. Tom Tykwer’s Three (pictured) was the big favourite heading into the awards but missed out on best film and had to settle for three ...
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NewsUK’s House of Lords calls for continued support for future MEDIA Programme
The United Kingdom’s House of Lords has added its voice to the growing line of supporters for a future MEDIA Programme.
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NewsDFFF pays out more than $9m for Hansel and Gretel in 3D
Tommy Wirkola’s 3D feature started shooting last month at Babelsberg.
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NewsEU culture ministers reaffirm support for MEDIA Programme
Future support for the European Union’s MEDIA Programme was given additional boost at an informal meeting of EU Ministers for Culture held at the Royal Palace in the Hungarian town of Gödöllö this week.
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NewsPoetry wins Grand Prix in Fribourg, The Fatherless bags prizes at Graz’s Diagonale
South Korean filmmaker Lee Chang-Dong’s Poetry picked up the Le Regard d’Or Grand Prix and FIPRESCI Award at Switzerland’s Fribourg International Film Festival (FIFF) which celebrated its 25th edition this year.
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NewsOberhausen launches VOD platform that gives filmmakers more options
Short films by Robert Frank, Jan Svankmajer and Jeanne Faust are among the first titles available at Oberhausen Films Online, a new kind of video-on-demand platform launched by the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen.
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NewsEuropean sales companies join forces to launch Europa International
Michael Weber [pictured] of The Match Factory is the founding president of the group, which also includes representatives from HanWay, TrustNordisk and Fortissimo, among others.
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NewsEuropean Commission supporting film in the Mediterranean with $15m
The European Commission is supporting the film industry in the Mediterranean region through a third edition of its Euromed Audiovisual Programme with $15m (€11m) between 2011-2013.
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NewsEC President commits to 'close cooperation' with industry for MEDIA's future
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has committed to a “close and permanent exchange and cooperation” with European filmmakers for planning the framework of the future MEDIA Programme, according to France’s ARP.