All articles by Martin Blaney – Page 86
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EU commissioner: we won't cut MEDIA Programme
The funding source’s budget is to be kept at its current level and could possibly be increased in the European Union’s budget period for 2014-2010, EU budget commissioner Janusz Lewandowski told a delegation of filmmakers in Warsaw on Friday [17].
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NewsEuropean Commissioner proposes guarantee fund for cultural and creative industries
Androulla Vassiliou wants to work with the European Investment Bank to provide guarantees to banks for loans to cultural and creative industries
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NewsFernando Meirelles’ 360 first English language production to tap Austrian incentive
The €11m project shot in Austria last month
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NewsArgentina's No Return takes top prize at Transilvania’s Cluj
Romanian Days awards go to Morgen and Outbound at Transilvania International Film Festival.
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NewsMedia Luna New Films adds four new titles
Films by Hong Kong filmmaker Scud and Finland’s Riamo O. Niemi are among four new titles acquired by Media Luna New Films for international distribution.
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NewsLocarno names first two competition titles, plans two new initiatives
Mia Hansen-Love’s third feature Goodbye First Love [pictured] will have its international premiere.
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NewsRestructured Egoli Tossell lines up slate including Hirschbiegel project
Films by Peter Chelsom, Maria von Heland, and Oliver Hirschbiegel are among the projects being lined up by a reinvigorated Egoli Tossell Film (ETF) for its 2011/2012 slate following the restructuring of the Berlin-based production company after its insolvency at the beginning of this year.
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NewsLocarno’s Pere reveals “stronger American presence”; Rohrer moves to Solothurn
Locarno’s Olivier Père is expecting to have a “stronger American presence” for his second outing as artistic director at this year’s festival (Aug 3-13).Speaking exclusively to ScreenDaily during a visit to Berlin, Père said: “This year will see a difference from 2010 in that we have turned more of our ...
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NewsBeta Cinema secures US deal on My Best Enemy
The deal was one of almost two dozen sales agreements concluded by Beta Cinema at this year’s Cannes market.
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NewsUK actors Max Irons and Claire Foy set to star in Boris Damast’s Vivaldi
Celsuis is handling international sales on the historical drama to shoot this autumn; Patricia Riggen also planning different Vivaldi project.
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FeaturesCircles (Krugovi)
The Trap director Srdan Golubovic’s latest feature is the true story of a Serbian soldier who risked his life to protect a Muslim civilian during the war in Bosnia.
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NewsKinowelt and Universum buy big in Cannes
New films by Niels Arden Oplev, Olivier Megaton and Martin Scorsese were bought by German independent distributors Kinowelt and Universum Film at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
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NewsGerman sellers and buyers report brisk business at Cannes Market
Constantin says it has best market in history including Resident Evil 5 deal with Sony; Senator takes hot titles including Beloved (pictured).
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NewsJames Foley thriller in Bavaria Film Partners slate, Dakota Fanning attached
Coming of age thriller Furious Angel one of the first projects lined up for production by new Munich-based co-production/co-financing entity
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NewsFour X-Filme classics find new home at The Match Factory
Run Lola Run (Lola Rennt) and Wintersleepers (Winterschläfer) among the four to move to Cologne-based sales agent
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NewsCritic and filmmaker Michael Althen dies
German film critic and filmmaker Michael Althen passes away aged 48.
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NewsClaim that industry “not part of the process” in planning new MEDIA Programme
European Commission comes under fire from professionals over future of MEDIA
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NewsSenator Film sets up Munich base after 17-year absence
Germany’s Senator Entertainment has established two new production arms in Munich after 17 years’ absence from the Bavarian capital.
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NewsLocarno’s Open Doors launches new initiative
Locarno Film Festival’s co-production lab Open Doors is to launch a new initiative entitled Carte Blanche from this August.
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NewsFuture of MEDIA up for discussion in Cannes
The ninth edition of Cannes’ European Rendezvous focuses on MEDIA’s preparations for the new programme