All articles by Martin Blaney – Page 9
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NewsLocarno briefs: Pitching Day projects; Swiss festivals collaborate; co-development fund launched
A round up of stories from Locarno Film Festival.
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NewsNeon’s Elissa Federoff on picking films with “social currency”, moving into production and development
Neon’s head of distribution discusses trends in theatrical at Locarno Pro.
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NewsLocarno Pro names winners of First Look works in progress section
Three German features in post win awards.
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NewsValais becomes first Swiss region to launch cash rebate scheme
Inaugural regional cash rebate has 100,000 CHF cap.
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News“Audience development is the biggest challenge”: Experts debate future of post-pandemic film industry at Locarno
50 international film industry execs attended think tank this week.
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NewsLocarno kicks off with Aaron Taylor-Johnson award; past artistic directors to join 75th anniversary celebrations
Johnson stars in David Leitch’s Bullet Train, which opened the festival.
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NewsPolish gay drama ‘Elephant’ sells to North America and key European territories (exclusive)
Kamil Krawczycki’s debut feature world premiered this week at New Horizons International Film Festival.
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FeaturesLocarno 2022: what to look out for in the industry programme
Including Locarno Pro and the StepIn think tank.
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News‘Norwegian Dream’ wins Screen International best pitch award at Polish Days 2022
The coming-of-age drama is set in a fish factory.
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News‘The Staffroom’ wins big at Croatia’s Pula Film Festival
The buzzy regional event attrracted festival programmers from Cannes, Berlin and around the world.
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NewsBerlin region receives €15m funding boost amid shooting boom
Medienboard Berlin-Brandenberg will increase the amount it invests in production and VFX companies.
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NewsPolish Days unveils 22 projects for New Horizons line-up (exclusive)
Industry event to showcase four completed films, eight works in progress and 10 pitches.
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NewsSophie Linnenbaum’s ‘The Ordinaries’ triumphs at Filmfest München
The sci-fi satire is Sophie Linnenbaum’s graduation film.
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NewsGerman-French Funding Commission backs four projects, all by women directors
The biggest recipient is Valeska Grisebach’s fourth feature ‘The Dreamt Adventurer’ (working title).
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NewsProducers explore UK-German co-production opportunities at Filmfest München
Inaugural conference heard from UK and German co-producers.
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NewsAndreas Kleinert’s ‘Dear Thomas’ scoops nine at 2022 German Film Awards
Black-and-white biopic of Thomas Brasch won best film, director and actor Albrecht Schuch
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FeaturesAlexandru Solomon talks doc filmmaking and working with wife Ada
Alexandru Solomon was the subject of a career homage at the Transilvania International Film Festival.
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NewsBolivian drama ’Utama’ extends winning streak at Transilvania 2022
‘Utama’ won the World Cinema grand jury prize at Sundance earlier this year.
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FeaturesLigia Ciornei on her Romanian abortion drama ‘Clouds of Chernobyl, 1986: The Lost Year’
The film on which Cristian Mungui was a ‘guardian angel’ is screening at the Transilvania International Film Festival.
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FeaturesSoutheast Europe’s First Films First screenwriting programme begins to reap success
Films to pass through the lab include ‘Murina’, ‘Man And Dog’ and ‘Zubal’.