All articles by Martin Blaney – Page 95
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FeaturesFriends in all the right places
Who are the German co-producers that international producers need to know when contemplating a shoot in the territory? Martin Blaney profiles a selection.
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FeaturesThe German connection
With its generous array of finance and an ever-expanding pool of talent, Germany is a natural location choice for film shoots from around the world. Martin Blaney looks at how the territory’s muscular production sector is strengthening its international links.
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FeaturesEurope’s major studio
Berlin’s venerable Studio Babelsberg is playing a key role in Germany’s production upturn. Now it is looking to strengthen its offer as a co-producer.Martin Blaney reports.
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Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg backs new projects by Cronenberg, Wright, Gansel and von Garnier
Latest funding round backs 20 projects backed with over $7.4m (€ 5.8m).
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New features by Ismailova and Vakkasova among Open Doors Central Asia selection
Locarno Film Festival’s co-production event Open Doors Factory selects 12 projects from 114 applications.
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NewsFilms Boutique picks up two Un Certain Regard premieres
The two new additions to Berlin-based sales company’s slate are Tuesday After Christmas and R U There.
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NewsWar drama The Blacks wins Linz’s Crossing Europe Award
Crossing Europe Award for Best European Documentary goes to Erik Gandini’s Videocracy.
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NewsThe White Ribbon dominates Germany's Lola Awards
Michael Haneke’s The White Ribbon continued its run of awards by sweeping the board at this year’s German Film Awards with ten Lolas, including Golden Lolas for best feature film, direction, screenplay, cinematography and leading actor for Burghart Klaussner.
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Paramount Germany unveils first local pickup, German funds pay out over €10m in support
Tim Fehlmann’s post-apocalyptic thriller 2016 – Das Ende der Nacht has been unveiled as Paramount Pictures Germany’s first local pickup.
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Petra Müller named managing director of Filmstiftung NRW
She replaces Michael Schmid Ospach as the head of the film fund.
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NewsEFP selects candidates for Producers On The Move in Cannes
The line-up includes Son Of Babylon producer Isabelle Stead and Lauranne Bourrachot, who produced A Prophet.
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NewsVolcano casts cloud on Linz’s Crossing Europe
The seventh edition of the festival will be affected by the travel chaos
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NewsMorawetz to join Kinowelt in Austria
Outgoing Disney manager to become Kinowelt’s new distribution partner in Austria.
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NewsLiman’s Cannes competition debut among Ascot Elite acquisitions
The Swiss distributor has also secured rights to Soderbergh’s Knockout and Nigel Cole’s Made in Dagenham.
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Luciano Barisone suceeds Jean Perret as director of Visions du Réel
Luciano Barisone, artistic director of Florence’s Festival dei Popoli since 2008, has been named the successor to Jean Perret as director of Nyon’s Visions du Réel.
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Sony Pictures to release new children’s film franchise Yoko
Franziska Buch will direct the German-Austrian-Swedish co-production about an 11 year old girl and her friendship with a yeti.
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NewsVeteran German filmmaker Werner Schroeter dies at 65
The Golden Bear winning director had been battling cancer
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NewsBavarianBankFund extended for another 10 years
The fund has provided gap financing for the production and distribution of commercially promising feature films.
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EFP working with Toronto for new Producers Lab
The three-day event during TIFF 2010 will include pitching sessions, roundtable meetings and case studies.
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NewsGerman box office up 18% in first quarter
German cinemas have reported that box office takings climbed 18% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2010 thanks to such 3D releases as Avatar and Alice In Wonderland.