All articles by Martin Blaney – Page 97
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NewsStrong presence for German productions for Pere’s first Locarno competition
German cinema has a high profile Olivier Pere’s first outing as artistic director of the Locarno International Film Festival this year.
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NewsGerman Films Previews to present 19 films including Womb and The Silence
Almost 100 international buyers will be attending the 10th edition of the German Films Previews, which will be held in Hamburg this year from July 15-18.
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MMC Studios lines up shoots with Szabo, Rappeneau and Hallstrom
Cologne’s MMC Studios are currently giving Studio Babelsberg a run for its money in the no-holds barred competition for hosting attractive international projects with films by Istvan Szabo, Jean-Paul Rappeneau and Lasse Hallström lined up on its sound stages for the coming months
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Venezuelan debut earns top prize at Moscow Int'l Film Festival
Venezuela’s Marcel Rasquin’s Brother (Hermano) was presented with the Golden St George Grand Prix at this year’s Moscow International Film Festival (MIFF), which closed on Saturday evening [26] with jury president Luc Besson’s latest film The Extraordinary Adventures Of Adele Blanc-Sec.
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NewsGerman film industry mourns passing of Frank Giering at 38
The actor played the lead roles in Christopher Roth’s Baader and Romuald Karmakar’s Nightsongs.
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Swiss and Austrian producers join forces for 3D slasher film
Zurich-based HesseGreutert Film and Vienna’s Superfilm are to co-produce the first 3D feature film to come from Switzerland and Austria.
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Sony Russia eyes international co-productions; starts 3D shoot for Best Movie
Sony Pictures Entertainment Russia is considering becoming involved in international co-production in the future as its local franchise The Very Best Movie starts shooting in 3D this week.
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Moscow’s Co-Production Forum held for second time while first edition of film market lacks fizz
The forum attracted 150 foreign delegates over three days.
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NewsLA-based fund accesses $ 50m Russian investment for slate of international co-productions
Projects include Simon West’s Dali biopic and Patricia Riggen’s Vivaldi.
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WFC. International Capital Group extends its portfolio to include first film fund
WFC. International Capital Group has extended its portfolio of financial services to the field of media funds with the setting up of its Motion Picture Fund 1.
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Aktis strikes for Broken Nose; in Moscow with Berlin
German sales agent Aktis Film International has picked up international sales for Serbian director Srdjan Koljevic’s second feature The Woman With a Broken Nose which won five awards at last week’s Cinema City film festival in Novi Sad.
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Von Trotta, Hallstrom and Riggen backed by Filmstiftung NRW
New feature films by Margarethe von Trotta, Lasse Hallström and Patricia Riggen are among 11 projects awarded around €5.7m production funding by the Düsseldorf-based Filmstiftung NRW at its latest session.
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NewsMy Joy, Truce lead winners in Sochi
Sergei Loznitsa’s Cannes competition film My Joy took two prizes at this year’s Kinotavr Open Russian Film Festival which came to a close in the Black Sea resort of Sochi on Sunday evening (June 13).
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New law to make broadcasters pay into German film fund
Germany’s broadcasters will be required to make statutory payments to the German Federal Film Board (FFA) in future after the Bundestag passed an amendment to the existing German Film Law (FFG) on Friday [11].
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NewsMunich Film Festival to open with Me Too
Abbas Kiarostami and Mads Mikkelsen to be honoured at the festival which opens on June 25.
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German funds support new films from Michael Glawogger, Istvan Szabo
International co-productions with countries as diverse as Argentina, China, Spain, and Finland are among new projects supported with over $7.2m (€6m) by the two national funds German Federal Film Board (FFA) and German Federal Film Fund (DFFF).
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Ascot’s German theatrical arm readies launch with Buried
Leading Swiss independent distributor Ascot Elite Entertainment has now put its German theatrical arm Ascot Elite Filmverleih, in place to begin with its first release – Rodrigo Cortes’ Buried - this autumn.
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China’s Jia Zhang-ke youngest director ever to receive Locarno’s Leopard of Honour
China’s Jia Zhang-ke is to become the youngest director ever to receive Locarno’s Leopard of Honour at the forthcoming edition in August.
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Match Factory climbs The Wall with Martina Gedeck
The Match Factory has picked up international sales for Julian Roman Pölsler’s adaptation of Marlene Haushofer’s bestselling novel The Wall (Die Wand) which has begun shooting in Upper Austria.
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Media Luna to handle sales on Black Field, Im Not Harry Jenson
The Cologne based company will handle the Greek cross gender love story and New Zealand murder mystery.