All articles by Martin Blaney – Page 97
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NewsFilms Boutique picks up international distribution for Special Treatment
Berlin-based sales agent Films Boutique has taken on international distribution for writer-director Jeanne Labrune’s Special Treatment (Sans Queue Ni Tete) which will have its world premiere as a Special Presentation at this month’s Toronto International Film Festival.
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Bavaria, Beta bulk up slates ahead of awards season
Bavaria Film International has taken on worldwide sales rights to Icelandic film-maker Fridrik Thor Fridriksson’s melancholic comedy Mamma Gogo ahead of its international premiere in Toronto.
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NewsGerman writer/director Christoph Schlingensief dies at 49
Christoph Schlingensief, the “enfant terrible“ of the German theatre and film scene, has lost his battle against lung cancer at the age of 49 on Aug 21.
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NewsSquareOne takes on Hungry Rabbit Jumps, Dark Tide, Ironclad
German independent licence trader SquareOne Entertainment is set to consolidate its new position in the German theatrical market with further acquisitions to be released with distribution partner Universum Film.
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NewsFrench sales company picks up Golden Leopard winner; Lubitsch retrospective to tour
French sales agent/theatrical distributor Capricci Films has taken on international sales for Winter Vacation by China’s Li Hongqi, which won Locarno’s Golden Leopard at the weekend. Plus other touring news from Locarno.
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NewsChina's Winter Vacation lights up Locarno summer
Locarno’s top award, the Golden Leopard (Pardo d’oro), has been awarded by the international jury headed by Singaporean film-maker Eric Choo to Li Hongqi for his third feature Winter Vacation.
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NewsOlivier Père says his first Locarno exceeds expectations
Ahead of the awards ceremony at the Piazza Grande on Saturday evening, Olivier Père is very enthusiastic about his first outing as Locarno’s artistic director.
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German film investor CP Medien to wind down
German film investor CP Medien, who raised €450m from private investors to channel into around 40 films between 1995 and 2002, is currently being wound up.
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NewsUzbekistan, Kazakhstan projects take top awards at Locarno's Open Doors
Films from Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan were the winners at the end of this year’s Open Doors event in Locarno, which was dedicated to projects from Central Asia.
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NewsFiGa Films sells Aardvark to Spain, with strong interest elsewhere
International sales agent FiGa Films has sold Kitao Sakurai’s Argentinian-US film Aardvark, a Locarno selection, to Madrid-based distributor Aquelarre.
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NewsProducers Lab Toronto participants to include Tilic, Jackowski, Selen, Marr
The new Producers Lab Toronto will welcome 24 producers from Europe and Canada.
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Swiss government suggests creation of new film funding body by 2012
Changes are afoot in Swiss cinema to reorganize the national film funding system from 2012.Also, Nyon festival announces changes.
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Palestine’s Cinema Jenin re-opens thanks to international support
Cinema Jenin, one of Palestine’s largest and most impressive movie houses, is re-opening today thanks to international support after remaining closed for more than 20 years since the first Intafada in 1987.
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NewsGerman Films Previews stir interest in new Tykwer, Fliegauf films
A promoreel of Tom Tykwer’s urban love story Three (Drei), Benedek Fliegauf’s Womb and Wolfgang Panzer’s drama The Day Of The Cat (Der grosse Kater) were among the must-see screenings at this year’s edition of the German Films Previews in Hamburg at the weekend.
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Studio Babelsberg expansion plans supported by Potsdam and Brandenburg
Studio Babelsberg’s desire to increase the number of sound stages has received support from the local authorities in Potsdam and the federal state of Brandenburg.
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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.