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A “generational shift” is pushing UK producers closer to international partners, says BFI’s Mia Bays
The roundtable discussion took place during the Dinard Festival of British & Irish Film.
Horror films comprise 50% of Screen Australia’s latest feature investments
Australia horor titles such as ‘Talk To Me’ have done well at the international box office.
Independent Film Tax Credit gets official greenlight from UK government
The BFI certification unit will begin accepting applications on October 30.
‘Riddick 4: Furya’ starring Vin Diesel secures €2m funding from Germany’s FFF Bayern
Fourth instalment of David Twohy’s space western will largely shoot in Bavaria, as well as Spain and the UK,
Greece further delays formal reopening of 40% tax rebate due to lack of funds
The newly-created HFAC-Creative Greece said it is waiting for funding to reopen the popular tax rebate.
Matt Dillon, Riley Keough and Isaach de Bankolé to star in Claire Denis’ ‘Le Cri Des Gardes’
Arte France Cinema is co-producing projects by Claire Denis, Arnaud Desplechin, Yann Gonzalez and Zou Jing.
Finnish film industry strongly protests proposed budget cuts
Finnish promotion and development agency facing 50% budget cut.
Ireland receives 8% tax incentive uplift for lower-budget local film production
Local films budgeted under €20m will now receive a 40% tax break.
BFI’s Harriet Finney and industry update on progress for the UK indie tax credit
“They’re engaging very quickly,” said Finney at yesterday’s ’Screen Summit 2024: The Future of UK Film’.
“You realise how many opportunities are out there,” say producers of impact of UK Global Screen Fund
”The UKGSF is about our outward-looking perspective on the business – this is not about the UK.”
Five actions could revive struggling indie UK film sector, according to British Screen Forum report
They include galvanising private equity investment and improved access to data.
Italian minister outlines why attracting international projects is a top priority under revised tax credit (exclusive)
Lucia Borgonzoni outlines key changes including reforms around use of AI.
Italy revises international tax credit, maintaining headline 40% rate and banning relief for AI spend
Italy is one of the first countries to exclude AI costs from financial incentives.
Roy Keane football drama ‘Saipan’, Karim Aïnouz’s ‘Rosebushpruning’ among latest UK Global Screen Fund recipients
’Behind The Palm Trees’ from The Bureau and ‘Dust’ from Bêtes Sauvages have also received backing.
‘Babylon Berlin’, Sandra Hüller, Isabelle Huppert projects receive German funding
The fifth and final season of Babylon Berlin received €2m from Film- und Medienstiftung NRW.
Nicholas Hytner’s ‘The Choral’ among four projects to receive Yorkshire Content Fund backing
The fund allocates around £1.7m per year.
TorinoFilmLab selects two features for €50,000 Co-Production Fund grants (exclusive)
Titles must be co-productions between a country in Creative Europe MEDIA and a country not in the strand.
Germany to increase national funding for filmmakers
The aim is to increase the artistic standing of German cinema as well as its diversity.
Berlinale’s World Cinema Fund backs 10 projects including ‘Aisha Can’t Fly Away’
Further backed productions include Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese’s new film.
Bavaria gives €4m boost to regional film fund to boost production, inward investment
Hulu’s Nine Perfect Strangers filmed its second season in Bavaria with FFF Bayern support.
