All articles by Tim Dams – Page 17
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NewsStudiocanal closes US deal for Caribbean-set action thriller ‘Invasion’
Dutch drama has been picked up for territories including North America.
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NewsTorinoFilmLab selects three films for €45,000 Audience Design Fund awards (exclusive)
Each of the three selected projects - hailing from India, Egypt and Nepal - are in post-production.
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FeaturesEuropean cinemas focus: Italy’s exhibitor association CEO on the country’s cinema landscape
Italy’s post‑pandemic recovery was behind the pace, but surged ahead in 2023 — helped by one enormous local hit.
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NewsTorinoFilmLab unveils selection for first ever ComedyLab feature development programme (exclusive)
ComedyLab pairs directors and scriptwriters with comedians to help develop comedy feature film projects.
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NewsEuropean content garnering 30% viewing share on Europe’s SVoD plaforms
Spain is the country with the highest share of viewtime for national works.
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NewsAgnieszka Holland, Carla Simon and Joachim Trier projects among €7m Eurimages funding recipients
26 features have received co-production funding from Eurimages
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NewsItaly reduces streamer investment obligations, removes IP protections for indie producers
Services such Netflix and Disney+ must now invest 16% of their Italian turnover into European works, down from 20%.
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NewsWhy “survive till 2025” was the motto of scripted TV producers at Series Mania
Screen reports on the key talking points from this year’s Series Mania industry Forum.
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NewsWarner Bros. Discovery to begin rollout of Max streaming platform in Europe on May 21
Launch date was announced by president of global streaming JB Perrette at Series Mania.
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NewsKevin Macdonald, Barbera Albert and Erik Matti projects win series development prizes at Seriesmakers
Acclaimed filmmakers take top honours at Series Mania’s programme for film directors moving into TV.
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FeaturesIn focus: the major European production and distribution groups
In this special report, Screen International profiles Europe’s key groups and asks what the future holds for them.
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NewsTorinoFilmLab unveils projects and participants for 2024 ScriptLab (exclusive)
Development lab selects 16 projects and 23 participants for 2024 edition
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NewsSlovakian political drama ‘Our People’ wins best project award at Series Mania
Series was one of 15 projects pitched at festival’s Co-Pro Pitching Sessions.
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NewsPalestinian activists stage Series Mania protest
Festival becomes latest European event to experience protest since the start of the Israel-Hamas war
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NewsNetflix EMEA head talks European investment, “restrictive” local quotas
Streamer’s vice president of EMEA Content, Larry Tanz, says Netflix has 40 shows in production in Europe in March.
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NewsRosa Bosch joins Spanish sales outfit Begin Again Films
Veteran exec partners with Madrid-based arthouse film distributor and sales agent.
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NewsOmar Sy, Louis Leterrier and Thomas Benski launch Carrousel Studios
New outfit is billed as an artists-first European independent studio.
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FeaturesMajor European production and distribution groups: Banijay
Sebt-fuelled deal-making has propelled Banijay to the front ranks of the indie production sector.
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FeaturesMajor European production and distribution groups: All3Media
UK-based All3Media is one of the pioneering super-indie groups.
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FeaturesMajor European production and distribution groups: BBC Studios
BBC Studios became a fully commercial operation in 2018, able to make shows for the first time not only for the BBC but also for rival broadcasters and platforms.