All articles by Martin Blaney – Page 7
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UK documentary makers win First Look prizes at Locarno Pro
Cécile Embleton and Alys Tomlinson’s ’Mother Vera’ and Sarah Lewis’ ’No Ifs Or Buts’ honoured in festival’s works-in-progress section.
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Switzerland’s ‘Thunder’ kicks off 2024 Oscars best international film submissions
Carmen Jaquier’s debut is the first title to be announced for the international category of the Academy Awards.
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Soul Food Films to handle sales on Locarno premiere ‘The Guardians Of The Formula’ (exclusive)
Dragan Bjelogrlić’s tale of secret nuclear experiments in Cold War Yugoslavia to be repped by Belgrade-based sales firm.
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Construction begins on Vienna film studio, set to open in early 2024 (exclusive)
HQ7 Studios will initially have two fully soundproofed stages.
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‘The Delinquents’ wins top prize at Poland’s New Horizons film festival
The jury awarded a special mention to French director Anthony Lapia’s debut feature ‘After’.
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German cinemas enjoy huge recovery in first half of 2023 as box office returns to pre-pandemic levels
Takings rise 42% in first six months with The Super Mario Bros. Movie the most successful release during the period.
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Agnieszka Zwiefka, Damian Kocur projects among 2023 Polish Days winners
Polish Days is the industry event for the Wroclaw-based New Horizons International Film Festival.
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Berlinale under fire from Germany’s arthouse cinemas for cutting Perspektive showcase
The Perspektive Deutsches Kino sidebar screens films from rising German filmmakers.
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German film festivals criticise government cuts to the Berlinale amid speculation about its future
The festivals said the move sent out a “fatal sign” to the international film industry.
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‘Rose’ starring Sandra Huller, among buzzy Euro co-pros to receive German fund backing
Recipients also include ‘Made In EU’ the new film by Bulgaria’s Stephan Komanderev.
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Wim Wenders, Angela Schanelec, Ilker Catak and Sharbanoo Sadat receive backing from Franco-German fund
The CNC and FFA each invest €3.2mi annually in the development and co-pro fund.
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New Horizons Film Festival unveils 22 projects selected for Polish Days industry event
Polish Days runs July 23-25.
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Filmfest München closes with prizes, rising admissions and chatter about future heads of German festivals
The festival closed on July 1.
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German film industry proposes major changes to €370m funding system
German culture minister Claudia Roth is readying a major revision to Germany’s Film Law (the FFG).
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Spanish love story ‘Notes On A Summer’ secures key deal to Germany
Patra Spanou Film has international rights to the debut film by Diego Llorente.
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Bavaria launches Germany’s first gender and intern incentives to tackle inequity and skills shortage
Bavaria’s FFF Bayern has unveiled a €300,000 incentive for projects that employ two women in three roles of producer, director or writer.
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Diana Iljine and Christoph Gröner reveal how the international focus of Filmfest München is evolving
The festival feature six world premieres of international films.
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Tom Tykwer returns to filmmaking with contemporary German drama ‘The Light’
’The Light’ is one of a slate of features to receive backing from German regional fund Film-und Medienstiftung NRW.
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Alicia Vikander, Elizabeth Olsen to star in ‘The Assessment’ for Number 9 Films, augenschein (exclusive)
The UK-Germany co-production is set to shoot in Cologne this year.
