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    Sweden's SF Bio installs 3D screens

    2009-02-05T07:47:00Z

    Somewhat delayed, Sweden's leading cinema circuit, SF Bio - which programmes 242 screens all over the country - is ready to enter the digital era, having installed Real D equipment in eight auditoria in Stockholm (3), Gothenburg (2) and another three provincial cities. The premiere will be Disney's Oscar-nominated Bolt, ...

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    Local films boost Scandinavian box office

    2009-02-04T14:13:00Z

    Successful local films played a major part in a strong 2008 at the box office.Norwegian cinema admissions rose 10% in 2008 to reach 11.8 million, strongly helped by local fare which sold 2.7 million tickets - 50% more than in 2007.Local film's market share reached a record 22.5% of the ...

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    Lost Times takes Golden Reel in Budapest

    2009-02-04T08:10:00Z

    The Golden Reel, the main prize of the 40th Hungarian Film Week, was awarded to Lost Times, the debut feature of director Aron Matyassy. The film is a moving portrayal of a small-time criminal's search for justice after his autistic sister is raped. The film stars Jozsef Kadas as the ...

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    Hungary and Ireland to sign co-production agreement

    2009-02-03T17:34:00Z

    Representatives of the Irish Film Board and the Hungarian Motion Picture Public Foundation will sign a co-production agreement in Berlin on Sunday, February 8, which is designed to foster co-productions between the two territories. The deal includes a reciprocal feature whereby producers from the two territories will in effect take ...

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    Number of buyers at EFM increases year-on-year by almost 40%

    2009-02-02T18:45:00Z

    The number of international buyers attending this year's European Film Market (EFM) at the Berlinale is set to increase by almost 40% year-on-year. While a total of 1,073 attended the EFM's 2008 edition, this year's market has 1,474 buyers from 60 countries accredited (as of Feb 2, ...

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    Chris Paton joins Fortissimo in acquisitions and development role

    2009-02-02T07:00:00Z

    Well-known industry veteran Chris Paton has joined Amsterdam/Hong Kong-based Fortissimo Films as Senior Vice President, Acquisitions & Development with immediate effect.Paton, the former Vice Chairman of DDA Public Relations, will be based in London and work on centralising Fortissimo's international team to source new product, continue the development of current ...

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    Rotterdam claims success despite slight drop in visitors

    2009-02-01T19:56:00Z

    The 38th International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) ended this weekend on a more muted note than in previous years.For details of Rotterdam Tiger Awards click hereOn the final day,the KPN Audience Award went to Slumdog Millionaire by Danny Boyle and co-director Loveleen Tandan.The festival's own official figures revealed that both ...

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    The Visitor takes Nordic Film Prize at Gothenburg

    2009-02-01T19:25:00Z

    Finnish director Jukka-Pekka Valkeapää's The Visitor (Muukalainen) haswon the Nordic Film Prize - $12,800 (SEK 100,000) and a dragon statuette - at Sweden's Gothenburg International Film Festival. Valkeapää's cinematographer, Tuomo Hutri, received theNordic Vision Award.The 32nd edition of the festival - Scandinavia's largest film event - registered a record number ...

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    European Commission prolongs state aid rules for film until 2013

    2009-01-31T19:10:00Z

    Following a public consultation, the European Commission has officially prolonged current state aid assessment criteria for cinema in Europe until 31 December 2012 The Commission uses the criteria to approve Europe 's national, regional and local film support schemes under the EU's state aid rules. Extending the current rules provides ...

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    European Commission prolongs film support state aid rules until end 2012

    2009-01-30T17:35:00Z

    The European Commission has officially prolonged current state aid assessment criteria for cinema in Europe until 31 December 2012. The Commission uses the criteria to approve Europe's national, regional and local film support schemes under the EU's state aid rules. Extending the current rules provides much needed certainty for the ...

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    Russia and CIS box office up 46.9% year on year

    2009-01-29T15:14:00Z

    Russia and CIS box office grossed $830m in 2008, a 46.9% year on year rise from 2007's $565m, according to Russian Film Business Today. The main reasons behind the increase are a significant rise in admissions combined with a considerable hike in ticket prices. Admissions for 2008 totalled a record ...

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    Two new awards for Edinburgh international film festival in 2009

    2009-01-28T16:18:00Z

    The Edinburgh international film festival has announced the introduction of two new significant international awards; best new international feature award and best international short film at this year's festival. The film festival prides itself on its focus on the discovery and recognition of British film, and the Michael Powell award ...

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    Fassbender, West and Kurylenko to headline Neil Marshall's Centurion

    2009-01-28T12:30:00Z

    Pathe and Celador have confirmed casting on Neil Marshall's Roman era Centurion with Michael Fassbender (Inglourious Basterds, Hunger), Dominic West (300) and Olga Kurylenko (Quantum of Solace) to headline the film. Shooting begins next month on February 22. The script is written and will be directed by Marshall, whose The ...

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    Elle Driver to take London River and Samson & Delilah to EFM

    2009-01-27T18:39:00Z

    After a successful Sundance, French sales house Elle Driver is revving up for the European Film Market with new titles from Rachid Bouchareb and Warwick Thornton. Bouchareb's latest, London River, has its world premiere in competition at Berlin. It is his first film since the Oscar-nominated Days Of Glory which ...

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    Berlinale Official Selection 2009

    2009-01-27T17:04:00Z

    The 59th edition of the Berlin International film festival has confirmed the complete lineup for its 2009 official selection.Please click highlighted titles to see Screen review.BERLINALE OFFICIAL SELECTIONIN COMPETITION All The Others (Ger) - Dir: Maren Ade Cheri (UK-Ger) - Dir: Stephen Frears Darbareye Elly (About Elly) (Iran) - Asghar ...

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    The Match Factory to present five world premieres at EFM

    2009-01-27T16:46:00Z

    Cologne-based sales agent The Match Factory will handle international sales on four new films invited to screen in Berlinale's Competition. The films are: Uruguayan filmmaker Adrian Biniez's comedy Gigante, starring Horacio Camandulle, Leonor Svarcas; The Milk Of Sorrow (La Teta Asustada), from Barcelona-based Peruvian director Claudia Llosa; Veteran Greek director ...

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    Films by Loncraine, Scherfig and Guggenheim complete Berlinale programme

    2009-01-27T16:27:00Z

    Richard Loncraine's 1950s-set My One And Only, starring Renee Zellweger, Kevin Bacon, and Logan Lerman, will screen as a world premiere in Competition, while Scherfig's An Education, with Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard and Dominic Cooper, will be coming direct from Sundance for a gala presentation at the Friedrichstadtpalast in the ...

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    Tesela Producciones reveals new slate of projects

    2009-01-27T15:06:00Z

    Spanish outfit Tesela Producciones will produce local director Achero Manas new family drama Franny & Joe (working title) and Argentinian director Adolfo Aristarain's political project Timote.Both projects are currently at the script stage. Manas is currently on the third version of his script for Franny & Joe about a father ...

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    High Point Films picks up Dutch hit Winter In Wartime for EFM

    2009-01-26T18:11:00Z

    Winter In Wartime, the biggest Dutch box-office hit of recent months, has been picked up for international sales by London-based High Point Films. The first market screenings of the film are planned for Berlin next month. The film is proving a minor box-office phenomenon in the Netherlands and attracted over ...

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    Happy New Year bags four Swiss Film Prize nominations

    2009-01-26T18:07:00Z

    Christoph Schaub's Happy New Year garnered four nominations for the 2009 Swiss Film Prize QUARTZ in the categories of best fiction film, best screenplay, best actor and best film score. The five episodes intertwine the fates of people of a disparate group of people during Zurich's New Year's Eve celebrations. ...