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All Europe articles – Page 553
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Guadagnino replaces Trinca on Locarno's international jury
Italian actress is unable to participate so Italian director recruited for jury duty.
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NewsDirector Michael Cacoyannis dies in Athens at age 89
Michael Cacoyannis, the Cyprus-born filmmaker who directed Zorba the Greek, has died at an Athens hospital at the age of 89.
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Spanish film rights society SGAE to perform major overhaul following scandal
Major film and music rights society SGAE will face investigations and a complete overhaul of its structure and policies following allegations of the embezzlement of around €400m in funds intended for film-makers and musicians.
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NewsFrench Directors Guild appoints Edouard Waintrop as new head of Directors’ Fortnight
The French Directors Guild has appointed Edouard Waintrop as the new artistic director of Cannes Directors’ Fortnight, replacing Frédéric Boyer who was removed from the position last month.
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NewsHot projects on Screenbase
In France Samuel Rondière is gearing up to shoot La Braconne, and Manoel de Oliveira’s is preparing Gebo And The Shadow; while in the UK Danny Donnelly’s Payback Season has started production.
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NewsNorway first country to go fully digital with all cinemas
Norway will no longer distribute 35mm prints as country’s 420 screens all go digital.
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NewsCate Shortland’s Lore backed by Germany‘s DFFF
Australian director’s WWII drama latest international co-production to benefit from DFFF incentive this year.
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NewsMiramax to exhibit at MIPCOM, Lang to give keynote
Miramax CEO Mike Lang to present keynote address during market.
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NewsBruni's Scialla! to open Venice's Controcampo Italiano section
In other festival news, Luigi De Laurentiis award jury to include Frank Roos, Aleksei Fedorchenko, Charles Tesson, Serra Yilmaz and Carlo Mazzacurati.
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FeaturesButtons battle heats up in France
French distributors Mars and UGC will go head to head at the box office this September with separate adaptations of Louis Pergaud’s literary classic The War of the Buttons.
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NewsGerman-Russian Co-Production Treaty signed after years in the works
Journey to get treaty created has been more than 10 years.
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NewsFormer StudioCanal France chief Camille Trumer launches entertainment group Talentbox
Paris-based Trumer has acquired talent agent Cineart, press agency Moteur! and is on the verge of signing deal for majorFrench live entertainment producer.
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NewsGreek thriller December Riots finishes production
Greek director Dimitri Vorris has finished post-production on December Riots (Or How I Lost My Country And Never Found It).
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NewsIsabelle Huppert to receive Locarno's Excellence Award
Her works to screen include The Piano Teacher and The Lacemaker.
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NewsIM Global, TrustNordisk, Pacha Pictures and UK’s Blue Light among newcomers to Locarno
International sales and distribution company IM Global, Copenhagen-based TrustNordisk, the new French-Arab sales outfit Pacha Pictures, and UK producer-distributor Blue Light are among more than 20 companies already confirmed to attend Locarno’s Industry Days for the first time this year.
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NewsCalls for future MEDIA Programme to increase support for digitisation of cinemas
New report from Polish MEP calls on Europe to speed up the digital shift, as the European Commission gathers views on how Europe can move towards a digital single market.