All Europe articles – Page 573
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NewsOberhausen launches VOD platform that gives filmmakers more options
Short films by Robert Frank, Jan Svankmajer and Jeanne Faust are among the first titles available at Oberhausen Films Online, a new kind of video-on-demand platform launched by the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen.
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NewsLars von Trier considers Nymphomaniac project
The film could be his most controversial to date, about a woman who discovers her eroticism.
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FeaturesAtli Orvarsson
The composer talks about the ‘archaeological journey’ of scoring The Eagle, real instruments vs. samples, and Hans Zimmer’s influence.
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NewsItaly's new culture minister named; arts budget reinstated to 2010 levels
Giancarlo Galan, the former governor of Italy’s Veneto region and most recently minister of Agriculture, has been named Italy’s new culture minister.
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NewsSpain’s Lazona to adapt Ugly Duckling series for big screen
Madrid based outfit Lazona is in development on two new projects, one a coming-of-age comedy with popular director Roberto Santiago and the other a film adaptation of the International Emmy-nominated series Ugly Duckling (Patito Feo).
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NewsTornasol to work with Cell 211 director Daniel Monzon on murder mystery
Spanish outfit Tornasol Films, producers of Oscar winner The Secret In Their Eyes, will work on an English-language murder mystery film with director Daniel Monzon, hot off his huge success with Cell 211.
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NewsAuteuil plans three more Pagnol adaptations with AS Films, Pathe
Daniel Auteuil is planning a series of three new films based on Marcel Pagnol’s plays Marius, Fanny and Cesar.
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NewsSerner named CEO of Swedish Film Institute
Anna Serner comes from publishing organisation Tidningsutgivarna.
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NewsSecond Babylon programme to kick off for European, African filmmakers
The second annual Babylon International programme for European and African filmmakers, run by Scenario Films, is set to launch in Berlin in May.
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Oslo Municipal acquires Sandrew Metronome Norge
Norway’s largest public cinema circuit Oslo Municipal Cinemas (Oslo Kino) has signed a deal with Norway’s Schibsted Media Group to buy Sandrew Metronome Norge, the country’s leading distributor which captured 19.5% share of market share in 2010.
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NewsEuropean sales companies join forces to launch Europa International
Michael Weber [pictured] of The Match Factory is the founding president of the group, which also includes representatives from HanWay, TrustNordisk and Fortissimo, among others.
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NewsNew Eye On Films programme seeks debut film submissions
Eye On Films, the new initiative from Wide Management backed by MEDIA Mundus, is now open for its first round of submissions.
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NewsEuropean Commission supporting film in the Mediterranean with $15m
The European Commission is supporting the film industry in the Mediterranean region through a third edition of its Euromed Audiovisual Programme with $15m (€11m) between 2011-2013.
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NewsEFP Film Sales Support scheme backs ten features at Guadalajara fest
80 Days, Wasted Youth and Shelter among films to receive support at Guadalajara International Film Festival
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NewsThessaloniki doc fest award winners include Tears of Gaza, Paradise Hotel
The 13th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival-Images of the 21st Century and its concurrent Doc Film Market wrapped on Sunday, presenting a 220 title-strong selection across ten sections, an ample panorama of the situation in the documentaries field worldwide.
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FeaturesThessaloniki Documentary Film Festival
The 13th Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival-Images of the 21st Century (March 11-20) screened more than 220 films.
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NewsEC President commits to 'close cooperation' with industry for MEDIA's future
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has committed to a “close and permanent exchange and cooperation” with European filmmakers for planning the framework of the future MEDIA Programme, according to France’s ARP.
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NewsLatido secures more sales on key titles
Spanish outfit Latido Films has sold theatrical rights for The Diary Of Carlota to Brave Film for Italy and 80 Days to ABC for Netherlands and Belgium, and TV rights for No Return to SBS in Australia.
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NewsMungiu: European filmmakers able to take risks thanks to MEDIA
European filmmakers have been able to take risks thanks to the European Union’s MEDIA Programme, director Cristian Mungiu declared in a keynote speech during the public hearing on MEDIA and MEDIA Mundus in Brussels today.
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NewsSND takes on Iglesia’s As Luck Would Have It for France
French distributor SND has picked up theatrical distribution rights to Alex De La Iglesia’s new Spanish-language dark comedy As Luck Would Have It, starring Salma Hayek, from the film’s producers.