All Europe articles – Page 605
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Fribourg fest director Waintrop moving to Geneva arthouse cinema
He will leave his post as director of the Fribourg Festival after the festival’s 25th edition.
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NewsProducer and director behind 180º plan class reunion story
Producer Anne Walser of C-Films and writer/director Cihan Inan are already at work on another project together, after the world premiere of 180º here in Zurich.
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Neracher hopes to talent spot on Zurich jury duty
Swiss producer Christof Neracher may have two films about to start shooting and several more in development, but he’s not going to let that get in the way of his jury duties at this week’s Zurich Film Festival.
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Swiss Oscar entry nominated for Prix Europa
Switzerland’s Oscar entry La Petite Chambre by Stéphanie Chuat and Véronique Reymond is among fiveSwiss films nominated in this year’s Prix Europa competition, being held in Berlin from October 16 to23.
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Swiss Films awaits news of changing government support
It could be interesting times ahead for promotional agency Swiss Films. The group’s government backing is currently in place, but Francine Brücher said: “At the moment there is a lot of talk and debate concerning the film law. There might be some possibly changes, the subsidy is in discussion, we’ll ...
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Markus Welter starts shoot for 3D slasher film One Way Trip
Shooting begins today at Swiss locations on Markus Welter’s 3D horror slasher film One Way Trip.
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FeaturesKazakhstan steps up as international co-producer
Located at the crossroads between Europe and Asia, Kazakhstan is in the right geographical spot to become an international co-producer, and now with a burgeoning local film industry, it’s developing the talent and the financing power too.
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NewsKawasaki's Rose enters Oscar race for Czech Republic
The Czech Film and Television Academy selected Kawasaki’s Rose as this year’s Czech Oscar Entry.
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NewsPeter Mullan's drama Neds wins Golden Shell at San Sebastian
Neds from director Peter Mullan picked up the Golden Shell award for best film at this year’s San Sebastian Film Festival, while Raul Ruiz took the Silver Shell best director prize for his four and a half hour epic Mysteries Of Lisbon.
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Disney Research gets Swiss innovation award
Disney Research Zurich (DRZ) has been awarded the Tell Award “for most significant Swiss Technology and Innovation Investment in 2009” in recognition of the Walt Disney Company’s inward investment into the Greater Zurich Area.
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Dubai Film Festival teams up with San Sebastian's Cinema In Motion
Arab filmmaking promoted in Europe.
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Ukranian government's new laws to boost film industry
New laws, scheduled to come into effect in Ukraine from Jan 1, are expected to help to provide the recovery of the country’s film industry, which has been in decline since the collapse of the USSR.
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NewsNetherlands Film Festival ticket sales up despite Dutch doubts
Netherlands Film Festival Director Willemien van Aalst has called on any new Dutch Government to respect the “social significance” of Dutch cinema.
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Constantin Film and Michael Steiner plan future collaborations
Constantin Film Schweiz and Michael Steiner, director of Zurich Film Festival’s opening film Sennentuntschi, are to collaborate on film projects in the future.
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Swiss national fund backs five international co-productions
Switzerland’s Federal Office of Culture (BAK) has awarded over $2.6m (CHF 2.5m) to five international co-productions in the latest round of funding from its film section.
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Hot projects on Screenbase this week
New films on the online production listings, Screenbase, include an array of French co-productions including Des Vents Contraires, Les Amants De Low Life as well as German film Arschkalt.
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NewsDenmark picks Bier's In a Better World for Oscar race
Danish director Susanne Bier will have a second chance at the Academy Award for best foreign-language film, after the Danish Oscar committee yesterday [23] decided to submit her eleventh feature, In A Better World (Hævnen), as Denmark’s candidate for the nominations this year. Bier’s After the Wedding (Efter Brylluppet) was ...
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Zurich Film Foundation doles out $1m; Film Office plans afoot
New feature films from Oliver Paulus, Isabel Kleefeld and Friederike Jehn are among the projects supported with over USD 1m (CHF 1m) by the Zurich Film Foundation at its latest sitting.
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NewsKarl Spoerri: Zurich can become German-language film hub
The German-language film industry can become more successful by working together on more co-productions, Zurich Film Festival director Karl Spoerri told Screen as the festival kicked off last night.
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NewsSennentuntschi's long road to Zurich opening night
Michael Steiner had several years of waiting for last night’s world premiere of his much-anticipated fourth feature Sennentuntschi.