All Europe articles – Page 683
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NewsMedia 8 snares The Horseman
Media 8 Entertainment has acquired the worldwide rights to Steven Kastrissios’ revenge thriller, The Horseman.
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NewsWolverine dominates global box office
Fox International’s genre prequel X-Men Origins: Wolverine kicked off the 2009 summer blockbuster season with a suitably dominant display, grossing an estimated $73m from 9,234 screens in 101 markets.
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NewsGhosted appears in Germany, UK has The End in sight
ScreenDaily rounds up the local and independent releases in key markets.
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NewsGerman director Marc Forster wins Social Cinema Award
German director Marc Forster will be awarded the Social Cinema Award 2009 at this year’s Ischia Global Fest, which runs July 12-19.
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NewsThierry Potok steps down from Germany's VIP fund
Thierry Potok, the head of private German media fund VIP Medienfonds, is returning to producing after almost a year in the role.
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NewsCanadian filmmaker wins top prize at Nyon
Canadian filmmaker Richard Brouillette’s study of neo-liberalism and democracy Encirclement won the Grand Prix at Nyon’s Visions du Reel documentary festival, which closed on April 30.
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NewsFinnish Film Foundation hands out $1.7m
The Finnish Film Foundation has supported four features, including two international co-productions, with $1.7m (€1.34m).
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NewsFox's Wolverine sinks its claws into global box office
The summer season arrives this weekend with 20th Century Fox’s global release of X-Men Origins: Wolverine, which has one week to establish itself before PPI/Paramount launches Star Trek across the world the following weekend.
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NewsFrance reintroduces internet piracy bill
The anti-piracy Creation and Internet Law was reintroduced in the French Parliament yesterday (April 29) following its rejection earlier this month.
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FeaturesYear of the heavyweights
Cannes has invited the A-list world of cinema to a festival that is ready to excite critics and prise open dusty wallets.
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NewsVolkswagen drops Berlinale sponsorship
Volkswagen is scrapping its seven year sponsorship of the Berlinale, ahead of the festival’s 60th anniversary next year.
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NewsFanny Ardant's debut film added to Cannes line-up
The Cannes Film Festival has added a special out of competition screening for the directorial debut by legendary French actress Fanny Ardant.
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NewsIceland boost funding incentive to 20%
Iceland has increased its production incentive scheme from 14% to 20% to encourage the film and TV industries to shoot in the country.
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NewsStudioCanal appoints key staff at Optimum and Kinowelt
StudioCanal has made a series of senior appointment at its affiliates Optimum Releasing and Kinowelt.
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NewsIwana Chronis joins Hubert Bals Fund
The International Film Festival Rotterdam has appointed Iwana Chronis as manager of the Hubert Bals Fund (HBF), which supports filmmakers in developing countries.
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NewsFrederic Boyer appointed as Directors' Fortnight artistic director
The Societe des Realisateurs de Films (SRF), the organisation behind Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight, has appointed Frederic Boyer as artistic director.
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NewsThe Other Bank wins Golden Lily
Georgian director George Ovashvili’s film debut The Other Bank (Gagma Napiri) picked up the GoldenLily for best film and the FIPRESCI International Critics Prize at this year’s goEast Festival.
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French animation Les Lascars receives Critics' Week slot
Albert Pereira-Lazaro and Emmanual Klotz’s animated feature LesLascars will receive a special out of competition screening at Cannes Critics’Week, which runs from May 14 – 22.
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Cannes announces Cinefondation and short films line-up
Cannes Film Festival organisers have announced the line-up for the Cinefondation and short films competition.