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NewsPPP unveils line-up including Bong, Aoyama projects
South Korea’s Pusan Promotion Plan (PPP) has announced its 2009 line-up of 30 projects from 21 countries, which includes Aoyama Shinji’s Decadent Sisters and Bong Joon-ho’s Le Transperceneige, produced by Park Chan-wook.
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NewsFox Star to finance, distribute Shah Rukh Khan's My Name Is Khan
Fox Star Studios, the joint venture between 20th Century Fox and Star, has struck a deal to finance and distribute forthcoming Bollywood project My Name Is Khan. India’s biggest actor Shah Rukh Khan stars and Karan Johar directs.
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NewsFrench Producers Guild starts desk for US, international producers
APC, the French Producers’ Guild, has now started an American & International Desk to advise foreign producers who seek a French company to work with on the new French Tax Rebate For International Production (TRIP).
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NewsSundream joins IHQ and Polybona for Let’s Fall in Love
Hong Kong-based Sundream Motion Pictures joins Korean IHQ and Beijing’s Polybona Film Distribution as investors for Hong Kong filmmaker Lee Kung-lok’s romantic comedy Let’s Fall in Love, which starts shooting in Beijing on July 24.
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NewsMyles Nestel's new Merlina to back projects budgeted at $15m-$30m
UK film financier Myles Nestel has parted ways with Oceana Media Finance to form the Los Angeles-based financing and production outfit Merlina Entertainment.
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NewsThe Circle Conference to run October 9-11 in Abu Dhabi
The Circle Conference 2009, a development initiative aimed at creating new filmmaking opportunities in the Middle East, is looking for applicants.
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NewsEight new London boroughs eligible for Film London’s film fund
Mayor of London Boris Johnson and Film London have launched this year’s London Borough Film Fund Challenge, which includes new the new Film London in 90 Seconds.
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FeaturesPerry gears up for fight
As the Irish government considers scrapping the Irish Film Board, Simon Perry tells Geoffrey Macnab why the board is vital to Irish film culture.
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News$1.6 million content fund launched for northeast England
Regional screen agency Northern Film & Media is launching a new $1.6m (£1m) content fund for film, TV, games, interactive media and music.The North East Content Fund has earmarked $165,000 (£100,000) for film development, with a further $330,000 (£200,000) of the fund aimed at film production. It is the agency’s ...
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NewsShadow arts minister backs UK Film Council
Ed Vaizey, the shadow arts minister, has come out in support of the UK Film Council just weeks after Conservative leader David Cameron called for unelected quangos to be scaled back to save money.
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SFFS unveils screenwriting grant as part of expanded support strategy
The San Francisco Film Society and philanthropist William R Hearst III have established the $15,000 Hearst Screenwriting Grant.
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NewsDreamWorks set to receive $825m initial financing
DreamWorks Studios looks set to receive $825m in initial financing from India’s Reliance ADA Group and its distribution deal with Disney, the Indian conglomerate has announced.
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NewsOpen Society renews support for Sundance docs with $5m grant
Philanthropist George Soros’ Open Society Institute has granted $5m to the Sundance Institute’s Documentary Film Program to raise awareness on human rights.
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NewscineFinance founder Fred Milstein joins Aon/Albert G Ruben
Fred Milstein has been named managing director of worldwide marketing and business development at Aon/Albert G Ruben Insurance Services.
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NewsParticipant Media and Imagenation Abu Dhabi board River Road's Fair Game
Participant Media and Imagenation Abu Dhabi have joined River Road as financiers on Sean Penn and Naomi Watts thriller Fair Game.
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NewsFuture Films and Aramid Capital hit by Soho blaze
A major fire broke out in the London offices housing leading film financiers Future Films and Aramid Capital earlier today.
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NewsIndian Film Festival LA unveils fund for universal stories with Indian themes
The Indian Film Festival Of Los Angeles (IFFLA) has launched the IFFLA Film Fund for film-makers with narrative and documentary features reflecting universal themes inherent in Indian culture.
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NewsING Belgium withdraws from film financing
Financial services company ING Belgium has scrapped its film financing activities to concentrate on its core business.
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NewsSundance, Cinereach launch $1.5m support for socially conscious cinema
The Sundance Institute and film support body Cinereach have launched a three-year grant to form The Cinereach Project At Sundance Institute.
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NewsEurope gives green light to French tax break
The European Commission has given the go-ahead to a French tax break that aims to encourage big-budget foreign films to shoot in the country.