All Finance articles – Page 73
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NewsFranco-German co-pro treaty extended
Since its founding in 2001, the “mini-traité” has been financed by the FFA and CNC with €1.5m annually, backing more than 90 Franco-German co-productions.
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NewsFlanders Fund backs projects including Roskam gangster thriller
Belgian auteur Felix van Groeningen’s new feature Belgica is also among the projects to receive support from the VAF.
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NewsCreative Europe in sight
EXCLUSIVE: Creative Europe has come one step nearer after the 27 EU leaders agreed on Friday in Brussels to an overall $1.3tn (€960bn) budget for 2014-20.
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NewsNew Czech film fund launched
The new Fund is expected have approximately €8m ($11m a year) at its disposal; this year’s EFM contains screenings of several Czech productions and coproductions, including IFFR Tiger winner My Dog Killer [pictured].
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NewsFuture of Berlinale’s World Cinema Fund secured
This year’s Berlinale programme features two WCF-funded films: Harmony Lessons and Workers.
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NewsMauritius launches 30% film tax incentive
EXCLUSIVE: Island nation also plans to sign co-production treaties.
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NewsEurimages reboots distribution fund
Eurimages is to re-launch a distribution fund that will benefit seven countries without access to the EU’s MEDIA Programme.
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NewsBerlin gets $93m fest boost
Berlin’s economy is to receive a $93m (€69m) boost over the 11 days of the Berlinale, according to a report by the Investitionsbank Berlin.
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NewsScreen Yorkshire sets 2013 target
Through its Yorkshire Content Fund, Screen Yorkshire plans to invest around £3.5m in TV, film, digital and games projects.
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NewsNorwegian Film Institute boosts co-pro funding
Funding for co-productions increases to $2.9m (NOK 16m) from 2012’s $2m (NOK 11m).
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NewsLegend3D secures $8m funding
Visual effects and conversion company Legend3D announced this week [Feb 4] that it had closed an $8m Series B Preferred Stock offering.
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NewsJames Cameron wins Avatar "theft" lawsuit
Twentieth Century Fox announced on Tuesday [5] that James Cameron has won a lawsuit against Gerald Morawski, who claimed that the film-maker had used his ideas to create Avatar.
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NewseOne, 1984 Private Defense Contractors sign first-look deal
Under the terms of the multi-year arrangement eOne gets first look to finance and distribute all 1984 films. LA-based Spencer Silna and Adi Shankar’s slate includes Corsica ’72 from Skyfall writers Neal Purvis and Robert Wade and the untitled Female Expendables project.
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NewsBFI reports fall in UK production spend; indie investment up
The British Film Institute (BFI) has reported a 29% drop in UK production spend following a record-breaking 2011 but an upsurge of investment in British independent films.
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NewsLanthimos, Martel, Nyholm scoop Rotterdam’s CineMart prizes
Established art house directors Yorgos Lanthimos and Lucrecia Martel won cash prizes as International Film Festival Rotterdam’s 30th coproduction market CineMart announced its prizes last night.
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NewsThe Exchange, Grand Peaks launch film fund
The LA-based sales and financing company run by Brian O’Shea has partnered with the Denver-based entertainment company on Exchange Peaks Film Capital. The first beneficiary is previously announced The Last 5 Years.
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NewsEU’s MPFG generates €47m in first two years
Productions supported by the European Media Production Guarantee Fund (MPFG) include upcoming A Most Wanted Man, The Congress and Berlinale Golden Bear contender Layla Fourie.
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NewsCopenhagen to offer $6.3m film fund
The Danish capital of Copenhagen is to establish a regional film fund in a bid to attract foreign productions and place the city on the international movie map.
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NewsBFI unveils £1m Film Festival Fund
The BFI has launched a new Film Festival Fund that aims to help boost the film choices available across the UK and support both regional and national festivals with global reach.
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NewsRaine Group forms partnership with China Media Capital
US merchant bank Raine Group has formed a strategic partnership with Chinese state-owned China Media Capital (CMC) to make joint investments across digital media, sports and entertainment.