All Finance articles – Page 80
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NewsIMAX Corp reports growth in Q2 2012 earnings call
Shooting sequences on IMAX cameras for blockbusters like The Dark Knight Rises and The Amazing Spider-Man offers a “differentiation” factor that bodes well for the future, CEO Rich Gelfond said on Thursday (26).
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CASHét Card launches in US; offers cash rebate
Film and TV producers are entitled to a 1% cash rebate on every dollar spent on the production without limit through the customised MasterCard. The card will soon expand beyond US borders.
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NewsMEDIA backs new films from Greenaway, Folman, and Loznitsa; Libya now eligible for European funding
New films from Peter Greenaway (Goltzius & The Pelican Company), Ari Folman (The Congress) and Sergei Loznitsa (In The Fog, pictured) are among 38 titles awarded a total of over €1.36m by the European Commission’s MEDIA i2i Audiovisual Programme.
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NewsDemarest, China’s E Stars board Reliance / IM Global’s Paranoia
Robert Luketic is set to start shooting the $40m thriller on Friday (20). Liam Hemsworth (pictured), Gary Oldman, Harrison Ford and Amber Heard star. Relativity Media holds US rights.
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Busan partners with Al Jazeera on doc support
The Busan film festival’s Asian Network of Documentary (AND) is partnering with Al Jazeera English (AJE) on documentary scheme Viewfinder: Asia (working title).
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NewsColombia offers new rebate of up to 40% for foreign productions
Legislation signed during third edition of Bogata Audiovisual Market.
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NewsIngenious says it plans legal action against The Times and HMRC over tax avoidance story
As the controversy over the tax arrangements behind various UK film finance schemes continues, leading UK film financier Ingenious has confirmed today that it is beginning legal action against both The Times and Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
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NewsLatvian project Hybrid Vigor seeks Kickstarter support
US filmmaker Brandon Fowler directs the horror film which began principal photography in March and has already completed major sequences on Lake Peipus in Estonia and several locations in Latvia.
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NewsBFI reassures industry about UK's film tax schemes after Times scandal story
In a letter to the Editor of The Times, the British Film Institute has sought to reassure international producers that the UK Film Tax Credit is both stable and safe.
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NewsKarlovy Vary Works In Progress includes new projects from Silent Souls producer, Foxes director
One project will win €10,000 package sponsored by Barrandov Studios.
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NewsEuropaCorp posts profit for first time in two years
Cost cutting measures, such as ditching animation, alongside strong international sales led by Colombiana put company back in the black.
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NewsPenny Wolf joins Mediabiz Capital investment committee
Former Goldcrest and Peace Arch exec assumes role on film fund committee.
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NewsRussia benefits from its membership of Eurimages with support for production and exhibition
Russia’s arthouse cinema sector has now received support from the pan-European fund Eurimages.
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NewsHungarian Film Fund backs new features from Bodzsar, Hajdu and Sos
The Hungarian Film Fund has awarded $2.3m for three new features in its latest funding decisions.
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NewsTWC announces $225m in revolving credit facilities
The company’s strategic initiatives, investments and banking (SIIB) division has closed two separate deals “to act on opportunities worldwide as they become available.”
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NewsUPDATE: UK industry responds to The Times article alleging tax avoidance in film business
Future Capital Partners says it will “stand absolutely behind the investments”; Ingenious battles allegations by saying that a “rogue inspector” made a “misinformed statement.”
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NewsCreative England awards £150,000 via Film Network Fund
Individual awards of up to £25,000 have been made to grass roots organisations across the UK which support and promote filmmaking activities.
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China’s NFC to back The Annihilator
Chinese state-run fund National Film Capital (NFC) has unveiled a slate of ten US-China co-productions, including Stan Lee’s Chinese superhero project The Annihilator.
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NewsCalls for reforms to German spend incentive DFFF
Also, German reaction to EC’s proposed Cinema Communication at Film Industry Summit.
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NewsEurimages commissioned report on co-production convention calls for "modest modifications"
Also freezes distribution support after cases of fraud revealed.