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NewsMacLennan Affair, Two Graves among winners at HAF
Derek Tsang and Jimmy Wan’s The MacLennan Affair took the HAF Award for a project originating in Hong Kong at the closing ceremony of this year’s Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF).
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NewsScreen Australia backs four new features including Curran's Tracks
Screen Australia also puts money into an omnibus title that has 17 directors including Cate Blanchett and Mia Wasikowska.
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NewsTwilight director Catherine Hardwicke in talks to direct British gangster movie Diamond
EXCLUSIVE: Former City investment manager Nicola Horlick to produce via Derby Street Films.
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NewsUK Budget 2012: UK film industry welcomes TV tax relief, but wants update on EIS approvals
Leading UK film industry figures have given a broadly enthusiastic response to the UK Budget. There have been widespread expressions of delight at the promised tax relief for high-end TV drama, animation and video games.
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NewsUK Budget 2012: EIS cap raised to £5m instead of predicted £10m; high-end TV, animation, games to get tax relief
EIS changes are still subject to EU State Aid approval; TV, games and animation tax relief could come into effect from April 2013.
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NewsCanada’s Harold Greenberg Fund could be impacted by Astral Media takeover
The future of the Harold Greenberg Fund — which provides vital development financing for Oscar contenders such as Monsieur Lazhar and In Darkness or hockey hit Goon — is unknown in the wake of Bell’s proposed C$3.38-billion acquisition of Quebec-based giant Astral Media.
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Malaysia to introduce 30% production rebate
The Malaysian government is set to introduce a rebate scheme for local and international films shooting in Malaysia.
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NewsUK's DCMS receives 'half a dozen' responses to Creative Europe public consultation
Culture minister Ed Vaizey reiterates government’s opposition to Creative Europe budget increase during House of Lords EU sub-committee.
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FeaturesBritish filmmakers raising $120m through Enterprise Investment Schemes
EXCLUSIVE: With Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) rules about to change, there are currently 15 offers out raising funds in the UK, including Oscar-winning producers who between them have made hits including The King’s Speech, My Week With Marilyn and Harry Potter. Tim Adler surveys the EIS landscape and looks at ...
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NewsEU's MEDIA Mundus backs 35 projects with €5m
The new Berlinale Filmmakers-in-Residence Programme, Europa Cinemas International, and EFP’s third edition of Producers Lab Toronto are among 35 projects supported with a total of € 5m by the European Union’s MEDIA Mundus programme for 2012.
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NewsPenny Woolcock amongst Bertha Britdoc grantees
Fourteen grants totaling £230,000 have been awarded through The Bertha Foundation and BRITDOC’s new Connect Fund and Documentary Journalism Fund.
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NewsScreen Australia’s letters of interest to be more useful as a financing tool
If proposed changes to Screen Australia’s guidelines go ahead, there will be fewer hoops to jump through in order to be eligible for a letter of interest.
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NewsCroatian Audiovisual Centre supports Grlic, Juric, Ogresta
The Croatian Audiovisual Centre has announced it latest fundings, with a total of 62 projects receiving $6.8m, out of which eight feature films will share $5.2m.
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NewsRussian National Film Fund calls for success-based funding reform
The Russian National Film Fund, the organisation that distributes funds in the Russian film industry, has called on the Russian government to reform the current system of state support of Russian filmmaking.
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NewsAnimation UK steps up fight for tax credits
Animation UK has been keeping up the momentum of its tax credits campaign with an eleventh-hour meeting with the Treasury.
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Target Entertainment goes into administration
International distributor Target Entertainment has gone into administration just 18 months after being bought by Metrodome.
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NewsBelgium film commission backs new projects from Hansel, Mariage, Garbarski
A host of familiar names have received public backing for new films from the Film Selection Commission of the French community of Belgium.
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NewsHaslam and Grumbar's Embankment sells Princess Di film to 40 territories
Tim Haslam (formerly CEO of HanWay) and Hugo Grumbar (former MD of Icon) have unveiled their new international sales and financing company, Embankment Films.
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NewsScreen to host EIS seminar on March 12
Dave Morrison from Nyman Libson Paul to discuss EIS changes.