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NewsVillage Roadshow's China venture working with Zhang, Chow
Village Roadshow Entertainment Group (VREG) has unveiled details of its new China operation, including a slew of partnerships and projects with talent including Zhang Ziyi and Stephen Chow [pictured].
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CEG invests in music funding on Parker, Looper
Cutting Edge Group (CEG) has signed new investment deals for the upcoming Parker and Looper and will provide investment in music budgets and music supervision.
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NewsCreative England secures £5m for Digital Champions scheme
The money, which won’t be available until next Spring, will come out of the UK government’s Regional Growth Fund.
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NewsBFI Chairman Greg Dyke urges broadcasters to do more for film production and distribution
Dyke singles out Sky to provide “greater access for British and specialised films on the Sky platform.”
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NewsArte Cinema gets budget boost amid parent channel’s revamp
French state contribution to Franco-German broadcaster ARTE to increase by 7.3 percent in 2012 to €270.2million as part of plan to bump-up audience figures and lure in younger viewers.
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NewsEC proposes 20% budget increase for next generation of EU MEDIA Programme for 2014-2020
The next generation of the European Union’s MEDIA Programme from 2014-2020 could see a 20% hike in its budget to € 900m from € 755m for MEDIA 2007.
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NewsAustralian productions down, but foreign investment healthy
Screen Australia notes that only 17 Australian films completed principal photography in the 12 months to June 30.
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NewsIntandem on board for Bert&Bertie's $20m debut Lucidity
Intandem Films will handle international sales on the new $20m UK thriller Lucidity, which is set to shoot in February 2012.
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NewsKOFIC unveils plans to grow Korean industry to $1.3bn by 2013
Plans to boost international co-productions as well as promoting Korean locations and other initiatives.
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NewsEmbargo Films re-teams with Vertigo on The Sweeney
London-based finance and production company Embargo Films has come on board its third feature, The Sweeney.
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NewsNew projects from Metz, Berghall, Pallotta included in IDFA Forum
Topics of films for IDFA’s co-financing market range from immigration to Frank Zappa.
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NewsAir Entertainment Group launches post equity service
AEG is the latest post production company to offer equity stakes in selected projects, with its first investment set to be Trevor Miller’s Riot On Redchurch Street.
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NewsNicolas Cage to headline first film project from Bavariapool International Coproductions
Nicolas Cage is to headline Brian Goodman’s psychological thriller Black Butterfly (working title) which will be the first project for the cinema from Bavariapool International Coproductions, a joint venture between Bavaria Film and Telepool.
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NewsCreative England's £490,000 Film Culture Fund open for applications
Funding awards of £2,000 - £50,000 per project will be available for audience development activities in the regions.
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NewsVillage, China Film, Wanda to finance Keanu Reeves' Man Of Tai Chi
Village Roadshow, China Film and Beijing-based exhibitor Wanda Group are understood to have reached a deal to finance Keanu Reeves’ martial arts project, Man Of Tai Chi, which will mark the star’s directorial debut.
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France’s CNC approves 12 film tax shelter Soficas worth €63 million
National Cinema Centre favoured shelters which put the accent on independent production, and first and second time features.
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NewsRioFilme in talks to back Noyce's Bloodsport remake
Underlining its growing enthusiasm for supporting high profile international productions, Brazilian outfit RioFilme is in talks to back Phillip Noyce’s remake of martial arts film, Bloodsport. This follows on the city-owned audiovisual investment company’s $500,000 investment in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1.
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NewsCJ, Sovik, Isu launch new funds at Busan's Asian Film Market
Leading established investors such as CJ, Sovik and Isu presented their initiatives to a packed hall of filmmakers at the Busan Exhibition Convention Center (BEXCO) yesterday (Oct 11).
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NewsNew Zealand lowers spend threshold for film fund
The threshold has been lowered from $3.13m to $1.96m for New Zealand films wanting to make a claim under the Screen Production Expenditure Fund.
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NewsBBC Films safe from yesterday's BBC job cuts
BBC Films, which employs 13 staff, won’t be impacted by the BBC job cuts announced yesterday.