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All Finance articles – Page 89
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NewsFinnish Film Foundation to speed up process for film funding
New scheme has four features in the works.
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NewsAlcon joins Lionsgate to co-finance rom-com Expecting
Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson have made their first investment outside of Warner Bros and will share production and marketing costs on What To Expect When You’re Expecting starring Anna Kendrick (pictured), among others.
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NewsBFI launches £200,000 Film Export Fund
The transitional fund is aimed at enhancing export opportunities for British films at key international film festivals including Cannes 2012.
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NewsIngenious launches fifth Shelley EIS Fund
UK based Ingenious Ventures has launched its latest EIS fund, which will take advantage of the increase in tax relief for EIS investors.
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NewsGreen Isle adds $20m UK-Australia comedy to maiden slate
The new LA-based production company led by industry veterans Edwin Larson And Scott Vandiver is backing the $20m project A Monster Problem.
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NewsSpain's ICAA and ICO link up
An important deal between ICAA (Spanish Film Institute) and ICO (Official Organism of public credit) was signed last week in Spain to guarantee the credit flow to production companies that have been previously backed up by TV corporations.
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NewsPerpetual pacts with Prescience to create Bridgeworks Capital
Perpetual has merged its bridge lending operations with UK financier Prescience. Perpetual MD Alastair Burlingham will join Prescience to head its bridge and tactical funding operations via a new specialist lending arm, Bridgeworks Capital.
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NewsEndgame launches p&a fund to support wide releases
Jim Stern’s financing and production company has announced its long-in-the-works fund, partnering with equity investors, third-party producers and studios to provide marketing and distribution support for wide release Endgame and third party titles such as Rian Johnson’s 2012 sci-fi Looper.
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NewsChannel 4 boosts Britdoc funding
Channel 4 has increased its funding of the Britdoc documentary foundation by a third and extended its funding commitment to 2013.
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NewsLisa Aschan, Jane Magnusson among nominees for Stockholm Film Fund
She Monkeys director among five women nominated for new $750,000 (SEK 5m) production grant
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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.