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NewsSwedish Film Institute announces latest round of funding
Jan Troell, Karzan Kader and Jessica Nettelbladt among six feature directors to receive funding.
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NewsGovernment extends Italian tax credit for six months
The Italian government on Wednesday has extended the Italian tax credit for the cinema industry through June 2011, leaving the fate of the tax credit, which offers fiscal advantages to national and international producers, as well as incentives to exhibitors is still up in the air.
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NewsMGM heads Birnbaum and Barber say restructure is finalised
MGM has announced that the company’s restructuring has become effective with exit financing of $500m in place.
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NewsIntandem on board for finance, sales of Catweazle movie
Intandem Films will serve as executive producer and worldwide sales company for the film version of Catweazle.
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German culture and media minister Neumann agrees to finance boost
State Minister For Culture And Media Bernd Neumann handed German producers and the country’s reputation as film hub a boost after he agreed with the Reconstruction Credit Institute (KfW) to a package of financing instruments for development funding as well as intermediate and gap financing.
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EM Media launches scheme to help projects stranded by Screen East
Regional screen agency EM Media is launching a temporary scheme – EM Media East – to provide support to projects which had been awarded funding by defunct regional screen agency Screen East.
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NewsParminder Vir joins Al Ruwaini's Pyramedia
Producer Parminder Vir has joined Pyramedia as a development consultant.
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NewsIvan Mactaggart joins Parfitt's Trademark
Film financier Ivan Mactaggart has joined UK production company Trademark Films as a partner.
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China’s Bona Film Group makes debut on Nasdaq
Chinese production, distribution and exhibition company Bona Film Group started trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange in New York on Thursday (Dec 9), with chairman Yu Dong and actress Gong Li on hand to ring the opening bell.
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NewsCanadian films must do better, urges Telefilm Canada chair
Ten years after industry leaders set a target of 5% local market share for Canadian films the goal remains elusive, Telefilm Canada (TFC) chair Michel Roy told shareholders last night [8].
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NewsScreen Australia backs four new films, including new Rolf de Heer film
Rolf de Heer will be putting his directing boots back on and three directors, Tony Krawitz, Wayne Blair and Miro Bilbrough, will be making their debut features in 2011 thanks to investment decisions made this week by Screen Australia.
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NewsNorthern Film & Media backs production of United
Regional screen agency Northern Film & Media and Northstar Ventures have come on board to invest 150,000 in United, shooting now starring David Tennant.
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NewsBFI's Amanda Nevill: 'This is an organisation that does make money, unlike the Film Council'
After yesterday’s announcement that the BFI would be taking on a number of key activities formerly overseen by the Film Council, Screen’s Wendy Mitchell spoke to BFI Director Amanda Nevill about how the BFI would have to change moving forward.
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NewsUK industry mostly welcomes BFI move, but wants more detail quickly
There was a mostly bullish response from the industry to UK Culture Minister Ed Vaizey’s new plans for the Government’s support of film.
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NewsUPDATED: Vaizey puts BFI in charge of Government's film plans, Lottery funding
Vaizey says Lottery funding to increase to £43m/year, regional agencies move under Creative England, new Ministerial Film Forum to be launched in January.
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NewsFilm London takes on UK-wide inward investment, export role
Adrian Wootton says there will be a distinctly separate unit that will be UK-branded to work on UK-wide inward investment and export of British films.
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UK indies partner on new transmedia thriller project
New Black Films is partnering with Pure Grass Films (backed by Endemol) to launch a cross-platform project entitled Shape Shifter. Regional screen agency Northern Film & Media has invested in the project.
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NewsUKFC's Film Fund backs a slew of projects despite government uncertainty
Even with plans to abolish the UK Film Council, the UKFC’s new Film Fund has been quietly operating business as usual, funding dozens and dozens of diverse projects.
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NewsMagnet Media Group's Monteith and Buerling broaden horizons
Magnet Media Group founding partners Maggie Monteith and Jeanette Buerling are splitting their respective business operations into two separate entities.
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NewsVaizey to reveal government plans for UK film on Monday
Vaizey will deliver speech followed by question-and-answer session.