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All articles by Geoffrey Macnab – Page 112
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M-Appeal strikes Spanish deal for Baikonur
EXCLUSIVE: M-Appeal closes deal on Veit Helmer film Baikonur with Spanish outfit Pirámide Films Distribución.
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NewsGFM takes on BB King; Cassavetes’ Yellow
London and LA-based seller GFM Films has added blues doc BB King: The Life Of Riley to its EFM slate.
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FeaturesDiane Kruger
Diane Kruger stars as doomed French Queen Marie Antoinette in Berlinale opening night film, Farewell My Queen (sold by Elle Driver.)
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NewsHanWay takes on sales for Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir
Polish director talks openly in the film made by friend Andrew Braunsberg.
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NewsRotterdam's CineMart prizes go to Tsangari's Duncharon and Ljuca's Humidity
Rotterdam deals include Autlook taking on Shock Head Soul and Intramovies boarding The Legend of Kaspar Hauser.
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NewsNetherlands Film Fund overhauls model in wake of funding cuts
The Netherlands Film Fund today published its proposals for a new streamlined film policy for 2013 to 2016, introducing three funds.
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NewsRotterdam roundup: new plans from Odoul, Kaurismaki; Raul Ruiz's widow takes over project
With the start of International Film Festival Rotterdam’s coproduction market (the CineMart), the pace of the festival picked up dramatically over weekend — and news has emerged of deals and new projects.
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NewsRotterdam opens 41st edition with with Belvaux's 38 Witnesses
38 Witnesses actress Nicole Garcia talks about her own directorial projects.
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NewsHungary announces first wave of investments under Vajna's new Fund
Also, Hungarian Film Week revived by association led by Bela Tarr.
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NewsAutlook, Films Transit partner on sales of Big Boys Gone Bananas
Peter Jager’s Vienna-based Autlook and Jan Rofekamp’s Quebec-based Films Transit (two of the leading doc sales outfits) have confirmed that they will be jointly selling the Sundance-bound Big Boys Gone Bananas.
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NewsUK industry welcomes Film Policy Review but cautions that words must be followed by action
Industry experts bullish on policy report but say that the BFI has a huge job ahead to deliver on proposed action points.
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NewsCameron's comments draw dismay ahead of Film Policy Review; Mike Leigh has 'no comment'
UK Prime Minister David Cameron has riled up the British film community today with a statement emphasising that the BFI should support “commercially successful pictures.”
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FeaturesThe inbetweener
To be European or not to be European? That is the question facing the UK industry as it debates whether to re-enter the Eurimages co-production fund. Geoffrey Macnab considers the issues at stake.
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NewsUK's EIS proposals still await EU approval
HMRC officials have acknowledged today they don’t know when or if EU State Aid Approval will be given to proposals to lift the cap on the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) ifrom £2 million to £10 million ($15.7 million) next April.
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NewsEffie producer debunks Twitter claims about production troubles
EXCLUSIVE: Donald Rosenfeld says Emma Thompson period piece is almost finished shooting.
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NewsEIS boost for UK industry coming closer as draft legislation published
Barriers to film investment dropped from plans, yet EU State Aid approval still needed.
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FeaturesTurning British film upside down
Have UK producers hijacked the debate on public funding in Britain? Geoffrey Macnab reports on calls for a more distribution-led approach as the Film Policy Review panel prepares to unveil its findings
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NewsAmr Waked talks about directing Arab superhero project, co-producing R for Revolution
Egyptian actor and filmmaker Amr Waked has revealed further details of Antara, his ambitious new “Arab superhero” project.
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NewsFinanciers react to Osborne's new EIS proposals
UK film financiers have given a guarded welcome to UK Chancellor George Osborne’s announcement yesterday of a new scheme offering investors a 50% tax relief for investing in business start-ups.