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Public funding for cinema in Italy cut by 23% for 2009
Arts funding in Italy for 2009 has been drastically reduced, with cinema hit by a reduction of $26.7m (Euros 20.9m), sparking a move by the arts community to change Italy's laws governing funding for cinema and the arts. The budget for Italy's single arts fund, the FUS, has been reduced ...
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Dutch government reveals future funding plans for Hubert Bals Fund
Details have finally emerged of how the Dutch government will continue to support the Hubert Bals Fund, with private investment playing a more key role than previously. As previously reported in ScreenDaily, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs had agreed to continue its backing of HBF after fierce debate as ...
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Bavarian fund backs projects by Hirschbiegel, Wieland and Kraus
New films by Sundance winner Oliver Hirschbiegel, Ute Wieland and Chris Kraus are among the projects receiving funding totalling $5m (Euros 3.9m) from the Bavarian regional fund FFF Bayern. The largest single award, $1.2m (Euros 950,000), went to Hirschbiegel's adaptation of Andreas Ulrich's bestselling book Angel Face. The film tells ...
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Russian Financial Alliance Bank puts film fund operation on hold
As reported by Kommersant, Russian Financial Alliance's (RFA) $10m mutual fund, Kinofond, has been put on hold. RFA has refused to comment at this stage as to why Kinofond's operations have been suspended. The RFA bank established, the $10m Kinofond in 2007 through a sister company, the RFA investment agency. ...
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Germany's TMG picks up new films by Redford, Gilliam, Carpenter
Herbert Kloiber’s Tele München Group (TMG) acquired the German rights to new films by Robert Redford, Terry Gilliam and John Carpenter at this year’s European Film Marketduring the Berlinale.
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Film producers to access Saxony-Anhalt $64m loan programme
Film producers will have access to a $64m (Euros 50m) loan programme in Germany's Saxony-Anhalt which has been launched to support the media industry in the state. The 'Sachsen -Anhalt IMPULS Medien' programme offers locally based production companies loans of up to $3.8m (Euros 3m) per project. The loans are ...
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Rai sells Fausto Brizzi's Ex to Notro for Spain
Rai Trade has seen a flurry of interest in Ex, the new romantic comedy directed by Fausto Brizzi. The film is currently at the top of the domestic box office, grossing $6.1m (Euros 4.76m) off its first seven days in Italian cinemas.During Berlin's EFM, Rai Trade sold Ex to Notro ...
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Peru's The Milk Of Sorrow wins Golden Bear at Berlinale
For the second year running, the Berlinale's Golden Bear has gone to Latin America with the International Jury led by Tilda Swinton selecting Peruvian filmmaker Claudia Llosa's second feature The Milk Of Sorrow for the top honours this year.Sold internationally by The Match Factory and supported by the Berlinale's World ...
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Berlin's EFM a 'mixed bag', according to market director Beki Probst
'It has been a mixed bag this year' was market director Beki Probst's verdict on the 2009 edition of the European Film Market (EFM) which finally closed its doors on February 13.'Some people would say it was good, some better than what they expected and some that it was not ...
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Kelly Reilly, Julian Rhind-Tutt are Meant To Be for Corsan
Belgian production, finance and international sales company Corsanannounced that production began this week in Puerto Rico on theromantic comedy Meant To Be.Kelly Reilly, Julian Rhindt-Tutt, Mia Maestro, Santiago Cabrera andKris Marshall star in the tale of a guardian angel who risks becominga fallen angel when he comes to earth in ...
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Paramount scares up 30+ territory opening for Friday The 13th
Paramount and New Line's horror remake Friday The 13th will be the oneto beat when it opens day-and-date with North America in more than 30territories through PPI this weekend.Highlights are expected to come from France on February 11, Germanyand Russia on February 12 and the UK, Japan, Mexico, Italy, Spain,Brazil ...
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Waisbren: Don't hesitate - consolidate!
In times of trouble, the big beasts always herd together. 'Consolidate or die' has been the frequent mantra when the independent film business is under threat. It was very much the message given by Ben Waisbren, president and chief executive of Continental Entertainment Capital, during his keynote speech at the ...
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Six sentenced in illegal Internet broadcast of Les Bronzes 3
A Paris court has sentencedsix people, includingthree employees of TF1, to a one month suspended jail sentence for their involvement in illegally broadcasting Patrice Leconte's 2006 hit Les Bronzes 3 Amis Pour La Vie on the Internet. Agence France Presse reports that two of those sentenced are employees of TF1's ...
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Fidalgo takes Norwegian rights to two Berlin competitors
Norwegian distributor Fidalgo has acquired two films which had their world premieres in this year's Competition at the Berlinale.Deals were concluded by Fidalgo with The Match Factory for Uruguayan filmmaker Adrian Biniez's feature debut Gigante and with TrustNordisk for Annette K. Olesen's Little Soldier. In addition, Berlin-based distributor Neue Visionen ...
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Match Factory floats with Vinterberg's Submarino
The Match Factory has taken on sales for Thomas Vinterberg's low budget feature Submarino which is based on the novel of the same name by Jonas T Bengston. The deal continues Match's collaboration with Danish production house Nimbus Film after handling international sales on their previous productions of Ole Christian ...
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Eurimages plans contribution systemrestructure
A clearer picture is beginning to appear of how Eurimages (the Council of Europe fund for the co-production, distribution and exhibition of European cinematographic works) might change its contribution system. Last month, it emerged that Holland and Italy were considering withdrawal from Eurimages on the grounds that they put more ...
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Latido closes number of deals on Sex, Party & Lies
Madrid-based sales outfit Latido has closed several sales on Sex, Party & Lies by Albacete and Menkes. The film, to be released by Sony Spain on 250 prints in late March, has gone to Korea (Planis Entertainment), Greece (Art Free) and the US (Multivision). France, Italy and Russia are in ...
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Era New Horizons to offer cash prizes
Polish film festival Era New Horizons 2009 is to introduce financial rewards for its winners with four of the five competitive sections of the ENH 2009 to offer $90,300 (Eu70,000) in cash prizes and distribution guarantees. New Horizons International Competition, the competitive section of the festival screening 14 features that ...
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Universum Film developing Tractors bestseller with UK's Trijbits
German distributor Universum Film has joined forces with UK-based producer Paul Trijbits of Ruby Films for the development of an adaptation of Marina Lewycka's A Short History Of Tractors In Ukrainian. The culture clash comedy about a dysfunctional Ukranian family living in Peterborough in the 1990s was a bestseller in ...
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Wild Bunch swims in Oceans of Berlin deals
Wild Bunch was striking an upbeat note as the company announced its EFMdeals yesterday. Despite the credit crunch, it emerged that the French powerhouses has closed multiple territories on its packed Berlin slate. 'I think the worst is still to come. We were all afraid that Berlin would be a ...