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Screen Ireland unveils five-year strategic plan, with €5.5m for regional and Irish-language production
The Gross Valued Added (GVA) of the audiovisual industry in Ireland has been valued at over €1bn.
Neon Films, Escape Plan Productions in next wave of UK Global Screen Fund awards
A further £2.2m has been administered through the international business development strand.
UK Global Screen Fund to receive £7m funding, as government brings forward apprenticeship reform
The announcements form part of the government’s additional £60m investment in the creative sectors.
Revamped Czech Audiovisual Fund to back series and games as well as films
Estimates suggest CAF’s budget will increase by 35% to around €84m a year thanks to levies and investment obligations.
UK tax authority commits to extra resource as producers face “crippling” delays to VAT repayments
Producers have had to wait up to six months for repayments, causing major cashflow issues for features.
UK development fund The Uncertain Kingdom to end
The November 2024 funding round will be awarded as planned in the new year.
“German cinema is in great danger,” say Tom Tykwer, Wim Wenders and Volker Schlöndorff
Top German directors write open letter urging politicians to adopt new German Film Law this month.
Screen Scotland sets aside £1.2m for four talent development initiatives
The initiatives are aimed at short films and those on the cusp of a first feature.
Hamburg’s MOIN regional film fund secures €10m boost
Annual budget will rise from its current €15m to €20m for 2025 and 2026.
Ukraine joins Creative Europe Media programme
Ukrainian organisations can now apply for the full range of Media funding.
Berlinale’s World Cinema Fund backs projects including Edwin's anticipated 'Sleep No More'
A total of €260,000 has been shared between projects from Argentina, Bangladesh, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Indonesia and Rwanda.
Lina Soualem, Morad Mostafa among winners of Marrakech’s Atlas Workshop prizes
Mostafa, a Screen Arab Star Of Tomorrow, received the post-production prize for ‘Aisha Can’t Fly Away’ while Soualem won the Artekino International prize for ‘Alicante’.
Newen Connect extends financing deal with Anton
European distributor agrees a further three-year deal with global production and financing studio Anton.
Former Venice Biennale president Roberto Cicutto elected president of Eurimages
Cicutto will succeed Catherine Trautmann, who has chaired the Eurimages board since 2017.
Lukas Dhont, Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah projects receive Screen Flanders funding
Dhont received €200,000 for his next feature Coward.
Thomas Benski, former head of Pulse Films, launches media group Lumina
Group is backed by investors including Magnus Rausing’s BFK, Charles Dorfman’s Dorfman Media Holdings and SVS Holdings.
Irish rap trio Kneecap wins arts funding case against UK government
The Irish rap group has been re-awarded £14,250.
Kaouther Ben Hania, Maryam Touzani projects among 24 backed by Eurimages
16 of the 24 projects funded are to be directed or co-directed by women, representing over 75% of the total funding awarded.
Denmark to launch production rebate in 2026 to attract international film, TV shoots
The government will allocate $17.5m to the rebate scheme.
Together Films selects projects for $50,000 climate action fund (exclusive)
Two projects highlight innovative approaches to tackling climate crisis.
