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Macedonian producer Labina Mitevska wins Eurimages Co-Production Award
Prize will be presented to producer of films such as ’God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya’ and ’The Happiest Man In The World’ at next month’s European Film Awards
Munich Film Up! mentoring programme unveils 2024 filmmaker participants (exclusive)
The Munich Film Up! mentoring and residency scheme for emerging filmmakers has unveiled the six participants for its fourth edition.
‘Peaky Blinders’ creator urges industry to defend jobs from AI
Steven Knight speaks at Web Summit 2024 in Lisbon alongside Banijay Entertainment chief Marco Bassetti.
Rotterdam to hold retrospectives of Katja Raganelli and Sergii Masloboishchykov
Festival’s 2025 Focus programme also explores legacy of VHS culture and tribute to Bandung Conference.
‘The Substance’, ‘The Girl With The Needle’ lead craft winners at European Film Awards
Excellence Awards also honour Emilia Pérez, The Devil’s Bath, When The Light Breaks and Souleymane’s Story.
Jasmila Zbanić and Radu Jude projects secure Austrian funding
38 projects share €15m funding from Austrian Film Institute and Vienna Film Fund.
‘The Summer Book’, ‘The Room Next Door’ bookend 2024 AFI European Union Film Showcase
Brady Corbet’s Venice Silver Lion winner The Brutalist is centrepiece selection.
Alessandro Usai confirmed as president of Italy’s Anica
CEO of production company Colorado Film to lead Italian association of producers and distributors.
“You had better pay attention”: AI is going to disrupt your industry, say speakers at AI Creative Summit
This week’s AI Creative Summit found delegates more upbeat about the impact of the technology than last year.
European group Federation Studios explores options as M&A market hots up
European producer-distributor appoints Morgan Stanley to assess investment or sale.
Erich Pommer Institut unveils 2024 participants for female leadership programme (exclusive)
Participants include ’Smoke Sauna Sisterhood’ producer Marianne Ostrat.
Tax investigators search Netflix offices in Paris and Amsterdam - reports
Offices reportedly searched by investigators as part of a preliminary investigation into tax fraud laundering.
Cinekid award winner ‘Millie And The Secret Of The Crocodile’ acquired for sales (exclusive)
3D animation hails from ‘Mini-Zlatan’ producer Petter Lindblad.
‘Emilia Perez’, ‘The Room Next Door’ lead nominations for European Film Awards
Jacques Audiard and Pedro Almodovar directed films emerge with four nominations each.
EFA's Month of European Film initiative kicks off in 42 countries
The third annual event celebrates European film for five weeks in the lead up to the European Film Awards on December 7.
Yu Irie’s ‘Muromachi Outsiders’ lands North America, Europe deals ahead of AFM (exclusive)
The historical action adventure is set for release in Japan on January 17.
‘Children Of The River’ team on being the first Italy-Japan co-production treaty project
Acclaimed Japanese director Lisa Takeba is working with Italian producer Parsifal Reparato. “Everyone is curious to know we proceed, how it works.”
Film study reveals 10 key viewing habits of children aged 7-11 (exclusive)
Europe-wide study explores how film and televsion impacts the lives of young audiences.
Hungarian 30% film tax incentive extended for six more years
Hungary has reached $910m annual film production spend.
WTFilms to introduce French horror thriller ‘Squealers’ to AFM buyers (exclusive)
Film is from director Abel Ferry, best known for 2009 slasher ’High Lane’