All articles by Martin Blaney – Page 10
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NewsFilmfest München 2023 to launch world premieres of six international features
Titles include Vincent Perez’s ‘The Edge Of The Blade’ and Leo Leigh’s ‘Sweet Sue’.
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News‘Black Box’, ‘The Dive’, ‘Shock’ among buzzy German titles premiering at Filmfest Munchen
They will screen as part of the New German Films line-up at the 40th edition of the German festival later this month.
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NewsIlker Çatak’s ‘The Teachers’ Lounge’ wins Germany’s Golden Lola for best film
It also won the prizes for best director, screenwiting, lead actress and editing.
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NewsGerman Film Academy’s Lola nominations come under fire from exhibitors organisation AG Kino
AG Kino clamed there is ”an increasing lack of direction in the German Film Academy as far as German cinema concerned”.
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NewsFilmfest Hamburg names Malika Rabahallah as festival director
MOIN film fund exec to succeed Albert Wiederspiel.
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NewsConstantin Film launches investigation into alleged behaviour of Til Schweiger on set of ‘Manta Manta 2’
Germany’s biggest local star has been accused of assault and drunkenness in Der Speigel report.
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NewsConstantin Film and Warner Bros Germany crowned FFA’s ‘Industry Tigers’ for 2022
They received the most automatic funding from the FFA for German films at the German box office.
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NewsGerman box office returns to near pre-pandemic levels in first quarter of 2023
The total gross was down just 1.9% on the same period in 2019.
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NewsGerman Motion Picture Fund pays out record €84.4m to high-end series in 2022
Apple TV+ secured €10m for conspiracy-based psychological thriller drama series Constellation, the maximum amount that the fund can give to a single project.
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NewsNew Ildikó Enyedi title among projects backed by Franco-German co-pro fund
Fund also supports Rubika Shah and Vero Cratzborn projects.
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NewsMariette Rissenbeek, co-head of the Berlinale, to step down after next edition
State minister for culture and media Claudia Roth to initiate talks to extend Carlo Chatrian’s contract beyond 2024.
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NewsVenice Horizons title ‘Red Shoes’ claims three awards at Sofia International Film Festival
Mexican director Carlos Eichelmann Kaiser’s debut feature Red Shoes premiered in Venice’s Horizons Extra section.
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News‘A Piece Of Sky’ takes top prize at 2023 Swiss Film Awards
The relationship drama premiered in competition at the 2022 Berlinale.
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News'All Quiet On The Western Front' leads nominations for Germany’s Lola awards
‘All Quiet’ leads the way with 12 nominations, followed by Ilker Catak’s The Teachers’ Lounge with seven.
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NewsBerlin’s VFX sector receives €4m funding boost
Projects can be allocated up to €1 million in financing.
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NewsSecond features by Laurynas Bareisa and Matteo Oleotto among projects being pitched at Sofia Meetings
Co-production forum marks 20th anniversary this year.
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NewsJustin Kurzel’s ‘Morning’ starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Laura Dern receives €2m from FFF Bayern
The Munich-based fund has also made awards to Christophe Gans’ ‘Return To Silent Hill’ and Marvel series ‘Ironheart’.
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NewsFirst titles selected for ‘Smart7’ travelling festival competition
Seven European film festivals have joined forces to launch an alliance called ’Smart7’.
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NewsNicolas Philibert’s French doc ‘On The Adamant’ wins Golden Bear at Berlinale 2023
The gender-neutral acting prize was won by Spain’s Sofía Otero for ’20,000 Species of Bees’.
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NewsEuropean initiative to support Ukrainian cinema launched at the Berlinale
A budget of more than €1m to support feature-length films from the country.