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Martin Blaney covers Germany for Screen.
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Locarno’s Open Doors forced to “drastically” reduce activities from 2025 due to major budget cut
The Swiss government is redirecting cultural spending to a future Ukrainian reconstruction fund.
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Locarno Open Doors doc ’The Beach Of Enchaquirados’ boarded for world sales (exclusive)
The Ecaudorian film was screened to industry as part of an invite-only showcase at Locarno’s Open Doors programme this month.
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Paraguay’s ‘Encina’ is the big winner at Locarno’s Open Doors 2024
Paz Encina’s film is about a couple living in exile and waiting for news of their disappeared son.
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Irene Bartolomé‘s experimental ‘Dream Of Another Summer’ leads Locarno Pro winners
Projects from Spain, Germany and France were among the first round of winners announced at the weekend in an awards ceremony at the Locarno Pro industry platform.
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Locarno Pro 2024 preview: Spain in focus, Match Me! platform expands
“This year is mainly about consolidating our various activities,” explains Markus Duffner, now in his fourth year as head of Locarno’s industry platform.
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‘Babylon Berlin’, Sandra Hüller, Isabelle Huppert projects receive German funding
The fifth and final season of Babylon Berlin received €2m from Film- und Medienstiftung NRW.
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‘Explanation For Everything’ wins Grand Prix at Poland’s New Horizons film festival
Film wins a cash prize of €10,000.
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‘Miss Kebab’ secures UK co-producer as vibrant Polish Days 2024 is praised by international attendees
“It was a very strong edition,” said one French sales agent.
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Germany to increase national funding for filmmakers
The aim is to increase the artistic standing of German cinema as well as its diversity.
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FFA’s Sarah Duve-Schmid to succeed Kirsten Niehuus at Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg
The role is one of the biggest in German production and international co-production.
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Bavaria gives €4m boost to regional film fund to boost production, inward investment
Hulu’s Nine Perfect Strangers filmed its second season in Bavaria with FFF Bayern support.
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‘Sad Jokes’ delivers at Munich’s German Cinema New Talent awards
Munich annually gathers together the rising stars of German cinema.
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Munich festival’s admissions rise as ‘To A Land Unknown’ leads winners
The festival reported 71,000 admissions to films and events, up from 58,000 in 2023.
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Sophie Linnenbaum, Bruce LaBruce pitch German-Canadian feature projects at Munich 2024
Munich’s Cine CoPro Conference showcased nine potential Germany - Canada co-productions.
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Polish Days to showcase buzzy feature projects to international industry at New Horizons 2024
Execs from leading European sales houses as well as Sundance and Directors’ Fortnight programmers will be in town.
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Eight rising stars of German cinema at Munich 2024
They include several filmmakers moving behind the camera with 20 years experience in different fields.
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Christoph Gröner and Julia Weigl reveal how Munich International Film Festival is evolving under their watch
The festival will screen six world premieres of international titles
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19 year-old Ferit Kilic wins Transilvania’s top pitch prize as international industry salutes a constructive event
Turkish director Ferit Kilic won the top prize of €25,000 at RO Days’ Transilvania Pitch Stop.
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Indian features take top prizes at Transilvania film festival
Shuchi Talati’s Girls Will Be Girls wins Romanian festival’s main prize.
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Four producers at Transilvania Pitch Stop unveil feature projects
The four are among the producers in Cluj looking for international partners.