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    ‘Cliffhanger 2’, Guy Ritchie’s ‘The Fountain Of Youth’ receive over €7m from Austria’s filming incentive 2t1bt

    2024-08-23T08:41:00Z 18585g

    FISA+ has generated overall revenues in Austria of around €1bn since January 2023, according to the Ministry of Labour and Economy. 

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    Locarno’s Open Doors forced to “drastically” reduce activities from 2025 due to major budget cut 5n285z

    2024-08-14T15:39:00Z

    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) 676q3x

    2024-08-13T13:53:00Z

    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 n6j11

    2024-08-13T11:01:00Z

    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 721462

    2024-08-12T12:08:00Z

    Projects from Spain, and 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 w4w5j

    2024-08-05T14:34:00Z

    “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 5g6hq

    2024-08-05T08:31:00Z

    The fifth and final season of Babylon Berlin received €2m from Film- und Medienstiftung NRW.

  • Explanation For Everything
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    ‘Explanation For Everything’ wins Grand Prix at Poland’s New Horizons film festival g449

    2024-07-29T14:10:00Z

    Film wins a cash prize of €10,000.

  • Four Winters
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    ‘Miss Kebab’ secures UK co-producer as vibrant Polish Days 2024 is praised by international attendees 5r513t

    2024-07-24T15:38:00Z

     “It was a very strong edition,” said one French sales agent.

  • Two For One
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    to increase national funding for filmmakers q3s58

    2024-07-24T12:03:00Z

    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 6x633r

    2024-07-19T11:26:00Z

    The role is one of the biggest in German production and international co-production.

  • Nine Perfect Strangers
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    Bavaria gives €4m boost to regional film fund to boost production, inward investment b2p58

    2024-07-08T10:45:00Z

    Hulu’s Nine Perfect Strangers filmed its second season in Bavaria with FFF Bayern .

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    ‘Sad Jokes’ delivers at Munich’s German Cinema New Talent awards a6o2b

    2024-07-08T10:04:00Z

    Munich annually gathers together the rising stars of German cinema.

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    Munich festival’s issions rise as ‘To A Land Unknown’ leads winners 503f2g

    2024-07-08T09:50:00Z

    The festival reported 71,000 issions 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 3v6v6u

    2024-07-04T13:45:00Z

    Munich’s Cine CoPro Conference showcased nine potential - Canada co-productions.

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    Polish Days to showcase buzzy feature projects to international industry at New Horizons 2024 26y67

    2024-07-02T14:09:00Z

    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 61t4m

    2024-07-01T13:00:00Z

    They include several filmmakers moving behind the camera with 20 years experience in different fields. 

  • Julia Weigl and Christoph Gröne
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    Christoph Gröner and Julia Weigl reveal how Munich International Film Festival is evolving under their watch 2c163w

    2024-06-28T09:24:00Z

    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 5p283

    2024-06-24T10:02:00Z

    Turkish director Ferit Kilic won the top prize of €25,000 at RO Days’ Transilvania Pitch Stop. 

  • Girls Will Be Girls
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    Indian features take top prizes at Transilvania film festival 2wi59

    2024-06-24T09:48:00Z

    Shuchi Talati’s Girls Will Be Girls wins Romanian festival’s main prize.