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    Klaus Harö’s Second World War drama ‘Never Alone’ wraps in Finland 46e53

    2023-11-20T11:48:00Z 5a1bt

    Never Alone received the Screen International Best Pitch Award at the 2011 edition of the Baltic Event co-production market.

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    Ukraine’s Molodist Kyiv Film Festival awards top prize to Emmanuelle Nicot’s ‘Love According To Dalva’ 3h2t1h

    2023-10-30T12:39:00Z

    Audience prize is won by Ukrainian filmmaker Alla Savytska’s graduation film ‘Tutti’, while

  • Til Schweiger in 'Manta Manta - Zwoter Teil'
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    Constantin Film takes action after Til Schweiger abuse and bullying investigation 1a665m

    2023-10-27T10:00:00Z

    German producer-distributor announces measures to improve working environment for filmmakers.

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    Indie distributors consider how to reach an online demographic at Cologne summit 475c42

    2023-10-24T15:43:00Z

    “As a distributor you need to build a brand,” said Enrique Costa of Spain’s Elastica Films. 

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    ​Austrian producers welcome massive financial boost for film and TV incentive schemes 615s4y

    2023-10-24T13:31:00Z

    Both the  ÖFI+ scheme for local films and the  FISA+ scheme for international shoots are being significantly enhanced. 

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    Films by Haneke, Varda, Rohmer and Assayas to feature in new European streaming network 2ck5x

    2023-10-24T11:54:00Z

    Four existing central and eastern European platforms have come togethe to leverage their combined buying and marketing power.

  • EWIP 2023 winners
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    European Work In Progress Cologne selects 2023 award winners 1k2t6

    2023-10-19T10:20:00Z

    Sixth edition of European Work in Progress in Cologne ran October 16-18.

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    Peter Mettler’s ‘While The Green Grass Grows’ wins best film at DOK Leipzig 4a4y14

    2023-10-17T11:57:00Z

    Asmae El Moudir’sThe Mother Of All Lies won the audience award at the presigtious German festival, 

  • Stepne - dir. Maryna Vroda
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    Kyiv’s Molodist film festival sets line-up for first full edition since Russian invasion 362o32

    2023-10-13T14:25:00Z

    The festival runs October 21 - 29.

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    East-West co-pro event Connecting Cottbus unveils project lineup 5p1j6e

    2023-10-13T10:07:00Z

    The event is an important incubator for European arthouse projects. 

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    Netflix, Amazon among backers of German crew diversity programme NewMotion l204a

    2023-10-09T10:01:00Z

    The founders are producers Roshanak “Rosh” Khodabakhsh and Jorgo Narje.

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    ‘How To Have Sex’, ‘Shayda’ win at Filmfest Hamburg 2h3e2r

    2023-10-09T07:58:00Z

    The German festival posted its biggest ever audience in 2023.

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    Berlinale outlines fresh strategy for showcasing rising German filmmakers z554g

    2023-10-06T14:00:00Z

    Source: Berlinale/Ali Ghandtschi Jenni Zylka Jenni Zylka, former director of the Berlinale’s discontinued Perspektive Deutsches Kino section, has taken on a new role to discover films by up-and-coming German filmmakers, working closely with the country’s film schools. The €5,000 Heiner Carow Prize, sponsored by ’s Defa Foundation, ...

  • Olha Matat
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    Ukrainian drama ‘How Is Katia?’ wins best film at Molodist film festival in Hamburg 2c4e2h

    2023-10-06T12:52:00Z

    The Ukrianian festival ran as a festival within a festival at Filmfest Hamburg.

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    Filmfest Hamburg hands out three new prizes, including for best pitch of film starring an older woman 39303g

    2023-10-06T11:47:00Z

    The three cash awards honour the 21-year tenure of outgoing festival director Albert Wiederspiel.

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    European Work in Progress Cologne unveils line up of 32 titles 3w3j3k

    2023-10-05T11:49:00Z

    2023 festival titles including Amat Escalante’s Lost In The Night and Faouzi Bensaidi’s Deserts previously showcased at EWIP.

  • All Quiet On the Western Front
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    German industry readies for overhaul of funding mechanisms and Berlinale leadership by end of 2023 2b4d28

    2023-10-05T09:00:00Z

    The introduction of a streamer investment obligation for German production is also understood to be on the cards. 

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    Port of Production international producer residency arrives at Filmfest Hamburg 453o1q

    2023-10-03T13:45:00Z

    Focus turns to ”how to run a company, manage employees, draw up a business plan and think about the future and how to produce in a sustainable way.”

  • Sultana's Dream
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    ‘Sultana’s Dream’ seals German deal to social impact label Films That Matter (exclusive) 2z6qc

    2023-10-03T09:18:00Z

    The 2D animation depicting a feminist utopia is premiered at San Sebastian before moving to Filmfest Hamburg. 

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    Wes Anderson, Agnieszka Holland, Emily Atef, Pablo Larrain awarded German funding e1d24

    2023-09-29T14:39:00Z

    German regional fund Medenboard Berlin-Brandenburg (MBB) has made its latest funding decisions.