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Eurimages has just announced the results of its first Project Evaluation Session. 26 projects, including 5 documentaries and one animation, have been selected by the executive committee. In total €6,992,000 will be allocated for them. Among the drama films selected, Spanish director Carla Simón’s new film Romeria received €500,000. It is about an orphan adopted …
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The Italian government recently announced the reduction of the statutory investment obligations for video-on-demand (VoD) platforms. By modifying the 2021 Media Law, Georgia Meloni’s government has reduced the percentage of turnover which streaming platforms have to invest in European films from 20% to 16%. The change also increases the quota for Italian audiovisual production. Initially …
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The 26th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival (March 7th to 17th), complete with 250 international documentaries, has announced its award winners. There were 12 documentaries in the international section, competing for three awards. The prestigious Golden Alexander went to My Stolen Planet by director Farahnaz Sharifi and the Silver Alexander to Lidia Duda’s Forest. The jury …
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Rai Cinema and Rai Com have announced the creation of Rai Cinema International Distribution, integrating the two branches of the Italian public broadcaster. The aim of this new company is to optimize the distribution of Rai’s films abroad and to improve the visibility of Italian films worldwide. According to the agreement Rai Cinema will manage …
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Two Croatian co-productions, Between Revolutions and The Sea in Between, won awards at the Trieste Film Festival ( January 19th to 27th). The Sea in Between, a short drama film by Lun Sevnik, won the PAG platform Jury Award. The Slovenian, Croatian and Czech co-production was recognized for its ability to capture “the soul of …
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Created by the director Emir Kusturica, the Kustendorf Film and Music Festival ran from January 23rd to 27th. 536 short films were submitted to the festival, with just 17 selected for the competition – but a selection containing a wide diversity of films, such as Maša Šarović’s 9-5 (Serbia), Nikos Kyritsis’ Highway of a Broken …
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The results of the first evaluation session of the Council of Europe’s Pilot Programme for Series Co-production have been announced. Seven co-productions will be supported for a total of €3 million. Among the titles selected, the Greater Adria series (Croatia, Italy, Germany and Belgium) will receive €500,000. It is the first series co-production involving Croatia …
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