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Presented at the last Cannes Film Festival’s Market-Place, the Panoramica online hub is aimed at international cinema programmers. It presents a catalogue of carefully selected emerging Spanish films. There are more than twenty such films on their website. The initiative is led by PLAY Acció Cultural, “a not-for-profit cultural entity, whose main activity is to …
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After the Sicilian Region’s recent announcement to open an audiovisual fund, it is now the turn of the Roma Lazio Film Commission to create a €10 million fund for foreign film productions. Starting this year, it is planned to continue until 2027. Over this period €70 million will be given out. The fund wants to …
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The 6th El Gouna Film Festival (GFF) in Egypt, originally scheduled for October 13th – 22nd has been postponed until next year. Created in 2017, the festival has been described as one of the Middle East’s premier art and film events. The organizers announced the news in a press release on June 19th. “Given the …
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In a previous article, we presented the Evia Film Project, an initiative organized as part of the Thessaloniki Film Festival. During the event, which ended on June 19th, film projects were presented to potential backers and industry professionals discussed ecological issues, in particular how film production affects the climate crisis. The opening discussion, “Don’t be …
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The Amman International Film Festival celebrates its third year from July 20th to 27th. It is exclusively for first films, describing itself as “the first international festival of this scale to focus entirely on first-time achievements in film-making.” This year 52 films, feature-length and short films combined, from 29 countries are on the programme. The …
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Croatia and Romania have announced they are applying new measures to tax streaming platforms broadcasting in their countries. As members of the European Union, both countries apply the EU’s Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMS Directive). Created in 2010, this directive was revised in 2018 to reflect the changes in the media landscape. The AVMS Directive …
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On June 26th the members of the 12 Punto jury announced the winners of the 4th session of this annual event organized by TRT to support Turkish film projects at the script stage. Each year there are meetings, masterclasses and interviews given by international professionals. During his opening speech, TRT Director General Zahid Sobaci enthusiastically …
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