Category: CINEMA

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FRANCE / CNC anticipates new releases

In early April the French Centre National du Cinéma (CNC) took emergency measures to help film-makers and audiovisual companies cope with the health crisis. One of the measures authorizes the early release of films on DVD. At the start of the month 31 films had applied for authorisation, then 12 new films were added to …

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SPAIN / Launch of Platino Educa

Platino Educa is a digital platform which uses film to educate and spread cultural values – a joint initiative by EGEDA (an organization managing the intellectual property rights of Spanish producers) and FIPCA (Federación Iberoamericano de Productores Cinematográficos y Audiovisuales). Aimed at young people, Platino Educa wants to help them learn how to watch and …

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ITALY / Netflix and the Italian Film Commissions in partnership

Netflix and the Italian Film Commissions (IFC) have joined forces to create a fund to support the film and television industry faced with the coronavirus lockdown. In early April, the two entities announced they had created an emergency fund for workers and crews in the Italian audiovisual industry affected by the nationwide shutdown of production. …

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FRANCE / The CNC adopts emergency measures

To help authors and audiovisual companies cope with the current health crisis, the French Centre National du Cinéma (CNC) adopted three emergency measures in early April. Three steps have been taken. First of all, the CNC will donate money for the emergency fund for authors created by the Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques. Secondly, …

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TUNISIA / MACTS sets up a crisis cell

Following the measures announced by the Tunisian government to fight the Covid-19 pandemic, MACTS has created a crisis cell. The Mutuelle des Artistes, des Créateurs et des Techniciens du Secteur Culturel has existed since 2017 and sees itself as a “tool for solidarity between workers in different sectors concerned with culture.” Faced with the current …

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CYPRUS / Industry Days Dot.on.the.map maintained

The organisers of the 18th Cyprus Film Days International Festival had created a new event for this year: the Industry Days Dot.on.the.map. Planned to take place from April 3rd to 11th, the main festival had to be postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. However, the Industry Days were maintained and happened online from April 9th …

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SPAIN / A virtual cinema created by A Contracorriente Films

Like many countries, Spain is having to live with a period of confinement, which includes closing its cinemas. As a consequence a Spanish distribution and production company, A Contracorriente Films, may be forced to postpone several of its films. To prevent total disruption to its schedules, A Contracorriente Films has decided to preview four of …

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