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Ampas creates $500m fundraising campaign to expand global activities
Organisation held a press conference in Rome today to announce launch of Academy100 initiative.
San Sebastian to honour Cate Blanchett with Donostia Award
Donostia Award is Spanish festival’s highest honour.
Cate Blanchett and Molly Manning Walker among record 709 new members of European Film Academy
49% of new members are women, 50% are men and 1% defines as non-binary.
True Colours boards Christoph Hochhäusler thriller ‘Death Will Come’ (exclusive)
Currently in post, film centres on a female assasin.
Fremantle revenues fall back in first quarter of 2024
Parent company RTL blames ’timing effects’ of show deliveries in the UK, Italy and Germany for the fall.
TrustNordisk boards Eirik Svensson’s ‘Safe House’ starring Kristine Kujath Thorp (exclusive)
The thriller is based on real events in the Central African Republic in 2013.
Hong Sangsoo’s Berlin Silver Bear winner ‘A Traveler’s Needs’ lands Europe, Asia sales
Sales agent Finecut has also closed deals on upcoming horror-thriller ‘Noise’.
Studiocanal appoints Netflix exec as head of global acquisitions & analytics
New hire will be responsible for setting overall strategy for Studiocanal’s film acquisitions.
Mitsuhiro Mihara’s ‘Takano Tofu’ wins top prize at Udine’s Far East Film Festival
Films from Japan and South Korea dominated the awards.
Minerva Pictures and TVCO board Kat Rohrer’s comedy romance ‘What A Feeling’ (exclusive)
Italian companies announced a partnership in international film sales earlier this year.
The Open Reel boards Giulio Donato’s ‘Labyrinths’; unveils US sales on slate (exclusive)
Italian sales agent unveils new acquisition and key deals ahead of Cannes market.
Tine Fischer appointed director of Danish Film Institute
Fischer joins the DFI from the National Film School of Denmark.
TorinoFilmLab unveils 10 projects for 2024 FeatureLab programme (exclusive)
Highly regarded training programme is for first or second film projects at an advanced development stage.
Festival winners among 2024 Producers on the Move selection
European Film Promotion has unveiled 20 participants for 25th anniversary edition of the programme
France’s Mediawan acquires Germany’s Leonine Studios
European-based production and distribution group now has a presence across 13 countries.
Nordic film institutes rebrand umbrella organisation as The Five Nordics (exclusive)
The Five Nordics increases the organisation’s focus on sustainability and data collection
Finnish Film Affair appoints new head of industry
Hasan joins from Gutsy Animations.
Gkids, Anime Ltd. acquire Naoko Yamada’s ‘The Colors Within’, Charades boards sales
Anticipated anime feature is from ‘Your Name’ producer Genki Kawamura.
Spanish execs team up to launch indie film distributor Madfer Films
First acquisitions include ‘Fremont’ and ‘Full Red River’.
Christian De Schutter, Barbara Van Lombeek launch awards strategy agency The FYC Academy (exclusive)
The agency is dedicated to global awards strategies, after the success of ‘The Teachers’ Lounge’.