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Industry - France - Controversy over Pascal Laugier's Martyrs
2008-06-02 14:06:17In reaction to the Film Commission's recommendation of an 18 certificate for Martyrs (see news) by Pascal Laugier (House of Voices) after an extremely close vote, the Society of Film Directors (SRF) have asked the Culture Ministry to re-examine the decision. Remarking that "this is the first time a French genre film has been threatened with such a rating", the SRF emphasised that "today, an...
Industry - UK - Miranda Bowen gets Direct Access to Wolf Man
2008-06-02 14:06:17British director Miranda Bowen will spend the next few months shadowing Hollywood director Joe Johnston on the sets of werewolf horror film The Wolf Man, under the Direct Access scheme. Direct Access is an observer scheme for up and coming British film directors run by the Directors Guild Trust in association with Skillset and Film4 that grants candidates the opportunity to observe the...
People - Finland - Kaurismäki named Academician of Arts
2008-06-02 14:06:17Finland's most celebrated filmmaker on the international scene, Aki Kaurismäki, received the honorary title of Academician of Arts from the hands of Finnish President Tarja Halonen last week, from a recommendation from the Arts Council of Finland. Commenting on the appointment to YLE Radio, Kaurismäki said he had always loved the title of academician. “Perhaps the only higher...
Distribution - Scandinavia - NonStop Picks up Palme d'or
2008-06-02 14:06:17The Stockholm-based Scandinavian distribution company NonStop Entertainment has picked up its second Palme d'or in a row, The Class by Laurent Cantet (interview), as well as six new titles at the last Cannes Film Festival. Jakob Abrahamsson, NonStop head of Distribution in Sweden told Cineuropa why he was totally seduced by Cantet's film: “We saw The Class in an early screening at...
Production - Luxembourgh - Van Werveke ready for his Interview close-up
2008-06-02 14:06:17Famous film actors in Luxembourg are few and far between, but the 50-year-old screen veteran Thierry Van Werveke is certainly one of them. The Luxembourg audience will soon be able to get to know him better in the new documentary Interview from director Andy Bausch. Luxembourg director Bausch has collaborated with Van Werveke numerous times, including on the 1988 cult feature Troublemaker,...
Production - Finland - Wrecking campaign pays for Kaukomaa and Vuorensola
2008-06-02 14:06:17Blind Spot Pictures producer and CEO Tero Kaukomaa, who was in Cannes on a mission to find co-financiers for his Finnish sci-fi spoof Iron Sky, left with several deals in the pocket. The film will be co-produced in Germany by Olivier Damian of 27 Films Production (Russian Ark) and released in Poland by Kino Świat. “Since we're making a film about space Nazis, we're going to...
Production - Spain - Increase in film shoots across country
2008-06-02 14:06:17Spanish film production hasn't stopped growing and every year a new record is reached in terms of the number of titles produced (172 in 2007). This year, the trend appears to be continuing and this is borne out by new film shoots that have kicked off in the north (Rabia in Guipúzcoa and Trash in Barcelona) and the south (Rosa y negro and El libro de las aguas, both in Andalucia). Rabia -...
Industry - Spain - Third time lucky for Madrid de Cine
2008-06-02 14:06:17Perseverance reaps rewards and the figures for Madrid de Cine bear this out. After two editions of increasing success, the Spanish film market held in the capital has grown in stature. In the shadow of the renowned Cannes Film Market, Madrid de Cine has nonetheless found a niche among buyers who come to the event to wind down from the frenzy of the Croisette. Madrid is the beating heart...
Omar Shargawi - Director: "It is the personal stories that are interesting"
2008-06-02 14:06:17Palestinian-Danish director Omar Shargawi won a Tiger Award for his debut Go With Peace Jamil at the Rotterdam Film Festival, where Cineuropa spoke with him
Meta Louise Foldager - Producer: "We at Zentropa invest in talent"
2008-06-02 14:06:17Meta Louise Foldager joined Zentropa in 2006 to produce Lars von Trier's The Boss of it All and has since supervised four features including Omar Shargawi's Go With Peace Jamil
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