The Federation of European Film Directors (FERA) has stated, at its General Assembly meeting in Budapest, that it wants to see a common European contract which sets out the rights and responsibilities of the audiovisual director.
It has been reported that Austria is planning a 20% tax break for productions shooting in the country. The film fund will be based on the German model and is due to be in operation later this year.
Luc Besson’s EuropaCorp and Tarak Ben Ammar’s Quinta Communications have announced a partnership to build a USD42 million studio complex in Paris. Paris Studios, will be France’s first modern megastudio.
Maciej Karpinski, Deputy Director and Head of International Relations at the Polish Film Institute, has joined the European Film Promotion's (EFP) Board of Directors.
The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) has announced that members have voted overwhelmingly to approve its TV/Theatrical contracts by a vote of 78% to 22%.
TV commercials production company Moon has announced that it now represents the successful young comedy director Ben Palmer. Palmer's work includes the Bafta nominated Star Stories, Bo Selecta and the highly successful award-winning comedy The Inbetweeners.
The Governor of Colorado will sign HB1010 today, which recreates the Colorado Film Commission as a state agency.