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Ben Palmer joins Moon
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. Palmer will be joining…
Colorado keeps the faith
The Governor of Colorado will sign HB1010 today, which recreates the Colorado Film Commission as a state agency. This is good news for the state, especially as the University of Colorado has completed an economic study that shows an expanded…
Pyramedia in post-production
The 60 minute feature-documentary, Changing Sands, produced by Pyramedia and directed by award-winning film director Bader Ben Hirsi, has entered post-production phase. The documentary examines the past, present, and future of Abu Dhabi. Nashwa Al Ruwaini, CEO of Pyramedia, said:…
Record breaking year for UK film on global stage
British films took over USD4 billion in box office takings worldwide in 2008, reflecting a remarkable year for the industry. The record breaking result gave the UK 15% of the global market share, up from 12% in 2007 – further…
Taiwan invests USD228 million in film industry
The Taiwanese government will inject USD228 million into its film industry over the next five years. The government hopes that this will accelerate what is already a growing industry for the country. It is particulalry interested in increasing co-productions and…
Abu Dhabi Film Commission announces USD100,000 screenwriting grant
The newly formed Abu Dhabi Film Commission (ADFC) has opened the 2009 Shasha Grant competition. Those interested are invited to submit their scripts, by the 15th of July, to the ADFC. The winner will receive a USD100,000 screenwriting grant to…
Cambodian festival faces financial difficulties
Cambofest, Cambodia's first and only internationally recognised independent film festival, is facing closure due to an emergency funding shortage. The organisers of the festival are calling for contributions to help support it. Cambodia's film industry, and its media sector in…
Screen Australia Get the Picture update
Screen Australia's latest 'Get The Picture' email update shows a number of interesting figures for the Australian industry. The following is taken from the update: In 2008, the Australian cinema box office was AUD945.4 million, the highest annual gross on…
New Singapore initiatives to entice international film industry
The Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) have announced several new initiatives as part of its Singapore Media Fusion Plan (SMFP). Using the SMFP, the MDA is trying to attract the world's creative community to partner with Singapore companies as…
Russia announces changes to Studio structuring
The Russian government has announced details of their development programme for state-run studio facilities. Studio complexes will be consolidated and private investors will be brought in. Moscow’s Gorky Studio will obtain control of smaller Kazan Studios in the Volga region…