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BossaNovaFilms receive Production Company of the Year award
BossaNova Films has been awarded first place in the Advertising Production category at Caboré 2008 - the main Brazilian advertising awards. The six partners of the production company, Eduardo Tibiriçá, Denise Gomes, Irma Palma, Paula Trabulsi, Julio Xavier and Willy…
Ireland to become more competitive for productions
Martin Cullen, Ireland's Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, has announced improvements to the Irish tax incentive for film and television. Proposed changes to the incentive, which runs to 2012, include raising the cap on individual investments to EUR50,000 from…
Arts Alliance Media secures EUR43 million
Arts Alliance Media (AAM), Europe’s leading provider of digital cinema technology, deployment and content, has signed agreements for EUR43 million of funding from pan-European services company Econocom and other private investors. It has also set up a long term strategic…
UK Film Investment Fund passes GBP6 million
The UK's Skills Investment Fund has now contributed GBP6 million to skills and training initiatives across the film production industry. Managed by Skillset, the fund is a levy on theatrical film production and has so far received money from 515…
UK & Indian film industries pledge to work together
At the end of October UK and Indian filmmakers gathered at a top level summit in London to explore how they could work more closely together to benefit the industries in both countries. The event was extremely timely given that…
European Film Promotion expands
The European Film Promotion (EFP) has welcomed Croatia and Serbia as new members. The Croatian Audiovisual Centre and Film Centre Serbia will bring the number of countries involved in the EFP to 30. “EFP is very pleased to see these…
Cinecitta Studios to be 100% privately owned
The Italian government is selling its stake in Rome's Cinecitta Studios thereby completing the privatisation of the historic facilities. The Ministry of Culture is auctioning its 24% stake in the studio's parent company, Cinecitta Holdings. Hollywood classics such as Ben…
On location in Prague
The Czech Republic's Prague has attracted media attention recently as the location for some high profile films, featuring A list celebrities. However, Prague's rise to prominence as a location is being hampered by global economic events and a lack of…
Country Focus: Morocco
There has been significant activity in Morocco recently and while not all of it has been good news, much has been achieved to raise the profile of filming in the region. One of the main messages to emerge from industry…
Germany's DFFF exhausts budget
The German Federal Film Fund (DFFF) has allocated all of the funds available for its incentive programme this year. 48 feature films, 20 documentaries and two animation films will benefit from the EUR61 million annual budget in 2008. This in…