NEWS
European Rendez-vous to talk Creative Europe
BY MARTIN BLANEY New EU initiatives for European cinema such as the Prix MEDIA and the proposed Creative Europe programme are the focus of the 10th edition of the European Rendez-vous in Cannes. This morning, European com-
missioner Androulla Vassiliou and Cannes festival president Gilles Jacob will meet with European film-makers in a closed event to discuss Creative Europe and other EU cinema initiatives. “Their feed- back is important as we are fine- tuning the programme, which will succeed the current MEDIA pro- gramme,” she said. This will be followed in the
afternoon by a public conference with 250 film professionals to dis- cuss “our proposed new loan guar- antee facility for SMEs, new
Italian regions boost offers
BY GEOFFREY MACNAB The Apulia Film Commission Foundation in Italy has launched a new international fund in support of foreign productions. Three grant schemes will offer total funding of $3.2m (¤2.5m), with a large share aimed at international productions coming to the region. Separately, the Lazio region,
which welcomed Woody Allen’s To Rome With Love, is putting $38m (¤30m) at the disposal of produc- tions that agree to invest at least 40% of their budget in Lazio. A 10% incentive is also available for international productions.
Androulla Vassiliou
financing models such as crowd funding, audience development and film distribution in the digital era,” Vassiliou said. “The vast majority of member
states acknowledge the need to improve access to finance for SMEs in the sector and are sup- portive of the loan guarantee facil- ity. We had a lively debate on this,” Vassiliou said, underlining the fact
this new financial instrument “will be complementary to the grants that the EU offers — we have no intention to replace grants.” The Rendez-vous will be
rounded off tomorrow with the third MEDIA meets the Film Funds forum with international funding policy-makers. “The previous events high-
lighted some specific needs such as Europe-wide training for film funds and policy-makers, which led to the launch of two specific training programmes — MEDICI and workshops on international co-production,” Vassiliou added. “At the meeting on Tuesday, together with the European Investment Fund, we will give a presentation on how [Creative Europe’s] new financial instru- ment will work.”
Alamode Film boards two German projects
BY MARTIN BLANEY Munich-based distributor Alam- ode Film is lining up its next projects after making its first foray into production by serving as the German co-producer on Alain Resnais’ Competition title You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet! (Vous N’Avez Encore Rien Vu). Alamode Film’s founder Fabien
Arseguel said he will partner on a theatrical version of producer- director Peter Bardehle’s docu- mentary Seen From Above — The Alps (Die Alpen Von Oben). Arseguel will also co-produce
documentary-maker Frauke Fin- sterwalder’s fiction feature debut Finsterworld, which will begin shooting for Munich-based Walker + Worm Film from the beginning of July. Finsterwalder wrote the film’s
screenplay with her novelist hus- band Christian Kracht. The tragi- comedy connects 12 characters in contemporary German society. “We are just looking for differ-
ent models of acquisition because otherwise you never have a chance of getting access to interesting projects,” Arseguel said.
Lorraine Burroughs, Lily James and Dominique Tipper of Fast Girls show their athletic prowess on the beach at Cannes to promote the film, which Ealing Metro is selling. Regan Hall directs the story of girls from different backgrounds competing on a relay team.
Jones plunges into winning Fog Jones describes the film as a
BY SARAHCOOPER UK producer Robert Jones will produce Belfast-set microbudget feature A Patch Of Fog, written by Michael McCartney and John Cairns. The script was chosen as the
winner of Northern Ireland Screen’s New Talent Focus scheme, which is an annual scheme aimed at encouraging Northern Irish screenwriting talent.
“cat-and-mouse thriller, an inverse buddy movie where you are never quite sure who has the upper hand”. Backed by the BFI, Film4 and
Northern Ireland Screen, Jones will produce for his outfit The Jones Company. Jones is also working with
McCartney and Cairns on a US-set feature called Sterile.
Helsinki plans September showcase
BY GEOFFREY MACNAB Helsinki International Film Festi- val will launch the Finnish Film Affair, the first industry showcase for new domestic films. Aimed at sales agents, buyers,
festival programmers and press, the event (September 25-27) includes new features and works-in- progress, together with an industry panel and networking events. “With Finnish films doing so well internationally lately, it
seemed the perfect time to launch this programme,” said HIFF direc- tor Pekka Lanerva. Other partners include the Cen-
tral Organisation of Finnish Film Producers (SEK), the Finnish Film Foundation, the film export body FAVEX, Film Finland and the Nordic Culture Fund. FAVEX will bring over five Asian
film experts during the Finnish Film Affair, from Singapore, Indo- nesia, Malaysia, India and China.
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