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2243 articles available in total starting from 24/05/2002. Last article published on 30/07/2019.

Bord snips Irish Film Board

The Irish film industry was thrown into turmoil with the publication of the Department of Finance’s An Bord Snip Nua Group’s recommendations of drastic cuts in the film sector. In effect, the...  

17/07/2009 | Industry | Ireland

Local production plummets in 2008

The Czech film industry shrank last year, according to figures released Friday by the Audiovisual Producers Association (APA). Total direct spend in the Czech Republic stood at CZK 3.5bn in 2008,...  

14/07/2009 | Industry | Czech Republic

Banking crisis affects Tax Shelter financing

On Monday, ING bank, a subsidiary of international group ING, ceased all its Tax Shelter activities. It was, however, the first major Belgian bank to offer its services as part of the Tax Shelter...  

08/07/2009 | Industry | Belgium

Braun takes reins at Kinowelt

Wolfgang Braun, former director and vice-president of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Germany (previously known as Buena Vista International Germany), replaces Jan-Pelgrom de Haas as CEO of...  

08/07/2009 | Industry | Germany

Changes to distribution windows

After difficult negotiations, the majority of French film industry professionals yesterday signed an agreement related to new distribution windows, i.e., staggering distribution acros different...  

07/07/2009 | Industry | France

Sceptical industry reaction to Pirate Bay acquisition

Britain has greeted the news of The Pirate Bay’s acquisition by Global Gaming Factory X (see news) with scepticism. Mark Mulligan, from research firm Forrester, believes that illegal downloaders...  

02/07/2009 | Industry | UK

Blu-Ray sales rise despite recession

Blu-Ray disc sales have soared to over 3.1 million in 2009, marking a rise of a whopping 231% over last year, according to figures released by the British Video Association (BVA). Overall however,...  

02/07/2009 | Industry | UK

Spotlight on screenplays in Warsaw

Communication between screenwriters and producers, differences across Europe in terms of film development and screenwriter training are among the many themes to be discussed at the Script Forum....  

02/07/2009 | Industry | Poland

Over 60% of Spaniards find domestic films “good or very good”

Apparently, when EGEDA (Audiovisual Producers’ Rights Management Body) commissioned Metroscopia to conduct an opinion poll to find out what Spaniards thought of their film industry, some were up...  

25/06/2009 | Industry | Spain

UK Govt. targets 70% piracy reduction

The British Government aims to reduce piracy by 70% in the next year, according to Lord Carter’s long awaited final Digital Britain Report. The Government will henceforth treat intellectual...  

17/06/2009 | Industry | UK

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