Russia's Glavkino Unveils Slate, Expansion Plans
Russian film and TV studio Glavkino has revealed its first film production slate, and its plan for a $100 million expansion of its studio facilities. Glavkino CEO Ilya Bachurin presented the latest…
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'World War Z' to Open Moscow Fest
Marc Forster's Brad Pitt starrer "World War Z" is to open the 35th Moscow film festival, which runs June 20-29. Leonid Vereshchagin, producer general of the fest, also unveiled on Saturday in Cannes…
DreamWorks Inks Metropolitan Deal in France
DreamWorks Studios has inked further output deals with indie distribs, including Metropolitan FilmExport in France, as part of its pact with David Garrett's Mister Smith Entertainment to rep…
Berlinale Chief, Euro Academy Topper Join SOFA
Dieter Kosslick, director of the Berlin Film Festival, and Marion Doering, director of the European Film Academy, will be among the tutors at the first edition of SOFA, a series of film industry…
Koch Media Picks Up K5′s 'Drop' in Germany
Koch Media has nabbed German rights to Mukunda Michael Dewil's action thriller "Drop" from K5 Intl. Pic follows a special ops officer as he attempts to free the U.S. Vice President, who is being held…
Munich Fest Taps Gaydos, Schrader, Siegal for Jury
The jury of the CineMasters section of the 31st Munich film festival will consist of Steven Gaydos, VP and executive editor of Variety, German thesp-helmer Maria Schrader and New York publicist Peggy…
Producing in France Can Include Filming On An Array of Tropical Islands
Filming on a remote tropical island may less expensive and arduous than you think.
Cannes: Beta Inks Further Sales on 'Child's Pose,' 'Oh Boy'
Beta Cinema has inked further sales on Berlinale winner "Child's Pose" and German box-office hit "Oh Boy." Both pics are almost sold out. Beta has closed deals on Calin Peter Netzer's "Child's Pose"…
3 Pics Nab Hungarian Coin
Hungary's National Film Fund, which is headed by Hollywood producer Andy Vajna, has granted production funding totaling 970 million forint ($4.2 million) to three projects: “Swing,” “Home Guards” and…
Kaleidoscope Nets 'Venus & Serena' in U.K.
U.K. distrib Kaleidoscope has picked up Maiken Baird and Michelle Major's docu "Venus & Serena" from K5 Intl. Pic, which follows the Williams sisters through a year of their lives, will be released…
