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Women to Watch: Russia to Open Beverly Hills Russian Film Commission Office
- By Sydney Levine, Peter Belsito
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- February 29, 2012 11:43 PM
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Russia’s Roskino / SEF – formerly known as Sovexportfilm – will set up business, and open a full time office, in the USA. Recently, while attending the Berlinale European Film Market, the company announced, via Roskino / SEF CEO Catherine Mtsitouridze and US based Commissioner (and longtime film biz Senior Executive) Eleonora Granata, that the new Russian Film Commission will be looking to build relationships with US distributors for Russian films and to promote Russia as a filming location and a strong partner for US international co- productions. Prominent LA based Russian journalist (and Board Member of ‘The Golden Globes’ Award Ceremony for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association) Sergei Rakhlin will be Director of the Russian Film Commission Office.
Cinando has Changed Its Look and Its Tools
- By Sydney Levine
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- February 28, 2012 6:14 AM
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Cinando launched its new interface this Berlin. It's cleaner and yet more comprehensive with a top menu for personal items econd set of tabs closer into the main page related to the database itself, four spaces to put your own company more actively "in the mix", more visible news, more visible films available for screening online and, unique to Cinando, an attendance list for festivals.
International Sales Agent of the Day: Panda of So. Korea has Dance Town in Panorama
- By Sydney Levine
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- February 24, 2012 2:17 PM
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Dance Town, the third film of Panda Media and Jeon Kyu Hwan's Town Trilogy, has been officially selected at the Berlin Film Festival in the Panorama Section. Panda Media's goal is to reveal jewels of the international cinema to Korean spectators, and to bring Korean films to world audiences, in festivals and in theatres.
Berlin Diary 2: Pontas, A Literary and Film Agency
- By Sydney Levine
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- February 24, 2012 10:30 AM
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To continue with the fast paced array of news and incidents that sparked the Berlinale for us this year, we had our habitual meeting with Barcelona based Anna Soler-Pont, the woman behind Pontas Literary and Film Agency whose blog of her Berlinale experiences is also enlightening and inspires great interest in films based on novels.
PIC.tv Web Series: 9INE and Front Seat Chronicles
- February 23, 2012 10:30 AM
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Iran and Film News Today: 5 Arrested Filmmakers and Reaction to the Possible Oscar for A Separation
- By Sydney Levine
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- February 17, 2012 6:27 AM
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This Berlinale I was quick to visit Farabi Cinema Foundation, the Iranian government's consistent source of films at Berlin and Cannes. I asked for news of the industry's friend Katayoon Shabi of Sheherazad Media International whose arrest in September last year with five other filmmakers was reported in N.Y. Times. Payvand Iran News reports on what the Iranian deputy culture minister for cinematic affairs has to say about "Nader and Simin, a Separation" as a possible Oscar nominee in the Best Foreign Language Films category and what it would say about U.S. Iranian politics.
The Fragmented Future of Film Finance Presented by Women in Film and TV International
- By Sydney Levine
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- February 15, 2012 9:08 AM
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I moderated a Women in Film and Television International panel on new methods and old for financing features with:
Deutsche Welle Akademie Hosts International Fest Directors During Berlinale
- By Peter Belsito
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- February 13, 2012 10:30 AM
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Deutsche Welle represents Germany in the international media landscape. It acts as a sort of Voice of America for Germany.
Dialogue of Cultures Festival Announces $40,000 Documentary Grant
- February 11, 2012 1:55 PM
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Successfully launched in New York last year, the Dialogue of Cultures Festival is very proud to announce its $40,000 grant program for the production of a 30-minute documentary that best captures the festival’s theme in a creative and vibrant way.
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