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Henrik Ruben Genz- Terribly Happy To Be In KV   Nordics Terribly Happy In Karlovy Vary 27.06.2008
With Terribly Happy running for a Crystal Globe, the Danish filmmaker Henrik Ruben Genz (photo) will be spearheading the Nordic delegation present en force this year at the 43rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (July 4-12), with almost 20 films in selection.
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Manyar Parwani - Director's DK-Lands DFI Support   New Danish Screen Supports Three Projects 27.06.2008
The Danish Film Institute has just awarded DKK 4.5m from its New Danish Screen scheme to Zentropa’s DK-Land about a young woman who goes back to her childhood town to face her troubled past. Two mainstream family films: Cosmo Film’s Vølvens forbandelse and M&M Productions’ Monsterjægerne received support from the DFI’s 60/40 Production Fund.
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Finland’s Bronson Club Tempted By St Tony   Finland’s Bronson Club Tempted By St Tony 27.06.2008
The new Helsinki-based production outfit Bronson Club set up by Jesse Fryckman and Tero Kaukomaa to support low budget films with an edge, has come on board the Estonian film The Temptation of St Tony by the award-winning Veiko Õunpuu (Autumn Ball).
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Torben Dalby Larsen - New DR Chairman   Audit Report Results In DR Board Break Up 27.06.2008
Following the publication last Thursday of an audit report looking at DR’s building of its new Ørestad headquarters or ‘DR Byen’, the public broadcaster’s Chairman Mogens Munk-Rasmussen was dismissed by the government and replaced by acting Chairman Torben Dalby Larsen (photo). The two Board members Finn Aaberg and Erling Aaskov also offered their resignations.
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SFI Market-Oriented Fund Gets Its ‘How to’   SFI Market-Oriented Fund Gets Its ‘How to’ 27.06.2008
The Swedish Film Institute has published the key points of the application guidelines for its new Market-oriented Production Support Fund, set up as part of its existing Audience-Related Support (ARS). The first deadline for application is mid-August
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Calendar

August

Norwegian International Film Festival
Haugesund, Norway.
16.08.2008 to 23.08.2008
Edinburgh International Film Festival
Edinburgh, Scotland.
18.08.2008 to 29.08.2008
Espoo International Film Festival
, Finland.
19.08.2008 to 24.08.2008

Speakers Corner

Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro

"Difficult? Me? I don't think I am difficult compared to other people. It is hard to make a movie at the best of times, so you don't want to give people a hard time."

Oscar winner's reaction to his reputation that he can be difficult and grumpy?

Couresty of The Sunday Times