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New Report Explores Media Transparency in Europe

Mon, 04/04/2022 - 11:19 -- Nick Dager

Who owns the media in Europe? Who has the power over the information we receive? And who can safeguard against monopolies becoming too powerful a voice in the media landscape? While European media players are looking to form super groups with enough reach and scale to count among the global players, one may wonder who is keeping an eye on the transparency of media ownership. Who are the watchdogs? And who is watching the watchdogs? This timely new report, Transparency of Media Ownership, by the European Audiovisual Observatory, part of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, has spotlighted these issues.

Euro Media Relies on the SubtitleNext Platform

Tue, 03/29/2022 - 12:51 -- Nick Dager

Euro Media Group, a leading European global provider of media services, has expanded its digital services division with the purchase of new SubtitleNext licenses to support major productions. The SubtitleNext platform is used for captioning offline content in real time and is embraced by a growing number of film industry professionals across the globe.

Vista, IMAX Named Champions of UNIC’s Women’s Cinema Leadership Program

Thu, 03/24/2022 - 13:34 -- Nick Dager

The International Union of Cinemas (UNIC), the European cinema trade grouping, has announced that IMAX Corporation and Vista Group take on the role of principal sponsors of its flagship Women’s Cinema Leadership Program, already in its fifth year. At the same time UNIC launched a call for mentors and mentees to take part in the next 2022-23 edition.

Malaga Film Festival to Use Christie RGB Laser Projectors

Mon, 03/21/2022 - 13:38 -- Nick Dager

Christie cinema RGB laser projectors will be used for the first time at the Malaga Film Festival, one of Spain’s biggest film events, to be held from March 18-22. marking its silver anniversary. The Christie partner Sercine, an official festival collaborator, is looking after the integration and support for the event’s projection.

Report Tracks Budgets of European Feature Films Released in 2019

Thu, 03/17/2022 - 16:22 -- Nick Dager

The median average budget of a European theatrical fiction film released in 2019 was €2.07, according to a new report that tracked the actual budget analysis of 651 European live-action fiction films released in 2019. The largest financing source was clearly direct public funding which contributed 28 percent of the total financing volume, followed by producer investments and broadcaster investments, both of which accounted for 18 percent of total financing. The percentage share of direct public funding in film financing decreases with increasing market size and budget volume.

Göteborg Fundraising for Ukrainian Children

Wed, 03/02/2022 - 12:31 -- Nick Dager

In support of Ukraine, the Göteborg Film Festival is teaming up with Story, Draken Film and Folkets Bio to host screenings of Simon Lereng Wilmont's festival winner A House made of Splinters, set in a children's home in Eastern Ukraine. The screenings will take place in cinemas throughout Sweden and online via Göteborg Film Festival’s streaming service, Draken Film. All money raised from the screenings will go in full to the organization Voices of Children in Ukraine.

UNIC Stands with Ukranian Exhibitors and with the Ukranian People

Tue, 03/01/2022 - 11:50 -- Nick Dager

The Union Internationale des Cinémas/International Union of Cinemas, the trade body representing the interests of cinema operators across 39 European territories, has today issued a statement expressing its solidarity not just with Ukrainian exhibitors but also the Ukrainian people as they look to repel the attack on their country by Russian forces. The statement, issued on behalf of UNIC’s board of directors, reads as follows:

Imax, Vista Sponsoring UNIC Women’s Cinema Leadership Programme

Mon, 02/28/2022 - 12:01 -- Nick Dager

The European Cinema trade group the International Union of Cinemas today announced that Imax Corporation and Vista Group take on the role of principal sponsors of its flagship Women’s Cinema Leadership Programme, already in its fifth year. At the same time UNIC launched a call for mentors and mentees to take part in the next 2022-23 edition.

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