formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
A £4.5m production fund, Greenlight West, has been launched by the West of England Combined Authority to increase the quantity, range and scale of film and TV productions made in the region. Source: Screen Daily
The row is now also threatening to engulf the Venice film festival, which has a degree of institutional independence from the Biennale but will be directly affected by the funding cut. Source: The Guardian
CJ 4DPLEX generates 90% of its revenue from overseas markets as it supplies immersive cinema technology to foreign theater operators. Source:KED
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology’s (EIT) Culture & Creativity branch recently opened an €8.6 million ($9.9 million) funding and acceleration program for creative-tech start-ups and scale-ups in verticals including audiovisual media. Source: ReThink
The Screen Support Scheme has backed 31 projects across screenwriting, development, short and feature production, and cultural programming, with three features receiving the maximum €450,000 grant. Source: Cineuropa
Industry alliance Cinéconomie said an initial $50m (CHF40m) should be earmarked for a film incentive scheme. Source: Screen Daily