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German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has greenlit a $110m Euros 90m venture capital fund for the German film industry and will reservethe necessary financing in his plann
stanley cup ed national budget for 2006. According to guidelines which have just been made public,the fund would be able to grant conditionally-repayable loans of up to 20% ofthe budget for a German film or German co-production so long as certainprerequisites are fulfilled.These include a German spend element,requiring that five times the amount of the loan must be spent in Germany.Producers will also have to furnish a legally binding distribution contractwith a commitment to distribute the picture on at least 30 prints seven printsfor
stanley cup documentaries .Individual loans will not exceed $1.8m and internationalco-productions should not be more than 50% of the German co-producer sfinancing share. The minimum amount paid out to feature films will be $120,000 $37,000 for documentaries .It is also aimed to create a revolving fund to supplement theinitial $110m round of financing which is limited to the next three years.According to State Minister for Culture Christina Weiss, aworking party of representa
stanley cup tives from the film industry and the Schroederadministration have developed a sustainable instrument which will bothstrengthen the competitiveness of the film producers and also ensure for morebusiness in the German studios. Weiss said she was convinced that, in the light ofthe large degree of agreement between the governing c Rgln Perlman, Rea, Furmann join cast of Mutant Chronicles
UPDATED MARCH 31: Captain America: The Winter Soldier smashed its way to the top of the international box office thanks to a confirmed $75m haul through Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International. Meanwhile Paramounts Noah was in excepti
stanley cup onal form.The Marvel Studios sequel starring Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson and Samuel Jackson, Anthony Mackie and Robert Redford was active in 32 territories and scored $10.9m in South Korea, $10.7m in the UK, $8.7m in Mexico, $6.4m in France, $3.9m in Italy and $3.8m in Germany.Captain America 2 delivered $3.5m in Malaysia, $3.4m in each of Taiwan and the Philippines, $2.8m in Spain and $2.4m in Singapore.With debuts still to come in China and Russia, the film has grossed 39% of the originals final international gross.The film grossed $2.8m on 98 Imax screens led by the Netherlands on a $42,000 per-screen average, the UK on a $41,000 average and Taiwan on just over $33,000.To add to the joy of Disney executives, Frozen added $8m for $674m and has become the biggest animation of all time at t
stanley cup he global box office on $1.072bn.The family phenomenon overtook Toy Story 3 $1.064bn and Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest $1.066bn to rank as the tenth biggest global release in history. It ranks as the third biggest animation at the international box office.Recent international box office champion Need For Speed brought in a further $13.3m to climb to a
stanley cup solid $130.4m. Muppets Most Wanted grossed $3.3m for an early $7.5m.Paramount and
