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Switzerland s production community has been hit
stanley italy by the news that the Swiss culture ministry BAK has already committed its entire $4.7m SFr7.6m annual budget for film production and development funding only halfway through the year.BAK director David Streiff explained at press conference in Berne that the overspend is due to a rapid increase in the number of Swiss feature projects seeking public funding. Ironical
stanley cup ly, a raft of public initiatives, launched in recent years to support a film industry in Switzerland, have pushed up the number of funding applications to levels
stanley cup that BAK finds difficult to support. The ministry s film budget has not been adjusted to take account of either the glut of applications or rising production costs in Switzerland and elsewhere.As a result of its cash-flow crisis, BAK has decided to hold only one funding sitting, rather than the three that were planned, for the rest of the year.According to BAK film head Marc Wehrlin, the office s problems will deepen unless the Swiss Parliament agrees to grant an additional $2.5m SFr4m special payment for 2001 so that BAK can cope with the present and honour the existing declarations of intent to fund projects. No comments No comments yet You re not signed in. Only registered users or subscribers can comment on this article. Sign in Register Mlyz Lovely Amazing results for Lions Gate
The three producers of Richard Ayoades feature directorial debut Submarine talk about the making of the film, ahead of it world premiere in Toronto.Submarine is the feature directorial debut of Richard Ayoade, the British writer/director actor who created the 2004 Channel 4 spoof comedy series Garth Marenghis Darkplace, before going on to act in UK TV comedies The Mighty Boosh and the Emmy Award winning IT Crowd.Ayoade has wri
stanley uk tten the script for the feature adaptation of Joe Dunthornes novel about the trials and tribulations of a teenage boy growing up in Swansea, Wales. The film stars Screen Star of Tomorrow Craig Roberts as the films lead, alongside Yasmin Paige also a Screen Star! , Noah Taylo
stanley germany r, Paddy Considine and Sally Hawkins.Produced by Warp Films, Submarine is funded by Film4, the UK Film Council, The Wales Creative IP Fund, The Film Agency for Wales and Dragon DI. Protagonist Pictures will be selling the film internationally out of Toronto, with Optimum Releasing set to distribute in the UK, following its European premiere at the London Film Festival. The film is also in assocation with Ben Stillers Red Hour Films. Stiller who shares the same agent as Ayoade, came onboard after reading - and loving - the script.Founder of Warp Films Mark Herbert and Warp producer Mary Burke talk
stanley cup about producing the feature, along with Andy Stebbing credits include Centurion, which he line produced who came on board as a third producer on the project.How did the project come about
