The state of European cinema : a new dose of reality /: a new dose of reality. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Angus Finney ; [foreword by Nik Powell].
• Authors: Finney, Angus, 1964-
• Contents: Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Foreword; 1 Back to the Future: the New State of Play; The summer of supposed strategy; The GATT negotiations; An agreement to disagree; The GATT fudge; The guarantee fund debate; The Guarantee gap; Open arms across the Atlantic; US companies working with European talent; Finding a future audience; Notes; 2 Strategies for Development; The idea problem; Developing in pictures; The European theory; The practical advice; The treatment catch; The French approach; The French future; Policies towards development The ACE approachTraining the writers; The new development organization; Putting theory into practice; Notes; 3 Training for the Future; The union background; The UK education trap; The German approach; The freelance problem; The French situation; The Irish situation; Selecting courses; The film school approach; Teaching producers?; The UK situation; On-the-job training; The European dimension; Additional support; The future of training; Notes; 4 Casting and Stars; Star-struck?; The television system; The 'Nouvelle Vague' legacy; The tabloid'truths'; The ambivalence barrier The business of castingThe seller's viewpoint; The British-Hollywood axis; The French system; Casting careers; What can be done?; Notes; 5 Europe's Corporate Players; The Hollywood heritage; Approaching risk; European barriers; THE STUDIOS; The British situation; Europe's production houses; The Barrandov experience; The Babelsberg disappointment; THE 'MAJOR' INDUSTRIALISTS; Cautious Bertelsmann; Grupo PRISA's rising star; The Canal Plus phenomenon; The Chargeurs group; The CiBy 2000 boutique; Pulling together the fragments; Notes; Case Study: PolyGram Filmed Entertainment PolyGram's selected film acquisitions since 1990Other production interests; Distribution interests (to 1997); The method of entry; The PolyGram green-light system; Notes; 6 Co-production and Co-financing Strategies; The increase in co-productions; Jigsaw puzzles; The additional costs of co-production; The new trend towards co-development; New models for partners; The multilateral approach; A single European market?; New partnerships with North America; Miramax's unique role; Silence on language; Notes; Case Study: Eurimages; A rapid growth; The problem areas; Spreading the finance Recoupment questionsDistribution of Eurimages films; Notes; 7 Support Mechanisms Across Europe; Illusions of subsidy support; A heated subject; The different approaches; What kinds of films are we making?; The Spanish upswing; The German scenario; Berlin-Brandenburg Filmboard; What is wrong with Germany?; The new UK film world; The Irish rejuvenation; The French tax system; The problem with tax breaks; MEDIA IPs new wave; Critics of MEDIA II; The great debate; Notes; 8 Feeding the Distribution Pipelines; Implications of dominancy; Business or culture?; The tough end of the business
• Publisher Details: London, UK : Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 791.43/094; Motion pictures -- Europe; Motion picture industry -- Europe; PERFORMING ARTS / Reference; Motion picture industry; Motion pictures; Europe; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781474290715
• Related ISBNs: 147429071X; 9780304333004
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 3, 2016).
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