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64th Berlinale’s Best First Feature Award jury announced

Berlin, Germany, 23-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Berlinale has been even more committed to supporting the next generation of film makers since 2006, when it introduced the Best First Feature Award. The award is endowed with 50,000 Euros, donated by the … Read the full press release

64th Berlinale: Panorama Dokumente will open at Cinestar 7 on February 7 presenting 16 films including ten world premieres

Berlin, Germany, 22-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — This year’s Panorama Dokumente is presenting 16 films, including ten world premieres. All first screenings will be presented at Cinestar 7 in the Sony Center and at Kino International. Panorama Dokumente will open at Cinestar 7 at 5.00 pm … Read the full press release

Eleven new books to be pitched at the Berlinale Co-Production Market on February 11

Berlin, Germany, 21-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — On February 11, at “Books at Berlinale”, film producers will have a chance to discover eleven new literary works that would make good movies. The selected novels will be presented and pitched at theBerlinale Co-Production Market. … Read the full press release

64th Berlinale: 52 works from 20 countries selected for the 9th Forum Expanded

52 works from 20 countries have been selected for the 9th Forum Expanded. The exhibition at ST. AGNES, the former parish hall whose church space is one of the key venues for this year’s Forum Expanded, is already being set up for … Read the full press release

64th Berlinale unveils the opening films and juries for its Generation 14plus and Kplus competitions

Berlin, Germany, 20-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The competition of Generation 14plus will open with the British musical feature God Help the Girl by Stuart Murdoch. In his directorial debut, founder and lead singer of the band Belle and Sebastian gives a profound and charming account of … Read the full press release

64th Berlinale’s Culinary Cinema to be held from February 9 to 14 2014 with the motto “We like it hot… but don’t let it burn”

Berlin, Germany, 20-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — “We like it hot… but don’t let it burn” is the motto of the Culinary Cinema of the 64th Berlinale, which will be held from February 9 to 14, 2014. “The use of fire and our ability … Read the full press release

Berlinale Special 2014 presents works by contemporary filmmakers and film portraits of renowned personalities

Berlin, Germany, 17-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Berlinale Special is part of the official programme and presents recent works by contemporary filmmakers, as well as film portraits of renowned personalities and extraordinary formats. This year 18 productions have been invited to participate in Berlinale Special, … Read the full press release

Jaguar Land Rover announced the first third party apps for its innovative new smartphone integration platform – InControl™ Apps

Jaguar InControl™ Apps and Land Rover InControl™ Apps deliver integrated in-vehicle app connectivity for both Android and Apple smartphones System transfers the app interface from the phone to the in-car infotainment touchscreen, and is upgradeable as new apps become available … Read the full press release

The world’s only remaining tea clipper Cutty Sark in Greenwich to open new performance space in its lower hold on 29 January, LondonTown.com

London, UK, 13-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Cutty Sark in Greenwich, the world’s only remaining tea clipper and a major London landmark, will open a brand new performance space in its lower hold on Wednesday, 29th January. The lower hold once stored … Read the full press release

Time Capsule seals London Underground’s extraordinary 150th anniversary year

Time Capsule is to be displayed in the transformed Tottenham Court Road Station London, UK, 10-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The conclusion of London Underground’s 150th anniversary year has been celebrated today with the installation of a time capsule containing a range of … Read the full press release

Banijay Group’s Brainpool TV GmbH raised €1M crowd-sourced funding to produce Stromberg – The Film

Cologne, Germany, 10-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Cologne-based Brainpool TV GmbH, a Banijay Group company, will bring its cult comedy TV series Stromberg to the big screen thanks to 1 million Euros in fan funding raised in a 7 day period toward … Read the full press release

DHL Express first delivered the package to Santa Claus at North Pole in Georgia Institute of Technology’s Great Package Race project

The Leader in International Express Places First in Holiday Edition of Great Package Race Bonn, Germany, 20-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — It’s been said that no one knows how to meet deadlines for deliveries around the world quite like Santa Claus. … Read the full press release

Danish TDC to provide communication platform for the world’s largest broadcast event Eurovision Song Contest 2014

Copenhagen, Denmark, 04-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — TDC, the largest Danish provider of TV & entertainment, broadband and mobile solutions, today announced as presenting partner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the European Broadcasting Union. May 5 to10th 2014, as Europe once … Read the full press release

Bavaria Film: Unangefochtener Tagessieg für Stuttgart-„Tatort: Happy Birthday, Sarah”

Stuttgart, Deutschland, 02-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Mit 9,34 Millionen Zuschauern war der gestern Abend (1. Dezember 2013) im Ersten ausgestrahlte Stuttgart-„Tatort: Happy Birthday, Sarah“ eindeutiger Tagessieger – und zwar sowohl in der Gesamtzuschauerzahl als auch in der Gruppe der 14- bis 49-Jährigen … Read the full press release

Barco introduces the new CSM Base Unit for its ClickShare collaboration and presentation system

Kortrijk, Belgium, 25-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Barco, a leader in professional meeting room visualization and collaboration systems, introduces the new CSM Base Unit for its ClickShare collaboration and presentation system. ClickShare now comes in two flavors – the new CSM Base Unit … Read the full press release

AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG celebrates 25 years with Rudolf Buchbinder concert

AGRANA and Theatre an der Wien are donating EUR 70,000 to „Malteser Care Ring – Kinderhilfe“ and „Hilfe im eigenen Land – Katastrophenhilfe Österreich“. Vienna, Austria, 25-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG celebrates 25 years since its foundation this year. Since its … Read the full press release

Egmont Group’s Nordisk Film now the second-largest cinema operator in Nordic region with over 29,000 cinema seats

In April 2013 the ink drying on the contract for Oslo Kino marked one of the biggest investments in Egmont’s history. Nordisk Film suddenly became the second-largest cinema operator in the Nordic region and, with a total of over 29,000 … Read the full press release

“International Surrealism Now” – The Roque Gameiro House, Amadora, Lisbon

Lisbon, Portugal, 7-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — From November 30 to January 4, 2014, The Roque Gameiro House, in Amadora , Lisbon, hosts the exhibition “International Surrealism Now”, conceptualized by Santiago Ribeiro . The event features artworks from 29 countries. The opening is … Read the full press release

Santiago Ribeiro expose à Dallas

Pour la deuxième fois, l’artiste-peintre présente ses travaux à Dallas, Texas, USA. LuminArte présente du 9 novembre au 7 décembre Vernissage, samedi 9 Novembre à partir de 7 – 10:00 DALLAS, TX, United States, 5-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — LuminArte Presents est … Read the full press release

UKTV’s flagship entertainment channel Watch unveiled two Dynamo Christmas specials

Dynamo opens up in an exclusive interview with Zane Lowe Social Media uncovers Dynamo’s most mind-blowing stunts London, United Kingdom, 4-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — UKTV’s flagship entertainment channel Watch has unveiled a special festive treat for viewers today with the announcement of … Read the full press release