Tulios lost Masterpieces in London

Great Britains THE GUARDIAN is quite excited to see our Tulio movies screening in London. Have a look for yourself. In our catalogue or in a theatre near you across Europe.

Another great review on EMPIRE: Teuvo Tulio's Lost Masterpieces

Three outstanding works of Werner Herzog with Klaus Kinski now with Europe's Finest

In 2009 the Time magazine voted him as one of the 100 most influential people of the world: The film director Werner Herzog. Europe's Finest is now presenting three of his most important works in 2k DCI quality: AGUIRRE -- WRATH OF GOD; NOSFERATU, THE VAMPYRE, and FITZCARRALDO are now available for digital cinemas across Europe.
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A life’s career in images- Ingmar Bergman’s early works return to the silver screen.

The Swedish director Ingmar Bergman experienced fame and notoriety throughout his whole life and was presented with many awards in Cannes, at the Berlinale and at the Academy Awards. His breakthrough came in 1955 with the film Smiles of a Summer Night, for which he was awarded the Jury Prize in Cannes. In 1970 he was awarded with an Oscar for his life’s work and in 1997 Cannes awarded him for his life’s achievement. Next year, the 61st Berlinale will honour Bergman with an extensive retrospective of his work.

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On the road in Finland: Europe’s Finest screens European classics

In co-operation with Finnkino, Europe’s Finest will run a European film classics cinema tour through twelve digitally equipped cinemas from Sodankylä to Helsinki between October and December of this year with more than 100 screenings in total.

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New to the Europe’s Finest catalogue: Norwegian silent film classic

In 1921, Gunnar Sommerfeldt marked a milestone in the history of Scandinavian cinema with his film MARKENS GRØDE (The Growth of the Soil). This film, that was long thought to have gone missing, has been recently restored and is a further worthy addition to the Scandinavian film collection in the Europe’s Finest catalogue. In co-operation with the Norwegian Film Institute, the restored film copy has been produced as a DCP (digital cinema package), which is being offered by the Europe’s Finest digital Cinema-on-Demand service as of October 2010.

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Cinema of the month: The Munich Film Museum

Since its establishment in 1963, the Munich Film Museum has committed itself to the restoration and archivisation of major works of German cinematic history. A section of the film museum is the municipal cinema, which with its extensive silent film screenings, brings retrospectives, film series and old and new cinematic gems back into the limelight.

"For the restoration of films, digitisation plays a big role. At this stage, most films are being restored digitally" says Claudia Engelhardt, the acting director of the cinema of the Munich Film Museum.

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The Legendary Paul and Paula - Iconic Couple of the GDR

DIE LEGENDE VON PAUL UND PAULA (€The Legend of Paul and Paula€) is considered to be one of the most successful DEFA films of all time. In 1974 the film barely squeezed past the censors. Only a few days after its' release in the GDR, it became a box-office hit.

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Europa Cinemas funds cinemas for digital screening

This year, Europa Cinemas is funding European cinemas with digital projection for 5,000 Euro per screen. The support programme is intended to increase digital screenings of European films in cinemas, boost the digital products on offer from distributors and inform cinema operators of the opportunities available through digital screening technology.

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Digital summer

Watching old favourites while relaxing in your fold-out chair on balmy summer nights... the open air cinema season is indeed in full swing. Cinemas are opting more and more often for digital technology for their open air screenings.

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Online alternatives to DVD screeners

From ordering copies of films with just the click of a mouse, to directly downloading relevant advertising material -  Europe’s Finest continually optimizes its online platform. Now, as the first ever distribution platform of its kind, Europe's Finest has launched a new service for its users: the possibility to preview films online from its catalogue.

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Europe's Finest at the Sarajevo Film Festival

As part of the 16th Sarajevo Film Festival, the "Regional Forum for the Future of the Film Industry in South-East Europe" will take place on 28th and 29th July at the CineLink Co-Production Market. Europe's Finest will follow up on its invitation to Sarajevo on two levels.

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Europe's Finest screens Icelandic comedy in the Czech Republic

Pavel Bednarik, director of the Czech Film Festival "Summer Film School" in Uherské Hradiste, has dedicated himself to the genre of Icelandic comedy this year with the festival's Iceland focus.

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A classic never dies: digital classics in the Ciné Lumière, London

Every month, Europe’s Finest chooses a ‘cinema of the month’ and presents a European cinema that is particularly committed to digital film.

The Ciné Lumière is part of the Institut Français in London and is situated beside the seminar rooms and the library in a wonderful Art Deco building in the South Kensington area. It was opened by Catherine Deneuve in 1998 and since then it has been screening French, European and international films in their original version with English subtitles.

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No Utopia: Film Art and Blockbusters in one and the same Cinema

Every month, with CINEMA OF THE MONTH, Europe‘s Finest presents a European cinema which makes a particular contribution to the world of digital film.

„I see digital cinema as an inevitable development. The positive aspects for me are the well-restored copies and the improved picture quality,“ says Nico Simon, director of the Utopolis cinema group in Luxemburg. more >>

Film distribution and realisation on the Net: Tilman Scheel at the Medienforum NRW

“How will the digital world change the traditional methods of film and TV distribution? As a producer, distributor or film maker, how can you make use of these new methods?” These questions were discussed on June 29th at the film congress of the 22nd NRW(Media Forum North Rhine-Westphalia)in Cologne. The speakers were Jan Sessenhausen (Moviac, Frankfurt), Teun Hilte (Content Republic, London), Efe Cakarel (MUBI, Paris) and Tilman Scheel (Europe’s Finest, Cologne). The talk was led by Scott Roxborough of the Hollywood Reporter. For more information on the programme: http://medienforum.nrw.de/nc/de/kongress/programm.html