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Article: Venice film fest scuttles Mifed mart.(Berlin Film Festival)(Brief Article)
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- Daily Variety
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- February 15, 2005
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BERLIN -- In case anyone had any doubts, Mifed is dead and buried.
Contrary to plans announced at Mifed in October, Venice Film Festival chief Marco Muller has declared the Milan film mart will not be held in tandem with the fest.
Venice is upgrading its informal market structure--the Venice Industry Office--in collaboration with former Mifed chief Carlo Bassi.
Starting this year, the Venice Industry Office will offer booth space in the Lido Casino to European umbrella organizations such as Unifrance. The Lido will be equipped with a few screening rooms for European titles that may or may not be unspooling in the fest.
But, said Muller, ...