Sviluppumbria: new fund for audiovisual production companies
The Umbria Region has allocated a new fund to attract audiovisual companies in the territory, here how to apply. With the aim of supporting local businesses, the Umbria Region has established the allocation of a fund of 1.5 million euros for those who intend to shoot...
Lux Vide: great revenues leap in 2020
Lux Vide, a leading international audiovisual production company in the entertainment market, closed out 2020 with a significant increase in revenues. The company closed the year with revenues of 55 million euros, an overall increase of 17%. A main influence on these...
Lazio region: extraordinary funds are coming
The Lazio Region has decided to allocate extraordinary funds to support the restart of cinemas and theatres. The two calls coming from LAZIOcrea are “Ripartenza Cinema Lazio” and “Ripartenza Teatri Lazio”. These are the words from the President...
OTT: crazy spending in 2020
Recent data show that in 2020 there has been a high demand for streaming services (OTT) for home entertainment, resulting in a total purchase of as much as 220 billion dollars. A report published by Purely Streanomics, “An Industry Transformed”, shows...
Screen International renews partnership with MIA on Buyers’ Choice Award at C EU Soon 2021
The selected films at the next C EU Soon will compete for the prize voted by distributors, sales agents, and Festival programmers. Screen International will present the award: a special press coverage throughout the entire cycle of the winning film, from production to...
Cinecittà welcomes Mario Draghi and Ursula von der Leyen
On June 22, the delegation led by Mario Draghi and Ursula von Der Leyen arrived at Cinecittà for a meeting regarding the Recovery Plan. They were welcomed by the President Chiara Sbarigia and the CEO of Istituto Luce-Cinecittà Nicola Maccanico. During the visit, the...
Becoming Maestre: the new initiative for young female talents
Becoming Maestre, this is the name of the new initiative of Accademia del Cinema Italiano – Premi David di Donatello and Netflix, here how to apply. The project will support new female talents of Italian cinema: in fact, 20 candidates under 35, who aim for...
New regulations incoming for streaming services
The UK intends to implement stricter regulations against the big players in the market. Plans in development could impose the same regulations on platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video as on broadcasters such as the BBC, Channel 5 and Sky. Indeed, the...
Call for Projects’ deadline extended to July 4th!
Exciting news! 10 extra days to submit your project to our Co-pro Market & Pitching Forums. We’ve extended our deadline to July 4th. Hurry up, submit your project now!“Digger” rules the scene at Iris Awards
Georgis Grigorakis’ Digger ruled the scene at the 12th Iris Awards ceremony in Greece, organized by the Hellenic Film Academy. The emerging filmmaker’s film, which screened at MIA 2015 in the Co-Production Market sector, received 9 out of 14 awards at the...
Streaming is decreasing, as shown by US research.
For the first time ever, the number of video streaming services used per citizen is falling. From 7.23% in November to 7.06% in April. These are the results of a survey on US citizens. The study is conducted by Omdia and has been presented in London at the Connected...
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