French TV re-launch: The government allocates 70 million euros
The French government creates a measure in support of Public TV: of the 100 billion euros allocated to support culture, 70 million will be used to support the state television and the radio. The funds will be disbursed over two years and will serve to stem the crisis...
ANICA, new distribution commission announced
During the events organized by ANICA for the Venice Film Festival, Distributors National President Luigi Lonigro announced the creation of a new commission to support, innovate and promote film distribution. The purpose of the Commission to study, innovate and...
The Italian restart of productions after pandemic
The reopening of sets and productions that had been interrupted due to the Covid-19 pandemic and its lock-down continues. Among the many projects in recovery, “Mission Impossible 7”, starring Tom Cruise. The film, the seventh in the successful series...
Venice International Film Festival: New Focuses by ANICA
Also this year, ANICA participates in to the Venice International Film Festival, at its 77th edition. From 5th to 7th September, in the splendid setting of the Hotel Excelsior on the Lido of Venice, the Focus on China and Focus on India events will take place....
Entertainment & Media: 5.6% drop in revenues in 2020
The recent pandemic and its lockdown had a strong impact on the global revenues of the Entertainment & Media sector, which in 2020 were 5.6% lower than in 2019; it’s the worst result since 1999, but already in 2021 a recovery of the market is to be expected:...
Resumption of productions: Ticino restarts after the lockdown
The Ticino Film Commission continues in its function of promoting and enhancing the territory: in a recently released note, it’s announced that the number of productions accepted and programmed after the stop due to the Covid-19 pandemic is positive. To achieve...
The tax credit recognition decrees of August 27 and 28, 2020
With the directorial decrees of August 27 and 28, 2020, the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism (MiBACT) announced the results of the admissions of the preventive tax credit requests received for the production film and final requests for...
Venice International Film Festival: the 77th edition starts today
The red carpet of Palazzo del Cinema opens tonight. Venice International Film Festival, at its 77th edition, guarantees a Festival with open participation, an aspect strongly desired by the President of the Biennale di Venezia Roberto Cicutto and the Director of the...
Boom of commissions in Europe for new unscripted programs
Between June and July 2020, European TV recorded a significant increase in commissions for new programs, especially for unscripted productions. As reported in an analysis of the company Ampere Analysis, the demands for this particular type of production increased due...
“Italian Film Commission & Netflix Per Le Troupe”: new call expected for mid-September
IFC Italian Film Commission and Netflix announce a second call for the Fund “Italian Film Commissions & Netflix per le Troupe”. The Fund, which supports workers of the audiovisual sector during the crisis connected to the Covid-19 pandemic, was...
“Apples” by Christos Nikou (MIA|Film C EU Soon 2019) arrives in the UK, Ireland and other non-European territories
The film Apples, which opens the Horizons section of the 77th Venice Film Festival arrives in the United Kingdom, Ireland and other non-European territories. Curzon Artificial Eye has in fact acquired the distribution rights in the United Kingdom and Ireland, while...
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