“Notturno” will represent Italy in the race for the Oscars
Gianfranco Rosi’s movie Notturno will represent Italy in the selection for the category of “International Feature Film Award” at the 93rd Academy Awards, scheduled in Los Angeles on April 25th, 2021. The selection commission, set up at ANICA at the...
SVoD, 678 million subscribers by 2025
According to Digital Tv Research, by 2025 the major SVoD platforms will reach about 700 million paying subscribers. The research is based on the results published by sector operators in September and predicts in detail that in five years Disney+ will add 112 million...
Goodbye Mina
All MIA share the sorrow for the loss of Mina Larocca. Our deepest sympathies and heartfelt condolences go to her family, all ANICA’s team and associates, and to the many who loved and admired her. We are grateful for having had the pleasure to work with her and the...
Franceschini, the Cinecittà renovation project told to Il Sole 24 Ore
In an interview with newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore, Minister of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism Dario Franceschini spoke of an ambitious project about the renovation of Cinecittà. As the Minister stated: «the hypothesis we are working on is that the Cassa...
The budget of Creative Europe 2021-2027 rises to 2.2 billion euros
A new budget of € 2.2 billion has been foreseen for the Creative Europe 2021-2027 program: it marks a significant increase over the 2014-2020 program budget. The decision is part of a larger € 16 billion compromise package on the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF),...
Regione Sicilia invests 5 million euros in cinemas
The Regione Siciliana Department for Cultural Heritage and Sicilian Identity invests five million euros for the improvement of cinemas in Sicily. With this announcement, the overall recovery project of the cine-theatrical structures of Sicily is integrated. The...
MiBACT, the permanent table for entertainment and audiovisual is born
The Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism (MiBACT) establishes a permanent table for the entertainment sector for the Coronavirus emergency, divided into a live entertainment and a cinema and audiovisual division. In the cinema and audiovisual...
Amazon, one million euros for Italian entertainment workers
Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Studios announce a donation of € 1 million to support entertainment workers in Italy. The donation, intended for the fund “Scena Unita”, is part of the initiative announced in recent months by Prime Video and aimed at supporting the...
Roberto Stabile is the new President of Lucana Film Commission
Roberto Stabile, already Head of International Relations at ANICA, has been appointed President of the Lucana Film Commission. “It is a great honor – says Stabile – given by great Region, I am well aware of the amount of work that awaits me and I accept...
ANICA and APA support the changes introduced by the Ristori Bis Decree
The Ristori Bis Decree has introduced further urgent measures in the field of health protection, support for workers, businesses and justice, related to the current health emergency. With the new Decree, with effect from November 9th, changes were also introduced for...
Rai, new appointments to the Board of Directors: Maria Pia Ammirati as new Head of Rai Fiction
Maria Pia Ammirati is going to be appointed for the direction of Rai Fiction. Ammirati, former director of Rai Teche since 2014 and head of RaiPlay Content, is also president of the Istituto Luce-Cinecittà, designated by the Minister for Cultural Heritage and...
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