The documentary West of Babylonia, which is director Emanuele Mengotti’s first work, has been selected at the Biografilm Festival, in the competitive section Biografilm Italia. West of Babylonia tells the story of the Slab City community, which has decided to...
A new report published by Ampere Analysis reveals the effects of the lockdown due to the Coronavirus pandemic on the production of scripted and unscripted content worldwide. The analysis also shows a difference in these effects between scripted and unscripted content....
According to the “Global OTT TV and Video Forecasts” report by Digital Tv Research, the OTT sector will continue to grow until 2025, reaching $167 billion of revenues. The analysis done on 138 countries predicts that OTT revenues in 2025 will double the 83...
The restrictive measures adopted during the coronavirus emergency have caused substantial slowdowns in film productions. However, not all sectors had to stop, taking advantage of the technological possibilities to work remotely. Some film productions, for instance,...
After more than two months, streaming quality has been restored to its previous health emergency standards in the European countries. According to 9To5Mac, this is mainly about the SVoD platform Netflix, the first case in Europe which has reduced the transmission...
Braving the Coronavirus Crisis: what’s ahead for film distributors and cinemas? Four independent distributors-exhibitors together with Europa Distribution and Europa Cinemas join in a virtual debate to exchange ideas and experiences on how creatively responding to...
After the shutdown: what’s next for film & TV production? Five European independent producers meet virtually to share experiences and discuss ways to get back on track and restart production. Insurances issues, talents availabilities, Covid-proof sets’ protocols...
According to The Walt Disney Company (TWDC), streaming platform Disney+ has reached 54.5 million subscribers around the world. After the success achieved last year in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Netherlands and Puerto Rico, the streaming service...
To promote cinema during summertime and to start the recovery of this sector after the emergency of Covid-19, the film industry focuses on outdoor cinema and various initiatives, such as the second edition of “Moviement Village”. In compliance with the...
From May 4th, at the same time with the start of Phase 2 of Covid-19 emergency, Regione Lazio allows with caution the possibility to go back to work on the set. “Going back to the set is the first thing we want to do. We have to secure the conditions to do it:...
Calabria Film Commission publishes the calls to support productions for feature films, TV series, short films and documentaries, as well as the production of video clips. The notices are published in the form of pre-information, in order to facilitate the participants...
Reelgood streaming guide report reveals some data on the use of video on demand services (SVOD, AVOD, TVOD) after Covid-19 outbreak. The percentages are collected from the film and TV streaming search engine service, tracking nearly four million users from 16 March to...