Branded entertainment continues to grow
Branded entertainment is steadily growing: investments in the sector reached €675 million in 2023, and are expected to increase further by the end of 2024. This is what emerged during the Summit OBE 2024 entitled Building the future together, held yesterday 5th...
Sphere Media acquires UK-based Abacus Media Rights
The acquisition of U.K. distribution company Abacus Media Rights by Canadian group Sphere Media for C$24.6 million has been completed. The U.K. company, which will be named Sphere Abacus, will become the distribution arm of Sphere Media, continuing, as stated by the...
The collaboration between BiM and Lucky Red expands further
New agreement between BiM and Lucky Red: the commercial department of the production company founded by Andrea Occhipinti will take care of the distribution of Bim films. The two companies will, however, both maintain their independence with regard to advertising and...
Calabria Film Commission to support film productions in the territory
The Calabria Film Commission presented during an event at the Italian Pavilion the financial contribution aimed at increasing the number of film productions in the territory. The contribution will be 6 million euros divided by four categories of works. The aim remains...
Apulia Film Commission new features announced at Italian Pavilion in Venice
A meeting of Fondazione Apulia Film Commission and Arte Puglia Promozione with Regione Puglia titled “Puglia, fondi, servizi e progetti per l’audiovisivo” took place inside the Italian Pavilion at the Excelsior Hotel in Venice. During the event, it was announced that...
Italian Pavilion, potential and limits in the use of AI
At the 81st Venice Film Festival, in the Italian Pavilion, an event promoted by the MiC’s General Directorate for Cinema and Audiovisual Media and Cinecittà, during the panel Mic: Creativity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, the centrality of man’s...
Big results in 2023 for Japanese animation studios
It is $2.34 billion in revenue for Japanese animation studios for the year 2023. Screen Daily analyzed Teikoku Databank’s report, which highlighted that the revenue contribution of animated films such as Makoto Shinkai’s Suzume ($133.4 million worldwide)...
Box office 26 August – 1 September. Despicable Me 4 and Ends With Us still on the podium
The top two positions remained unchanged this week, with “Despicable Me 4” in first place with €4,209,639, surpassing the € 10.5 total, followed by “Ends With Us”, the sentimental drama starring Blake Lively, which earned €1,113,039. “Deadpool &...
Cinema Revolution 2024 campaign, positive results
“The data on ‘Cinema Revolution’ are extremely positive. I applaud Minister Sangiuliano, Undersecretary Borgonzoni and the offices of the Ministry of Culture for having re-proposed the initiative in support of cinema in theatres, which was initially...
Call for entries for the new edition of the Doc/it Women Award now open
The call for submissions for the second edition of the Doc/it Women Award, the award of Doc/it – Italian Documentary Filmmakers Association in collaboration with Women in Film, Television & Media Italia, has opened. The appointment is dedicated to Italian...
The Italian Pavilion returns and doubles at the Venice Film Festival 2024
The Italian Pavilion, the space that welcomes professionals from the audiovisual industry to the main international festivals and markets, will be back from 28 August to 6 September 2024, as part of the 81st Venice International Film Festival, organised and promoted...
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