Agreement between Lucana Film Commission and BCC Basilicata
On Thursday 12 September, a memorandum of understanding was signed between the Lucana Film Commission (Lfc) and Bcc Basilicata, sanctioning a tried-and-tested collaboration between the institution and the Lucanian bank to support activities related to the audiovisual...
Historic growth for Warner Bros. Prime Time and Share up sharply
Record for Warner Bros in August. Discovery achieves 11.3 percent share in 24 hours, considered the best month in history, with a 10 percent increase over 2023, firmly confirming itself as the third national publisher in total individuals with the best growth. Prime...
Emmy Awards 2024, EDI Effetti Digitali Italiani wins for Ripley
EDI Effetti Digitali Italiani took home the statuette at the Primetime Emmy Awards 2024 in the category “Outstanding Special Visual Effects In A Single Episode”, thanks to a team of excellence, supervised by Gaia Bussolati, involved in the Netflix series...
€22 billion invested in European original content in 2023
2023 investments by streamers and broadcasters in European original content, i.e. any programme developed by an audiovisual service operating in the EU, amount to €22 billion compared to €20.4 billion in 2022. This is reported by the European Audiovisual Observatory,...
The film adaptation of Céline’s book Journey to the End of the Night
The film adaptation of Céline’s book Journey to the End of the Night, a project by Joan Sfar, director, and Thomas Bidegain, screenplay, is still in the very early stages of production. Published in 1932, Céline’s first novel became a worldwide success,...
Umbria Region invests in cinema: €1 million to the Film Commission
The Umbria Region has approved a bill allocating €1 million to the Fondazione Umbria Film Commission with the aim of encouraging and enhancing audiovisual productions in the region. The new legislation recognises the fundamental role of the Film Commission in...
The award-winners of 81st Venice International Film Festival
The eighty-first edition of the Venice International Film Festival ended on Saturday 7 September 2024 with the customary awards ceremony. The Golden Lion for Best Film was awarded to The Room Next Door, the latest film by Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar, produced by...
Box Office 2 – 8 September. Despicable Me 4 dominates the podium and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice takes second place
First place on the podium once again goes to “Despicable Me 4” with a gross of €3,031,098, followed by the opening film of the Venice Film Festival “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” by Tim Burton with €1,645,053. This week “It ends with us” falls to third place with a profit...
Toronto International Film Festival kicks off
The 49th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival opened yesterday, 5 September 2024. The festival features a packed programme of screenings and meetings in various venues in the Canadian metropolis, and will close on 15 September 2024. A large number of...
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...
