Tax Credit for Cinema: the New Regulations from MiBACT
The MiBACT decrees have been published in its Official Journal with the implementing regulations of the tax credit framework for the cinematographic and audiovisual sector. The total budget for the Film and Audiovisual Fund 2018 is of 400 million euros, of which €227...
Move Forward
MIA has opened the call for projects for its fourth edition, which will take place in Rome from October 17 to 21st, 2018. Over the years, most of the projects presented at MIA have later taken off for success, being completed, distributed and well received by the...
Auditel: Online Audience Rates to be Revealed. First Data Expected for July 2018
Auditel will release the online audience rates soon. The first data on audience rates from smartphones, tablets, smart TVs, etc. will be available in July 2018. Auditel, the company led by Andrea Imperiali has made a very important step in the collection of Italian...
Michelangelo – Infinito: the Genius on the Big Screen
From 4 to 10 October 2018 the film Michelangelo – Infinito, produced by Sky and Magnitudo Film on the artistic genius Buonarroti, will hit the movie theatres. What is it that defines an artist? An artist is one of a kind, regardless of the art form, whereas it’s...
Comcast vs. Fox: Ready to Outbid Disney
Comcast prepares to outflank Disney’s $52.4 billion bid to 21st Century Fox with a 60 billion all-cash offer for entertainment assets. A true clash of titans. The acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Walt Disney Company shall not be taken for granted. When the $52.4...
The Name of the Rose: the Series Lands in America
Tele München Group (TMG) and AMC Networks, SundanceTV and Sundance Now for the production of the acclaimed series, The Name of the Rose. Based on the famous novel by Umberto Eco – over 50 million copies sold worldwide – the TV series will be released in...
The Rise of the Roma Lazio Film Commission
The Lazio Region, with €10m available for investment in international co-productions, has established itself as the second in Europe, right beneath Berlin-Brandenburg. In the last year, co-productions have increased significantly with the support of the Roma Lazio...
The Winx Withdraw from the Stock Market
The Italian animation studio and television productions Rainbow, creator of the popular Winx fairies, has decided to exit the market. The long-lasting political deadlock to consolidate the new government in Italy has taken its first victim in Piazza Affari: the Winx...
Cannes 2018: the Triumph of Italians
Who were the best contestants at the Cannes Film Festival? Among the winners, there has been a remarkable presence of Italy: Marcello Fonte (main actor of Dogman), Alice Rohrwacher (for Lazzaro Felice screenplay) and Stefano Savona (for the documentary Samouni Road)....
‘Samouni Road’: Another Italian Success in Cannes 2018
Another Italian triumph at Cannes 2018 with Stefano Savona, awarded for Samouni Road with the Best Documentary prize “L’Oeil d’or”. This has been a successful edition for Italian cinema in Cannes. Alongside the triumph of Lazzaro Felice with Alice Rohrwacher and...
Carlo Bixio Award: the Seventh Edition Call is Now Open
The seventh edition of the Carlo Bixio Award, a competition for young writers organized by Rai, APT (TV Producers Association) and RTI (Reti Televisive Italiane), has started. To participate, applications can be submitted until September 3rd, 2018. This year’s edition...
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