Getting ready for La Semaine de la Critique in Cannes
The 57th edition of La Semaine de la Critique in Cannes is just around the corner, set to begin next Wednesday 9 of May. Let’s have a look at what’s to come: The 57th edition of the Cannes Semaine de la Critique will take place this year from May 9th to the 17th,...
FARE UN FILM, a new initiative for cinema projects in Lazio Region
Antonietta De Lillo has announced this new initiative “FARE UN FILM” for the realization of cinema projects under the theme of the man and the beast. The initiative has been called “FARE UN FILM”, and it has been conceived by Antonietta De...
344 productions sustained with Lazio Regional Fund
Last year the Italian region of Lazio sustained the realization of 344 cinema and audiovisual projects thanks to the 9 million euro financing granted by the Lazio Regional Fund for the Audio-visual. The projects developed are very varied, from movies to fiction,...
New project for Saudi director Haifaa Al-Mansour
Haifaa Al-Mansour is the first female director originally from Saudi Arabia. After debuting in 2012 at the Venice Film Festival with Wadjda, she returns to the big screen with an animated film: Miss Camel. In a country like Saudi Arabia, where artistic expression is...
The historic agreement between Tim and Vision Distribution
An important agreement between Tim and Vision Distribution for the distribution and co-production of films has been reached. For the first time, the films will arrive on the small screens just 4 months after their release in the movie theatres. It has been a historic...
Farewell to Milos Forman
Milos Forman has left us at age 86 after a brief period of recovery from an illness. The film writer won two Oscar’s awards for his movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest in 1976 and Amadeus in 1985. The first film brought to light the remarkable young talent...
Discovery and the new TV channels: how the free-to-air television is changing
The Discovery business is extended, continuing with the launch of new channels. A positive trend that until today has brought well 10% of share in the 24 hours. Discovery Italia launches Motor Trend that will occupy Channel 56, taking the place of Focus that Mediaset...
Wild wild country documentary Netflix dedicated to Osho
The documentary dedicated to Osho, the famous Indian guru, arrives on Netflix. The series of 6 episodes is called Wild Wild Country, which tells everything we do not yet know about this character. Wild Wild Country produced by Netflix is a documentary that shows the...
Also 4 Oscar Awards in the letter of the Siae against Sky for copyright protection
The diatribe between Sky and Siae continues. A thousand authors and artists, including 4 Oscar Awards, have signed a letter to support the copyright law. A letter of complaint. A letter to affirm the importance of copyright, as it is still regulated in Italy. So there...
Lucky Red will be the first to walk on Cannes red carpet
This year, Lucky Red will have the honor to open the 71tst Cannes Film Festival with a highly anticipated film: Todos Lo Saben, directed by the Iranian Asghar Farhadi. Among the cast of the film, there will be the famous couple of Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem. The...
The Italians at Cannes
Italy has made its return to this year’s Cannes Film Festival with two of the country’s best directors: Matteo Garrone and Alice Rohrwacher. Some years ago both filmmakers had already participated and obtained the Grand Prix of the jury at the French festival: Garrone...
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