Comcast is preparing a counteroffer for Fox
The alliance between Disney and Fox, that seemed define, is questioned because of a possible counteroffer from Comcast. This company has already proposed an agree that however, despite exceeding the value of 15% offered by Disney, it had been turned down by 21st...The new jury president for the Venice Film Festival
The president of Venice film festival has been just announced. Guillermo Del Toro (film director of Pan’s Labyrinth and The Devil’s Backbone) will be the next president, he won last year award with the Shape Of Water, this film is now candidate for 13 Oscar...European funds for new digital media in order to have a Europe more creative
The program Europa Creativa was born with the aim to sustain cultural and creative sectors. For us is important to underline a specific part of this plan that is called Media, with a budget of 7.5 million of euro (total budget is 1 billion 462 millions), that has the...
International Film Festival Rotterdam, two MIA|Cinema films in Bright Future section
International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) has announced its lineup for the 47th edition of Bright Future, the festival’s section dedicated to young talent of cinema. Among the 48 selected feature films, two were part of MIA|Cinema Co-Production Market &...
Netflix and Notorious Pictures have a new deal
Notorious Pictures sealed a 500.000 euros agreement with Netflix for the transmission of feature films in Svod. The deal regards four titles for the Second Pay part and 28 films from the Notorious’ roster. “This deal confirms Notorious as the main partner of Netflix...
Eurimages to support 20 new projects. Budget for Co-Production Prizes Confirmed.
The Board of Management of the Eurimages Fund confirmed for 2018 a 590.000 euros budget for its ten Co-Production Development Prizes, awarded in several co-production market sas MIA Market in Rome. Other markets and festivals are Rotterdam, Berlin, Copenaghen...
The Place (What’s Next Italy 2017), five new European acquisitions.
Five new acquisitions for The Place, the last film by Paolo Genovese (Perfect Strangers), produced by Lotus Production and Medusa Film, world sales assigned to True Colours. The feature film, an adaptation of the tv show Booth at the End, has been acquired by Bodega...
Berlinale 2018, Laura Bispuri’s Figlia Mia (What’s Next Italy 2017) in the Official Competition.
Laura Bispuri’s new feature film Figlia Mia (What’s Next Italy 2017)) will be part of the Official Competition of Berlinale 2018 (February 15-25). Film, starring Valeria Golino and Alba Rohrwacher, is a coproduction between Italy, Germany and Switzerland ((Vivo...
SAT-CAB, European Parliament rejects the regulation.
SAT-CAB regulation, proposed by VP of European Commission Andrus Ansip, has been mostly rejected by European Parliament, with great relief of the major part of audio-visual industry, against the regulation since its very proposal. SAT-CAB would allows broadcasters to...
Netflix in a year: American Vandal, The Crown, Narcos and Stranger Things the most viewed shows in Italy.
At the end of the year, Netflix reveals the results of its original shows in 2017 and it’s not wrong to say that the most viewed tv shows in Italy as in the rest of the world are all available on the streaming platform, if we don’t consider of course HBO’s Game of...
