The Experimental Center of Cinematography awards Garrone, Sastri and Gifuni
On July 13, in the Basilica of The Holy Cross in Jerusalem in Rome, the ceremony of awarding the diplomas to the students of the courses of the National Film School will take place. For the first time in the history of the Experimental Center of Cinematography, the...
All the news on Apulia Film Fund 2018-2020
All the opportunities of the new Apulia Film Fund 2018-2020 have been presented. The call provides funding for up to 10 million euros. On July 9th 2018 at the Casa Del Cinema in Rome, the Apulia Film Commission (AFC) presented the call offered by the new Apulia Film...
In the USA, millions of smart TVs record the interactions of their users
Millions of smart TVs sold in the US record their users’ habits and identify other devices in their home network for targeted advertising. A New York Times inquiry founds that millions of smart TVs sold in the United States record the habits of their...
AGIS meets Bonisoli, the Minister of Culture and Tourism
The President of AGIS, Carlo Fontana, manifested great satisfaction about the meeting with the Minister of Culture and Tourism, Alberto Bonisoli. On Wednesday July 4th a meeting took place between the delegation of AGIS – the Italian General Association of...
EU Rejects the Controversial Copyright Reform
EU rejects the controversial copyright reform that generated great debate among Internet giants and content creators. The proposed draft law, known as the Copyright Directive, was aimed at rising responsibility from websites on copyright infringements and stablish a...
Rai Fiction All the TV series in program for the Next Season
Rai Fiction has presented a preview of its new programming. Among the most awaited TV series, Medici, I bastardi di Pizzofalcone and The Name of the Rose. Rai Fiction, the Public Service’s seal of quality, presented its program for the next season, marked with a...
The Future of TV Series: Towards a Higher Interaction with Social Media
The interaction between social media and TV series is on the rise, and its attempt to reach to young audiences, used to spend long hours on their smartphones, keep increasing. Teenagers, in fact, are the main video consumers, but more traditional mediums like TV is...
ITMedia Report: The Match Against Netflix in Europe Has Already Begun
A bright future for video on demand. This is the result of the ITMedia Report for the period 2018-2021, which predicted an average annual growth rate of 12%. In the UK, 43% of households have at least one subscription to streaming video on demand services. Although it...
Nastri d’Argento Awards 2018: A Big Win for Garrone’s ‘Dogman’
The Nastri d’Argento Awards were held in the Ancient theatre of Taormina, southern Italy. This year the prizes surpassed expectations: triumph of Dogman, followed by Loro and Like a Cat on a Highway. Matteo Garrone’s Dogman went home with eight Nastri d’Argento:...
Oscars Jury welcomes Guadagnino, Alice and Alba Rohrwacher and Bellocchio
The Academy awards Italians: in the Oscars Jury Alice and Alba Rohrwacher, Marco Bellocchio and Luca Guadagnino. Discover the full list of jurors. The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, the organ that votes for the Oscars, has invited 928 new artists to...
Patrick Süskind’s ‘Perfume’ to Become a TV Series
Patrick Süskind’s bestseller Perfume: The Story of a Murderer has inspired a new series directed by Philipp Kadelbach that will be accessible on Netflix. Patrick Süskind’s sublime novel, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, published in 1985 and brought to...
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