My Big Fat Greek Wedding: from cinema to reality
After the success of My Big Fat Greek Wedding there are many Chinese couples who choose Greece and the Hellenic Tourist Board has thought to promote the phenomenon with an ad-hoc initiative. It’s appropriate to say: that’s the power of cinema! It is...
Film Commission Torino Piemonte: the first call of the “Piemonte Tv Film Fund” is open
From July 27th 2018 on the website of the Piedmont Region the first call for proposals of the “Piedmont Film TV Fund” in support of audiovisual productions is open. The amount of the Fund that the Film Commission Torino Piemonte has made available to...
Selective funding: updates on the Italian legislation
What are the new changes for granting and allocating selective funding? The latest legislation on the subject introduces several innovations. Following, are the details that will impact the audiovisual sector. The new legislation that controls the public funding in...
Keynote Speech: Paul Green, Producer at Anonymous Content
Anonymous Content founded in 1999 by CEO Steve Golin, is the production and management company where talent comes first. The company has in fact developed an International reputation for cultivating artistic freedom while also maintaining a commercial...
Everything you always wanted to know about Distribution but were afraid to ask: Blockchain and its application to the distribution of films
Presented by a few observers and early adopters as the technology that will soon revolutionize practices in all types of businesses, blockchain has also made its entry in the current debates within the film industry sector, notably as part of the discussions organized...
International Expert Bob Schultz as New Pitching Coach of MIA 2018
MIA is proud to announce the new collaboration with Bob Schultz, who will be the official coach of the Cinema, Doc and Drama Series Pitching Forum 2018. For the past 15 years Bob has been a working writer, director, and producer, teaching writers about story structure...
UK Focus at MIA 2018
In cooperation with the British Film Institute (BFI), the British Council and the British Embassy in Rome, we’re pleased to announce a special focus on the UK, featuring panels, debates and meetings aimed at highlighting the UK Film & TV industry, talents and...
Netflix in Venice: ANEC and ANEM response
After the announcement of the Netflix films’ presence at the Venice International Film Festival, the reaction of the ANEC and ANEM trade associations arrived. “The Trade Associations of the Italian Film Exercise – you read on the ANEC’s...
Paolo Bassetti is the new CEO for Italy of Banijay Group
Banijay Group announces the appointment of Paolo Bassetti as chief executive officer for Italy. He will coordinate Magnolia’s entertainment activities and supervise commercial operations in Spain. Until February 2018, Paolo Bassetti was CEO and chairman of the...
Insatiable: 100 thousand signatures against the new Netflix TV series
Insatiable, the new dark comedy by Netflix, overwhelmed by controversy even before the start: 100 thousand signatures to stop the broadcasting. Insatiable instigates bullying and should not go on the air. This was the reaction of many users after the trailer’s...
MIA|Doc 2018 special guest director and producer Michael Apted
Michael Apted, special guest at MIA 2018. The British director and producer helms the panel “Filming in Time: a Conversation with Michael Apted”. Mr. Apted is a special guest at this year’s upcoming edition of the Mercato Internazionale dell’Audiovisivo. The...
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