The Two Companies of Italian TV Producer Bibi Ballandi Join Forces
After 2 years the companies Ballandi Multimedia and Ballandi Arts have been reunified. Entertainment and cultural production team up again thanks to a management buy-out operation. A few months after the death of the TV Lord Bibi Ballandi, the producer Mario Paloschi...
‘Little Tito and the Aliens’ (What’s Next Italy | MIA 2016): Paola Randi’s Fairy Tale Hit the Screens
From June 7, 2018, Paola Randi’s Little Tito and the Aliens, presented at What’s Next Italy | MIA 2016. Valerio Mastandrea will be starring in the sci-fi film. After the death of his wife, the Professor (Valerio Mastandrea) retreats to the infamous Area 51 in...
The European Commission to Increase Funding for Creative Europe
For the next long-term EU budget 2021-2027, the European Commission is planning to increment the funding for Creative Europe to €1.85 billion. The proposal for the new programme of Creative Europe, the European Commission programme supporting European cultural,...
Apulia Film Commission: Projects Financed by the Film Fund 2017
Nine projects will be financed by the Apulia Film Commission in the last edition of their Film Fund 2017 with a budget of € 651,304 and an estimated production expenditure on the territory of € 1,676,464. As the Apulia Film Commission continues to grow, it has just...
Creative Europe Launches a New Call for the Distribution of European Films
Creative Europe – MEDIA has launched a new call for proposals to support the transnational distribution of European and non-European films. Find here all the details of the announcement. The call aims to support film and theatres distribution companies based in...
The call for Entries for the Italy-Chile Co-development Fund 2018 is Now Open
The registration period for the third edition of the Italy-Chile 2018 Co-development Fund has started. Applications can be submitted from May 31 to July 26, 2018. The Fund was established on the 17 of May 2016, on the occasion of the 69th edition of the Cannes Film...
Netherlands Film Fund: Rise of Investments in the Dutch Cinema Industry
The essential role of the Netherlands Film Fund in the development of the Dutch cinema industry. The investment made by Netherlands Film Fund generated €288.4 million in production spend in the Dutch cinema industry. The Film Production Incentive established by the...
Nastri d’Argento 2018: All the Nominations
All the nominations for the Nastri d’Argento Awards 2018 to be held on June 30 in Taormina, Italy. Paolo Sorrentino alone has received 12 nominations. The National Union of Italian Film Journalists (SNGC) has revealed the nominations for this year’s Awards edition....
History of Love (MIA 2016) in competition at the Karlovy Vary IFF
The 53rd edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (June 29 to July 7) has unveiled the competition titles, among which there is History of Love by Sonja Prosenc, presented at MIA 2016. The Karlovy Vary IFF competition, will comprise 12 projects,...
Report 2018: the research of the Ente dello Spettacolo Foundation
The Report 2018 has been officially presented by the Ente dello Spettacolo Foundation, an event hosted also by Francesco Rutelli, President of ANICA (National Association of Cinema and Audiovisual Industries). The Ente dello Spettacolo Foundation Report 2018...
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...
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