Trying hard to breathe, a documentary selected for the MIA | DOC Co-Production Market & Pitching Forum 2017
Four people, four corners of the world, one common fate. Peter Pringle in Ireland, Marat Rakhmanov in Uzbekistan, Antoinette Chahine in Lebanon and Curtis Edward McCarty in the United States, all wrongly convicted to the death penalty and, after years of legal...
Be kind, Re-make!
The number of remakes, from famous classics to the latest titles -as well as their derivative formats – has grown dramatically over the years. Reboots, prequels and sequels are so popular right nowthat they are starting to rival the number of original works...
The real story of a dangerous friendship: The Emperor, a series project at MIA|TV Drama Series Pitching Forum
Finland, early 2000. Jari Aarnio is the best-known policeman in the narcotics division, incredibly clever and able to secure the most important contacts in the criminal world. Kai Valli is one of these, and not just a regular one: he is the boss of the United...
Replay (Black Sheep Films and Division Paris) among the selected projects of MIA|TV Drama Series Pitching Forum
Set in 2040, the tv series Replay follows the events of the company of the same name, founded by Chloe, a difficult but talented actress, and her business partner, the charismatic but destructive comedian Killian. Bio-technology allows them to take on the resemblance...
Investigative Journalism: here’s the panel at MIA | DOC 2017
In a world where access to information is becoming more and more immediate and free, how much space is dedicated to investigative journalism? In what way do filmmakers work with journalists, to get to a storyteling that isn’t hasty or abrupt, that follows the breaking...
Powerful Women in Global Entertainment Panel at MIA|TV 2017
At MIA|TV 2017, seven of the most influential players from the international television scene will be the protagonists of an extraordinary all-female event. These inspiring decision makers will find themselves together for the first time, for a panel moderated by...
Carlo Bixio Award: SIAE sponsors the VI edition
Rome, 4 October 2017 – The SIAE (Italian Society of Authors and Publishers) is back – alongside promoters RTI, APT and RAI – in search of young and talented authors of audio-visual products, sponsoring the sixth edition of the Carlo Bixio Award. The award,...
The Outpost, Pink Floyd in the Amazon rainforest, a project of MIA|Cinema Co-Production Market & Pitching Forum
Xixuau Xiparina is an outpost in the core of the Amazon where a community of Caboclos – people with both Indios and European roots – have settled more than 30 years ago, supporting themselves with eco-tourism. The risk of deforestation drives Chris Clark, a...
Is Anyone Interested in Human Interest? Come to listen to this MIA|DOC 2017 panel
What is the audience for Human Interest documentaries? What do these films need to earn back the interest, market-value and importance they once had? How do digital platforms affect them? Do we have to redefine documentaries on Human Interest in order for them to...
Mandatory screenings of Italian works and an increase in investment shares: the Franceschini decree is now law
The Franceschini decree has been passed and cinema and television producers couldn’t be happier about the results. Francesca Cima, president of the ANICA (National Association of Film and Audiovisual Industry)producers, expressed his satisfaction by writing...
Lo Spietato by Renato De Maria (Bibi Film) at MIA|Cinema Co-Production Market & Pitching Forum
In the setting of the economic and criminal boom of Milan, Saverio Morabito lives his rise to the Olympus of the ’ndrangheta as armed wing of a powerful Calabrian family. In an escalation of blood, money and power, Morabito will follow the path that will lead him,...
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