Comcast vs. Fox: Ready to Outbid Disney

Comcast vs. Fox: Ready to Outbid Disney

Comcast prepares to outflank Disney’s $52.4 billion bid to 21st Century Fox with a 60 billion all-cash offer for entertainment assets. A true clash of titans. The acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Walt Disney Company shall not be taken for granted. When the $52.4...
Comcast vs. Fox: Ready to Outbid Disney

The Name of the Rose: the Series Lands in America

Tele München Group (TMG) and AMC Networks, SundanceTV and Sundance Now for the production of the acclaimed series, The Name of the Rose. Based on the famous novel by Umberto Eco – over 50 million copies sold worldwide – the TV series will be released in...
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The Rise of the Roma Lazio Film Commission

The Lazio Region, with €10m available for investment in international co-productions, has established itself as the second in Europe, right beneath Berlin-Brandenburg. In the last year, co-productions have increased significantly with the support of the Roma Lazio...
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The Winx Withdraw from the Stock Market

The Italian animation studio and television productions Rainbow, creator of the popular Winx fairies, has decided to exit the market. The long-lasting political deadlock to consolidate the new government in Italy has taken its first victim in Piazza Affari: the Winx...
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Cannes 2018: the Triumph of Italians

Who were the best contestants at the Cannes Film Festival? Among the winners, there has been a remarkable presence of Italy: Marcello Fonte (main actor of Dogman), Alice Rohrwacher (for Lazzaro Felice screenplay) and Stefano Savona (for the documentary Samouni Road)....
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‘Samouni Road’: Another Italian Success in Cannes 2018

Another Italian triumph at Cannes 2018 with Stefano Savona, awarded for Samouni Road with the Best Documentary prize “L’Oeil d’or”. This has been a successful edition for Italian cinema in Cannes. Alongside the triumph of Lazzaro Felice with Alice Rohrwacher and...
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Carlo Bixio Award: the Seventh Edition Call is Now Open

The seventh edition of the Carlo Bixio Award, a competition for young writers organized by Rai, APT (TV Producers Association) and RTI (Reti Televisive Italiane), has started. To participate, applications can be submitted until September 3rd, 2018. This year’s edition...
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Apulia Film Commission triples its funds

The Film Commission of the southern Italian region of Puglia, presided over by the filmmaker Maurizio Sciarra has tripled its funds for the next three years. The sum that the Apulia Film Fund will make available to those shooting their projects in the southern region...