Veneto Film Commission to be launched
5 million funds have been approved to launch the Veneto Film Commission. The announcement was released on the occasion of the “Stati Generali del Cinema Veneto”. The official presentation of the long-awaited Film Commission will take place during the 75th Venice Film...
“Fare cinema”: Italian crafts brought to the world
“Fare cinema” is an initiative aimed at promoting quality Italian film productions: 100 artists will bring their stories from 21 to 27 May 2018. One hundred ambassadors for Italian cinema. There will be a hundred testimonials bringing the professionalism...
Rai, France Télévisions and Zdf team up for fiction
Rai, France Télévisions and Zdf team up for fiction. An alliance for the co-production of content for the three public television services of Italy, France, and Germany. Here are all the details of the partnership. Under the name “The Alliance”, the...
Rakuten TV is leading the video-on-demand market
Born from the eponymous Japanese e-commerce giant, Rakuten TV has recently arrived in Italy but is rapidly expanding across the continent. At the time being, it has already reached more than five million users in Europe who can choose over a catalog of 40,000 titles,...
‘Don’t Leave Me’ (Drama Series Pitching Forum 2017): Paypermoon and Federation Entertainment board the Italian project
An important partnership for Don’t Leave Me’, the Italian series presented at the Drama Series Pitching Forum in the last edition of MIA. The agreement involves Paypermoon production company and the international distribution company Federation Entertainment....
A film agency for Rome
A new agency to promote film productions made in Rome. A commitment from the municipal administration for the creation of a film agency. The mayor of Rome, Virginia Raggi, during a meeting at the Casa del Cinema, announced to producers and directors that a film agency...
RAI’s Board of Directors to be renewed
RAI’s Board of Directors is about to be renewed and now it is possible to apply through the chambers websites. In the next meeting, to be held at the latest by 30 June, the Board of Directors of Rai will be renewed. Now it is possible to send proposals to become a...
The shooting of ZeroZeroZero has begun: one more of Saviano’s novels becomes a TV series
The shooting of ZeroZeroZero, the new original Sky series directed by Stefano Sollima, taken from Roberto Saviano’s homonymous novel Saviano, has begun. Will it be a new success like Gomorra? ZeroZeroZero, a production that already counts with a wide international...
The new EU Agreement on Audiovisual Media is ready
The new EU agreement will update the rules for audiovisual media services. Renewed obligations for European productions and limitations for advertising. All the details of the new legislation that could come into force no later than September. The big news that could...
New tax credits for the cinema and audiovisual sector
Here are the tax credits defined by the interministerial decree signed by two Ministries concerning the support to the cinema and the audiovisual sector. The interministerial decree signed by Minister Franceschini in agreement with the Italian Minister for the Economy...
Comcast against Fox: the battle for Sky
In the heated up battle between Comcast and Fox for Sky, Comcast officially unveils a £22 billion takeover bid. Comcast’s offer is now official: the American group has announced that it is ready to pay £22b to acquire Sky in full or about £12.50 pounds for each...
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