Zingaretti, notice of Lazio Cinema International: “The third call at MIA in October”
The President of the region of Lazio Nicola Zingaretti spoke during the Cannes press conference to explain the current situation of Lazio Cinema International, a notice offering ten million Euros a year to support international co-production projects set in Lazio....
The Leopard to become a TV series: Indiana Production acquires rights to Tomasi di Lampedusa’s novel.
Indiana Production has acquired rights to The Leopard, Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa’s masterpiece, to make an English-language TV series which is currently under development. The project is the result of a collaboration with Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Editore and is...
Cannes – Focus Features acquires rights to Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre’s Mustang (MIA 2015)
Focus Features has acquired worldwide rights, excluding France, to director Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre’s debut film Mustang at the Cannes Film Festival. The project was presented at MIA|Cinema 2015 and is currently in pre-production. Written by the director together...
Fifteen Years of Kinéo Award
The Kinéo Movie Diamond Award was established in 2002 on the initiative of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities to promote the national film industry and is celebrated every year at the Venice Film Festival. Promoted by Kinéo Cultural Association, chaired...
Canadian Mongrel Media acquires rights for Vladimir de Fontenay’s Mobile Homes (MIA|Cinema 2015)
Canadian film distributor Mongrel Media has acquired rights for Vladimir de Fontenay’s Mobile Homes, ahead of the screening on May 21 for Directors’ Fortnight of Cannes Film Festival. The film was a project selected for MIA|Cinema Co-production Market 2015 and it...
Cannes Classics presents 5 documentaries about history of cinema.
To celebrate the 70th edition of the Festival, Cannes Classics this year is dedicated to the history of the festival itself. The official selection involves masterpieces of cinema and a collection of five documentaries which you can find here: La belge histoire...
Cannes 2017, all the docs of the 70th edition.
The 70th Cannes Film Festival starts today and there is no shortage of important documentaries which will be screened among different sections. Even though none of them is in the official competition, four docs are in the Out of Competition section while two more...
Marché du Film 2017, all Italian films.
From May 17 to 28, the Marché du Film 2017 will take place, as usual, at the Palais Riviera of Cannes. Many of the films of the Italian section has been presented or screened during the last two editions of MIA Market. MIA is also partner of the Italian Pavillon,...
European Audio-visual Observatory, 2016 data: Big success for animation, American films prevail
According to data from the European Audio-visual Observatory on European box offices, last year 991 million tickets were sold in the 28 countries of the Union. It is the best result since 2004 with a total profit of 7,04 billion euros, a result which reflects the...
Relentless Netflix has announced 400 new jobs and two new European original series.
The recent querelle with the Cannes film festival has not stopped Netflix, who on the contrary has announced not only the creation of a new customers hub in Amsterdam where 400 new staff will be hired by 2018, but also increased investments on European original...
