True colours, many deals closed in Cannes. Castellitto’s Fortunata sold to eight countries.
True Colours has closed many important deals at the 2017 edition of Marché du Film (Film Market) in Cannes: Sergio Castellitto’s Fortunata, competing in the Un Certain Regard section, has been sold to France (Paname Distribution), Latin America (Fenix Distribuidora),...
Eagle Pictures and Leone Film Group join forces for Kathryn Bigelow’s Detroit
Eagle Pictures and Leone Film Group have acquired Italian rights to distribute Kathryn Bigelow’s new feature, Detroit. Leone Film Group’s Raffaella Leone stated that they closed the deal with Megan Ellison’s Annapurna Pictures, the production company of the film....
Sky and A+E Networks, partnership renewed for the European distribution
Sky and A+E Networks have announced to extend their long-term partnership to distribute A+E content to Sky customers in the U.K., Ireland, Italy, Germany and Austria. The deal includes six brands: History, Lifetime, Crime Investigation, H2, A&E and Blaze....
Amazon Channels, a video on demand platform
The supply of streaming video services increases. Amazon launches Amazon Channels, a video on demand platform. It’s a premium offering of twenty-five channels in Germany and Austria and forty in the U.K. for the time being. Prime subscribers will partially or...
Jonas Carpignano’s A Ciambra distributed by Sundance Selects in North America
IFC Films’ Sundance Selects has acquired North American rights to distribute Jonas Carpignano’sfilm A Ciambra, which premiered in the Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes. The movie was executive produced by Martin Scorsese, produced by Stayblack, RT Features, Rai Cinema,...
Ciné 2017 presented at Cannes Film Festival. Rutelli: “Great confidence in the Italian creativity”
The presentation of the next edition of Giornate Professionali Estive Ciné (Professional Summer Days Ciné) took place at the Italian Pavilion in Cannes.Supported by ANICA, ANEC and ANEM, the event will be held from 4 to 7 July in Riccione. The upcoming movie release...
Rai Boards of Directors, possible resignation of Campo Dall’Orto. Broadcasting and production plans approved.
Rai Boards of Directors meeting ended with a very foregone conclusion for many: the news plan proposed by the CEO Antonio Campo Dall’Orto have beenrejected by five votes (the President Monica Maggioni and the board members Arturo Diaconale, Franco Siddi, Rita Borioni...
Cannes: Roberto De Paolis’ “Pure Hearts” (NCN 2013) showcased at Directors’ Fortnight
Roberto De Paolis’ “Pure Hearts” is one of the selected films of the Director’s Fortnight section of the Cannes Film Festival. The feature is produced by Young Films and Rai Cinema, with the support of MiBACT and distributed by The Match Factory. It was showcased as...
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...
