Sky and 21st Century Fox, European authorities give the deal the green light: the UK stance is still pending
The European Commission Competition Authority has approved unconditionally Sky’s acquisition by 21st Century Fox. The proposed transaction aims at combining Sky plc (Sky), the UK’s most popular paid-TV operator in Germany, Austria, Ireland, Italy and the UK and...
Cartoons on the Bay, the Italian-French “Iqbal: Tale of Fearless Child” wins the 21st edition
The 21st edition of Cartoons on the Bay has come to an end in Turin, promoted by Rai and organized by Rai Com, in collaboration with the Piedmont Region, Film Commission Torino Piemonte, and FIP Film Investments Piemonte. The Festival showcased as well as 500 projects...
100autori, screenwriter Stefano Sardo is the newly elected president
Stefano Sardo, screenwriter of successful series such as 1992, In Treatment and Il Ragazzo Invisibile, was appointed president of the 100autori Association. Sardo will take the place of Laura Ippoliti and Michele Pellegrini, who will be Vice Presidents. By making this...
MipTV 2017, Italy: positive results for Rai Com, Mediaset and Rainbow
MipTV Cannes 2017 has closed and it is time to take stock of what has been done in Italy. On April 5 Mattia Oddone, international sales director for Rai Com had already said he was “satisfied with the results. They are better compared to the previous...
ANICA, conference on the urban future of film. Rutelli: “cinemas are essential”
Yesterday, “The urban future of film” conference, organised by ANICA (Italian Assoociation for Cinematographic, Audiovisual and Multimedia Industries) was held in Rome. During his interview, the Association’s Chairman, Francesco Rutelli, highlighted the great changes...
History of Love by Sonja Prosenc (MIA 2016) the first ever Slovenian-Italian-Norwegian co-production.
Very good news for the new project of Sonja Prosenc, History of Love, submitted to the MIA Co-production market| Cinema 2016: the film, in fact, has received €77.800 in funding from the Norwegian Film Institute, and earlier € 57.200 from the Norwegian body Zenfyr...
Rai Cinema Line-up, all the new season’s films. Del Brocco: “we are anxious for change”
Last year, on 5 April, Paolo Del Brocco, CEO of Rai Cinema, released the line-up for future Rai productions and gave positive feedback on the general trend of Rai films. Del Brocco, who is expecting to be reconfirmed after seven years of leading Rai Cinema, expressed...
Rendez Vous, professional encounters : what is the future of the Italian-French co-production?
The VII edition of Rendez Vous-Festival of the New French Cinema- is currently underway, from April 5th throughout 9th, in Rome. On April 5th, at the Casa del Cinema, the customary professional gathering of AV experts took place, with a view to attending some panels...
MipTV, Kim Rossi Stuart is Dario Maltese: the detective-drama is “one of the best products of the year”
The new detective-drama Maltese, produced by Rai Fiction with Palomar, and in partnership with the German ZDF Enterprises and Dramedy Productions was presented at Cannes MipTV. Kim Rossi Stuart plays the part of Dario Maltese, a Roman detective transferred to1970s...
MipTV, Campo Dall’Orto: “Rai is now an international player, we will export our products all over the world”
“Rai plays today an international role that was not even conceivable only five years ago”. Rai General Manager Antonio Campo Dall’Orto, on the occasion of Cannes MipTV was interviewed by Variety and he explained the revolution and changes he started in the...
