Frederick Wiseman in the running for the Leone d’Oro with the documentary “Ex Libris – The New York Public Library”
Almost in his nineties director Frederick Wiseman in the running for the Leone d’Oro with the documentary Ex Libris – The New York Public Library. A three hours and a half documentary inside the New York Public Library that will be released in early 2018 with I Wonder...
Focus launches Cosmos, a science docuseries investigating the depths of the universe
Science is popular. After the recent literary successes of physicist Carlo Rovelli, which reached the top of the sales charts, the dissemination of scientific knowledge comes into the public eye on TV too. Focus has launched the late-night show Cosmos: A Spacetime...
The new life of Palazzo del Cinema di Milano
It took an investment of five millions and almost eight months of construction work to complete the renovation of Anteo as the Palazzo del Cinema di Milano. The inauguration, set for the 8th of September at 5pm, will offer a 2.5 euros entry to every screening and will...
Jason Mojica, Executive Producer of Vice Documentary Films, to be a member of the Decision Makers at MIA|DOC 2017
Vice Film Division, Vice Media’s production arm, creates a new section dedicated to documentaries, Vice Documentary Films, headed by Jason Mojica, former Editor-in-Chief at Vice News, and Brendan Fitzgerald, Head of TV Development for the Viceland cable network. Jason...
Humans of New York, Brandon Stanton’s docuseries to be the first product of Facebook Watch.
Humans of New York, the popular photography blog by Brandon Stanton, will become the first TV series by Facebook Watch, the social network’s new platform for streaming video which was launched a few weeks ago. The series will consist of twelve 30-minute episodes and...
Virtual Reality is growing in Europe: the U.K. leads the market, followed by France and Sweden
Silicon Valley company The Venture Reality Fund (The VR Fund) monitors the landscape of Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR) and Mixed Reality (MR). In collaboration with software development company LucidWeb, The VR Fund has released its biennial report on...
Snapchat to feature first scripted content by year’s end. “We’ll make a new mobile language”
According to a recent report, Snapchat is officially the most used social by users aged between 18 and 24 years with a significant increase even amongst the pre-adolescent audience. Although the competition of Facebook and Instagram was ruthless, the company...
EFA 2017, four Italian titles among the movies competing for nomination
51 titles have been selected to compete for a nomination for the 2017 European Film Awards (EFA), whose award ceremony will take place in Berlin on December 9. The actual nominations for each category will be selected by the over three thousand members of the European...
Apple allocates $1 Billion to the audio-visual sector: a new rival is coming for Netflix
The news that Apple has allocated one billion dollars for producing audio-visual content is the latest in a series of important strategic actions concerning the most important giants of Hollywood, Cupertino and the Silicon Valley. After taking the route of production...
Toronto International Film Festival, three films from the past editions of NCN (New Cinema Network)
The 42nd edition of the Toronto International Film Festival (September 7-17) includes three films from NCN (New Cinema Network): Looking for Oum Kulthum by Shirin Neshat (NCN 2013), which is also competing in Venice in the Giornate degli Autori programme; The...
Shonda Rhimes leaves ABC for Netflix
After the deals with the Coen brothers for a TV series and with David Letterman for a show, Netflix pulls off another big shot. It’s about the 47-year-old screenwriter and producer Shonda Rhimes, creator of successes such as Scandal, Grey’s Anatomy and How to Get Away...
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