The rise of IMAX cinemas
IMAX cinemas experienced growth last year, the pinnacle of a trend that has seen IMAX screens flourish. IMAX screens have higher quality and are larger than those of other cinemas, thanks in part to Christopher Nolan’s film The Dark Knight Rises. Some scenes...
ITTV International Forum returns to Venice with women in TV and film industry panel
For the fifth consecutive year during the Venice Film Festival, the ITTV International Forum returns, together with TechInEntertainment, exploring new and alternative means of developing and producing audiovisual content, focusing on cutting-edge technologies. The...
Imaginaria – International Animated Film Festival, back from 18 to 25 August
Back in Conversano (Bari), August 18-25, Imaginaria – International Animated Film Festival, now in its 22nd edition. The festival’s categories are: INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM COMPETITION, which is the main selection; the GRADUATION SHORT FILM COMPETITION;...
Box Office 24 July – 04 August. Podium unchanged with Deadpool and Wolverine in the lead
The weekly box office kept the podium unchanged with Deadpool and Wolverine in first place (€ 43,528,306), followed by Inside Out 2 and Twister which maintained second and third place with respective takings of € 44,374,993 and € 1,277,365. In fourth place, a new...
Venu, autumn debut at $42.99 per month
The sports streaming service created by Walt Disney, Fox and Warner Bros Discovery WBD Venu Sport was announced in February to attract younger viewers, those who do not subscribe to traditional cable or satellite services, by offering them access to a significant...
Cna Sicilia, formed Cinema and Audiovisual grouping
The Cinema and Audiovisual interest grouping of Cna Sicilia, the Confederazione dell’Artigianato, has been formed. It will be led by Ninni Panzera, former secretary general of Taormina Arte from 1987 to 2022 and artistic director of the 2017 Taormina Film Fest....
The new Italy-Japan agreement for film co-productions
The film co-production agreement signed at the end of June in Tokyo between the Italian and Japanese governments comes into force on 9 August. The agreement, made up of 18 articles and an annex, establishes that co-productions approved under the agreement are...
Carlo Bixio Award opens the call for applications for young authors
Premio Carlo Bixio, now in its twelfth edition, opens the call for entries for young authors, aged between 18 and 35, of scripts and concepts for television drama. The call for entries closes on 4 September 2024 at 6pm and the winners will be announced during the...
Giffoni 54: The Jackal leads Avrei Questa Idea
From the stage of MIA 2023 with Valerio Lundini and Edoardo Ferrario, guests of the panel Avrei Questa Idea by Giffoni Innovation Hub, they described the format Avrei Questa Idea as an innovative product capable of both “entertaining, amusing, telling stories,...
An award in collaboration with MUBI makes its debut in Locarno
On the occasion of its 77th edition, which will take place from 7 to 17 August 2024, the Locarno Film Festival has announced a collaboration with MUBI to award a new cross-disciplinary prize called the MUBI Award – Debut Feature. The prize will be awarded to the...
Alain Tascan is the new president of Netflix Games
In the world of games comes news of significant movements. Alain Tascan, former executive vice-president of game development at Epic Games, the US company known for making the Unreal series, Gears of War and Fortnite, is the new president of Netflix Games: a service...
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