Italy-France 2026 Co-Development and Co-Production Fund: Second €500,000 MiC-CNC Session Opens
Italy’s Directorate General for Cinema and Audiovisual (Ministry of Culture) and France’s Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée have opened the second window of the Italy-France 2026 fund, the selective grant scheme dedicated to...
Locarno Film Festival 2026: the 79th Edition Opens Today, Featuring Three MIA Titles
The 79th edition of the Locarno Film Festival opens today, August 5, transforming the Swiss city into the capital of auteur cinema until August 15. This edition received over 7,000 submissions, up 21% from 2025, from which 233 films were selected, including 103 world...
Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery: The $110.9 Billion Merger Remains Frozen
The Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger is the largest M&A transaction in recent content industry history. It remains frozen by a California federal court until at least August 17, 2026, as reported by Deadline and Reuters. At stake are $110.9 billion, the...
Assembly debates Cinema and Audiovisual Reform today
The Chamber of Deputies has addressed today the discussion on the general lines of the unified text of reform of Law 220/2016 (Cinema and Audiovisual Law). The measure, born from the convergence of five separate legislative proposals and unanimously approved in the...
Italian Box Office July 27 – August 2: Spider-Man: Brand New Day takes the top spot
Tom Holland returns as Spider-Man in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which makes its debut straight at the top of the box office with 15,923,545 euros in earnings and 1,953,576 admissions. In second place is Odissea, which achieves a strong result with 10,260,779 euros in...
Italian Box Office July 20 – July 26: The Odyssey remains at the top
Riding the wave of its successful debut, The Odyssey remains at the top of the chart with a box office gross of 16.737.097 euros and 2.026.284 admissions. In second place, Minions and Monsters takes in 879.239 euros and records 116.225 admissions. Third place goes to...
MIA Co-Production Market: ” Children of the Monkey” in competition in Venice
The MIA | Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo confirms its status once again as a strategic Hub and key industry reference point, following the selection of the film Children of The Monkey by Tommaso Landucci in the Orizzonti competition section of the 83rd Venice...
Il rumore delle cose nuove to Open the 21st Rome Film Fest
Il rumore delle cose nuove, the new feature directed by Paolo Genovese, has been selected as the opening film of the 21st Rome Film Fest, which will take place at the Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone from 14 to 25 October 2026. The film will screen in the...
Italy Box Office July 13–19: Nolan’s The Odyssey triumphs in first place
Christopher Nolan returns to cinemas with The Odyssey, which triumphs at the box office, taking first place with 9,993,793 euros in revenue and 1,171,975 admissions. In second place, Minions & Monsters holds its position, continuing its run with 1,149,647 euros in...
From MIA to Al Jazeera: when a meeting becomes an international collaboration
Among the most significant outcomes of MIA are not only the projects presented during the event, but also the professional relationships that continue to generate new opportunities long after its conclusion. A notable example is the collaboration that emerged between...
Three “Made in MIA” films to world premiere at the 79th edition of the Locarno Film Festival
MIA | Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo confirms its status as an incubator of excellence for contemporary cinema with three titles selected for the 79th edition of the Locarno Film Festival. The films Il Cileno, Lejos de los árboles, and Alberi erranti, which...
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