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Kyiv, LINOLEUM Festival is about to start

Kyiv, LINOLEUM Festival is about to start

3 Oct 2023

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the LINOLEUM Contemporary Animation and Media Art Festival will take place from 4 to 8 October in Kyiv, within the first innovation park in Ukraine – UNIT.City. The theme of the event will be ‘Once upon a...
Opens today Apulia Development Film Fund 2023 for SMEs

Opens today Apulia Development Film Fund 2023 for SMEs

2 Oct 2023

Opening today, 2 October, is the Apulia Development Film Fund 2023, the fund aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises, SMEs, operating in the audiovisual sector with primary code NACE 59.11 or ATECO 59.11, owners of the majority of the rights of the audiovisual...
Box Office 25 september-1 october. Second place for Talk to Me.

Box Office 25 september-1 october. Second place for Talk to Me.

2 Oct 2023

Another week in first position for A Haunting in Venice. The film chronicling the adventures of detective Hercule Poirot, directed by Kenneth Branagh, closes the week with a gross of €1,350,525. Excellent theatrical premiere for the horror Talk to Me, the debut film...
The new event in Turin on 5G, gaming and immersive technologies 

The new event in Turin on 5G, gaming and immersive technologies 

29 Sep 2023

On Wednesday 18 October, the event 5G, Tecnologie Immersive e Gaming Sfide e opportunità per le imprese e i territori nel settore del “Digital & Interactive Gaming” will be held at the Officine Grandi Riparazioni in Turin. The event, organised by the Italian...
Creative Europe MEDIA, online the first calls 2024

Creative Europe MEDIA, online the first calls 2024

29 Sep 2023

Yesterday 28 September saw the publication of the first 2024 MEDIA Calls, the section of Creative Europe supporting the European audiovisual sector. The calls for proposals will open on 3 October 2023 and will intervene in various areas of the audiovisual sector, from...
MFE acquires control of ProSiebenSat.1 Media

MFE acquires control of ProSiebenSat.1 Media

28 Sep 2023

Dutch company MFE – MediaForEurope, whose controlling shareholder is the Italian company Fininvest, has acquired control of ProSiebenSat.1 Media, in which the Berlusconi family’s TV holding company was already the largest shareholder. ProSiebenSat.1 is...
Revealed the programme of the 21st edition of Alice nella città

Revealed the programme of the 21st edition of Alice nella città

27 Sep 2023

The programme of the 21st edition of Alice nella città has been unveiled. The festival, which is autonomous and parallel to the Rome Film Festival, aims to promote independent and quality films and to create new opportunities for exchange and encounters with different...
Amazon ready to invest $4 billion on AI

Amazon ready to invest $4 billion on AI

27 Sep 2023

Amazon, the e-commerce and streaming giant, will invest up to $4 billion in Anthropic, an AI research and security start-up, to expand and foster the creation of new foundation models. The investment is part of a broader agreement that will give Anthropic access to...
Final negotiations between WGA and AMPTP

Final negotiations between WGA and AMPTP

26 Sep 2023

Nearly 7 months after the strike began, the Writers Guild of America appears to have reached an agreement with AMPTP that includes a new 3-year contract for film and television screenwriters. The WGA represents more than 11,000 screenwriters. The protest began on May...
Creative UK, new £35 million fund

Creative UK, new £35 million fund

26 Sep 2023

Creative UK, in partnership with Triodos Bank, has launched the new £35m Creative Growth Finance II fund with the aim of promoting and enhancing the creative industry in the UK. The fund was launched to realise the Creative Industries Sector Vision, the plan launched...