Investment firm Liberty Strategic Capital acquires 5.5 percent of Lionsgate
A package of shares in Lionsgate, the U.S.-based studios group that owns the pay channel Starz, have been acquired by Liberty Strategic Capital, the Washington, D.C.-based firm that invests in technology companies. The investment, amounting to about $30.8 million,...
Regione Piemonte, €1.5 million for audiovisual productions
The second session of the Piemonte Film Tv Fund, the fund set up by Regione Piemonte to support the audiovisual sector, opened on Monday 4 September 2023 with an endowment of €1,500,000. Only small and medium-sized film and audiovisual companies based in Piedmont can...
AI and Audiovisual. Opportunities and risks – Part 1 of 4
From the 25th birthday, celebrated this month, of the US giant Google, to the birth of ChatGpt: artificial intelligence (AI), in the last quarter of a century, has moved on the high-speed tracks, building a new and much more complex world around us. Technological...
New trend. None of the 3 highest grossing movies are sequel
There are some news in the Box Office worldwide this year, none of the top 3 global highest-grossing movies till today are sequel, this is the first time this has happened since 2001. Despite Barbie and Super Mario Bros. Movie are movies that derive from well-known...
Animation in Italy, €200 million turnover
The Italian animation sector is experiencing a moment of growth, with a total turnover of €200 million and a 30% increase in employment compared to 2018. This is what the data presented during the panel NEXT GENERATION MOVIE CREATIVES: FROM SCHOOL TO SHOWBIZ. A...
Box Office 28 August – 3 September. Oppenheimer stays on top
Christopher Nolan’s latest success Oppenheimer remains stable at the top of the standings with a collection of 8,938,233 euros, definitively ousting Barbie by Greta Gerwig which takes in 881,915 euros, leaving first place behind her but not abandoning the...
Fremantle and IBI investment House launch a €150m fund
Fremantle and Israeli financier IBI investment House begin partnership to launch a €150m (USD160m) fund to finance international film and scripted TV projects. During a four-year deal Fremantle and IBI Fund will work closely creating a funding model to fast-track the...
Cinema Revolution, boom of attendance in Italian cinemas
The CINEMA REVOLUTION – Che Spettacolo L’Estate initiative has registered a sharp increase in attendance in Italian cinemas, reaching 13 million in the period from June to August 2023. The results of the first months since the launch of the campaign were...
Cips calls for proposals edition 2023/24. 22 million euros to bring cinema and audiovisual in schools
Film culture has fully entered the educational offerings of schools of all levels, and thanks to CIPS, National Plan Cinema and Images for Schools, it becomes an educational tool that can facilitate learning and be used cross-curricularly. For this year, a budget of...
Apulia Development Film Fund. Promoting the territory through cinema
Apulia Film Commission Foundation has allocated a 200,000 euro fund to support micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in the development and pre-production phase of feature films, TV series and animation works. Applications can be submitted to the Apulia...
Oceans Are the Real Continents. Fandango launches international sales of Santambrogio’s film
Fandango launches at the Venice Film Festival the international distribution of Oceans Are the Real Continents, the first feature film by Tommaso Santambrogio, which opens Giornate degli Autori, the festival’s independent section. The film is a Rosamont...
Latest news
Box Office 21- 27 April, A Minecraft Movie Takes the Lead
Introducing Cort-IA: A New Contest for AI-Assisted Short Film Scripts
Video Games: In 2024, the Industry in Italy Reaches Nearly €2.4 Billion
The Together Fund launches to boost independent producers across Europe
Italian Cinema Takes Center Stage in Essaouira, The Third Edition of the Incontri del Cinema Italiano Kicks Off