Creative UK, new £35 million fund
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...
Box Office September 18-24. A Haunting in Venice overtakes Oppenheimer
A Haunting In Venice, The third chapter of detective Hercule Poirot adventures gains first place in the weekly Box Office rankings with a takings of 2,995,627 euros, dethroning Oppenheimer after four weeks. Nolan’s latest film, still on the podium, drops to...
Amazon Prime Video adding ads from early 2024
Following Netflix and Disney +, Amazon’s streaming platform, Prime Video, will also add an advertising-based service. Advertising will be introduced automatically and an extra fee will be required for an ad-free service. Thus, the current subscription price will...
Rome Film Fest 2023, program unveiled
Rome Film Fest, scheduled at the Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone, announces at a press conference the opening of its 18th edition from Oct. 18-29. Cinema per Roma Foundation President Gian Luca Farinelli calls the kermesse “the festival of the...
Freely, the new UK-based streaming platform
Freely, the new streaming platform that will allow British viewers to enjoy the best of UK public TV online, is scheduled to launch in 2024. Freely promises a free service that will make available programming from the main UK public TV channels, BBC, Channel and...
Over 500 projects received from 80 countries
More than 500 projects were submitted this year for the Co-Production Market and Pitching Forum for Animation, Doc, Drama and Film, from 80 countries worldwide (+30% of countries compared to 2022). Of these, 62 were selected (15 Animation, 18 Doc&Factual, 14...
Fondo Audiovisivo Friuli-Venezia Giulia, the last annual session kicks off
The third and last annual session of the Fondo Audiovisivo Friuli-Venezia Giulia opened today 21 September and will close on 20 October. The fund has a triple function: to promote the training of professionals and to foster the development and distribution of...
Garrone’s Io, Capitano towards 96th Oscars
Matteo Garrone’s Io, Capitano has been chosen to represent Italy at the 96th Academy Awards. Yesterday, the Selection Committee established by ANICA, on behalf of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, has met to proclaim the winning title that is...
Artificial Intelligence, the conference at the Ministry of Culture: creativity, ethics, and regulation
The doors of the Ministry of Culture open – both physically and metaphorically – to the future, on the occasion of the conference “Intelligenza Artificiale: creatività, etica, diritto e mercato” promoted by Undersecretary of State Lucia...
Netflix has announced the line up of Italian productions
On the occasion of the See What’s Next event, the streaming giant Netflix presented the line up of Italian productions, which will soon arrive on the platform. These are four new projects, which enhance our creative genius. Two feature films inspired by...
