Apulia Film Fund, reopening of the counter for applications
The reopening of the Apulia Film Fund was announced during the panel “Puglia. Grants & Industry Projects” organized by Apulia Film Commission during the latest edition of MIA Market. With an endowment of about 20 million euros, the call aims to support...
Re-ACT Co-Development Funding, call open
RE-ACT Co-Development Funding (Regional Audiovisual Cooperation and Training), the audiovisual project co-development program to encourage new international co-productions, opens the call for producers from Croatia, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Serbia and Slovenia. The...
Serie A, television rights to Sky and DAZN
Yesterday 23rd October 2023 saw the conclusion of negotiations for the allocation of the Serie A television rights. Sky and DAZN will broadcast the matches of the Italian football league until 2029. The agreement provides for the payment of €900 million per year to...
Lucana Film Commission, 1 mln for documentaries
The Lucana Doc call for contributions for the production of documentaries launched by the Lucana Film Commission opened on 19th October 2023. The fund was presented during the ninth edition of MIA | Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo during the panel Lucana Film...
Box Office October 16-22. Me Contro Te beats Scorsese and wins the top spot
The top three positions in last week’s chart are occupied by three recent releases: Me Contro Te – Vacanze in Transilvania, the fifth installment in the saga of Sofì (Sofia Scalia) and Luì (Luigi Calagna), in first place with a gross of € 1,925,065 and...
Lucisano Media Group, “solid” first-half results
Lucisano Media Group S.p.A., a company listed on the Euronext Growth Milan market of the Italian Stock Exchange and the head of the historic Italian group active in audiovisual production and distribution as well as Multiplex management, has reported its results for...
Netflix, positive results that surprise the market
Unexpectedly positive results for Netflix after it stopped sharing passwords to access accounts. In the July-September quarter, the streaming platform reached nearly 9 million subscribers with a profit, reported for the same quarter, of $1.68 billion on revenue of...
Cassandra, the new short film between AI and authors
Cassandra, the new short film born from the synergy between artificial intelligence and Italian authors will have its national premiere today, 19 October 2023 at Alice nella Città. Cassandra was conceived and written with the support of artificial intelligence: the...
The Rome Film Fest 2023 opens its doors
The curtain rises today, 18 October 2023, on the 18th edition of the Rome Film Fest, the festival dedicated to cinema in all its forms. The event will run until 29 October between red carpets, masterclasses and previews. The main location of the event will once again...
Will “quality series” still be produced?
“Breaking Bad”, the cult series released in 2008, had won no fewer than sixteen Emmys; “Mad Men”, released a year earlier, was the most acclaimed show from 2007 to 2010; “The Wire”, produced by HBO and broadcast in the U.S. from2002...
