Roberto Cicutto new president of Eurimages
Roberto Cicutto is the new president of Eurimages, The Council of Europe Fund for Film and Audiovisual Co-productions. Cicutto is a film producer and distributor, and has served as president of the Venice Biennale and Cinecittà. “I would like to express my...
Audiovisual and employment. The Lucana Film Comission’s new course
New opportunities for young people to enter the audiovisual world, The Lucana Film Commission Foundation, together with Studio Risorse S.r.l., has announced a free-access fi training course for 20 under 35s. The course will consist of 12 modules for a total of 600...
The Award for the development of co-production projects between Italy and the Baltic States
The Prize for the development of co-production projects between Italy and the Baltic States launches its seventh edition. The prize is aimed at projects of cinematographic works, intended for theatrical release for the first time and with a duration of more than 52...
The new positions of the Italian Film Commissions Association
Jacopo Chessa, director of the Veneto Film Commission, will be the new president of the Italian Film Commissions Association. With him, several internal institutional positions were renewed in the orso of the Association’s Assembly: Alessandra Miletto, director...
Box Office Nov. 25-Dec. 1. Moana 2 overwhelms the chart
This week the Italian box office chart is overwhelmed by the release of Moana 2, which takes the top spot with a gross of an impressive € 8,108,447. In second place comes The Boy in the Pink Trousers, which takes home € 1,480,501. Bronze medal for The Gladiator 2,...
Open Doors program in Locarno for African cinema
The Locarno Film Festival’s Open Doors program has been announced. The initiative, this year will focus on supporting and highlighting African cinema. For the next four years, in fact, the YETU (Un)Limited collective, with its co-founder and producer Yanis Gaye,...
The New APA General Council
During the APA (Audiovisual Producers Association) Assembly chaired by President Chiara Sbarigia, the new General Council was appointed. Paolo Bassetti, president of Banijay Italia Holding, will, in fact, be the new deputy president, joining the team already formed by...
An increasing number of young people at the cinema
Young people are returning to the cinema and consistently influencing the success of films in theaters. This is the case of Paolo Sorrentino’s Parthenope, which, aiming precisely at the young audience, grossed over 7 million euros, 41% of which came precisely...
The top sequels and highest-grossing films at the cinema in 2024
To date, the ten films to have grossed the most this year are Inside Out 2, Deadpool & Wolverine, Despicable Me 4, Dune – Part 2, Godzilla x Kong, Kung-Fu Panda 4, Beetlejuice, Venom: The Last Dance, Bad Boys: Ride or Die, and Kingdom of the Planet of the...
Box Office November 18 – 24. Gladiator 2 still at the top
The weekly Italian box office ranking opens again this week with the first place of Gladiator 2, which grosses € 3,169,642. In second place, unchanged from the previous week, The Boy with Pink Trousers which takes home € 2,308,643. In third position is the new entry...
Veneto, six film sets in region
“It had never happened that as many as 6 feature film productions were shooting in our region at the same time. We are talking about 3 productions in Venice and 3 in the rest of Veneto,” said Veneto Region President Luca Zaia. Six sets are currently active...
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