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...
Notice for support of audiovisual production in Calabria
The notice to support audiovisual productions in the Calabria Region for the year 2024 has been published. There will be 5.9 million euros of budget allocated and will aim to promote the natural and artistic heritage of the territory, the development of the local...
The third edition of La Bottega della Sceneggiatura
The third edition of The Screenplay Workshop has reached the conclusion of the first selection phase. The initiative will lead to the selection of a maximum of ten projects (from the 217 received by the Jury) that will receive a scholarship of 2,500 euros each to...
Box Office 11 – Nov. 17. The Gladiator 2 smashes at the box office
This week the box office ranking opens with an absolute first place for The Gladiator 2, which smashes and takes home an impressive € 3,695,262. In second place we find another hit of the last period, The Boy with Pink Trousers, which earns € 1,941,885. Bronze medal...
Netflix with WGI and 100autori sign the first “created by” credit agreement
After months of negotiations, screenwriters’ and authors’ trade associations obtain an agreement with Netflix on “created by / created by,” which is the recognition of authorship in audiovisual product titles, for the first time in Italy and...
American Film Market, new tax credit presented
For the Cinema Directorate of the Ministry of Culture, the Association of Executive Producers (Ape) and the Foreign Trade Agency (ICE), flew to Nevada, the American Film Market, one of the largest audiovisual content markets in the world , is the ideal showcase to...
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