Fremantle has acquired the production company 72 Films

Fremantle has acquired the production company 72 Films

Global production and distribution firm Fremantle has acquired a majority stake in UK-based TV production company 72 Films. 72 Films credits include Prime Video’s Arsenal: All Or Nothing, the Emmy award-winning 9/11: One Day In America and Netflix’s Jimmy Savile: A...
Banijay acquires Majority stake in MoviePlus Productions

Banijay acquires Majority stake in MoviePlus Productions

  This Wednesday Banijay, the production and distribution giant, acquired 51% in Israeli MoviePlus Productions, which will become part of Banijay’s Endemol Shrine Israel. MoviePlus Productions, established by David Mandil, who will stay as CEO of the...
Emilia-Romagna, 13 projects selected

Emilia-Romagna, 13 projects selected

  The Emilia-Romagna Region has approved the second session of the call dedicated to supporting audiovisual projects produced by companies located in the region. Overall 31 projects were submitted, of which, only 17 have been deemed eligible by the evaluation...
NAS, new call!

NAS, new call!

A new call has been published for NAS – New Animation in Sardegna, a project created to improve professional training of new animators and, subsequently, boost the creation of new innovative productions. The project is not restricted to 2D animation but includes...
European Film Awards 2022: the nomination

European Film Awards 2022: the nomination

The European Academy has announced the movies nominated for the European Film Awards.   Three films in particular are topping the list, all with four nominations: Ali Abbasi’s Holy Spider, Ruben Östlund’s Triangle of Sadness and Lukas Dhont’s...
TFF, press conference

TFF, press conference

It was held today, November 8, in the Quattro Fontane movie theatre in Rome at 12.30 am, the press conference for the 40th edition of the Torino Film Festival which will take place in Turin from November 25 to December 3. Present today, at the conference, many from...
Festival del Cinema Italiano in Brazil

Festival del Cinema Italiano in Brazil

  The opening ceremony for the Festival del Cinema Italiano in Brazil was held on the evening of November 3, an event which has become a regular appointment for the Brazilian public, as well as a chance for our film industry to expand in all South America.  ...
Italian Box Office 31/10 – 06/11

Italian Box Office 31/10 – 06/11

  Strangeness, the movie by Roberto Andò that sees Toni Servillo as the famous Italian playwright Luigi Pirandello, has surpassed the new DC Comics movie Black Adam in the Italian Box Office. Distributed by Medusa Film, it has actually earned, in the last week €...
Eagle Pictures, new deal with Sony

Eagle Pictures, new deal with Sony

  Tarak Ben Ammar, CEO of Eagle Pictures, has announced in an interview with la Repubblica that, in a few months, the Italian distribution company will become the sole distributor of Sony movies in Italy.     This deal expands on their previous...
ScriptLab 2023!

ScriptLab 2023!

  ScriptLab, the program funded by Torino Film Lab, Creative Europe – Subprogramme MEDIA, in collaboration with Veneto Film Commission, Film School Carlo Mazzacurati, German Films and with VAF – Flanders Audiovisual Fund, is looking for screenwriters and...
XXIII FCE, tribute to Ukraine

XXIII FCE, tribute to Ukraine

  The XXIII edition of the FCE – European Film Festival, which will take place in Lecce from November 12 to November 19, has decided to pay a special tribute to Ukrainian cinema.     This festival is organized by “Art Promotion”...
IDFA, the Italian titles in competition

IDFA, the Italian titles in competition

  This year marks the 35th edition of IDFA, also known as, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam.     In particular, for this edition, the festival will be held in various locations all over Amsterdam from November 9 to November 20 and will...