Audiovisual education is fundamental in schools
Ricciotto Canudo already at the beginning of the last century theorized cinema as an artistic language and prophesied its didactic function. The “seventh art,” a definition we owe to him, integrates and condenses into a moving image all other art forms:...
Box Office Oct. 28-Nov. 3. Venom and Parthenope contend for the podium
Once again this week the top spot on the box office chart is occupied by Venom: The Last Dance, the Marvel film starring Tom Hardy, which grosses € 2,631,729. In second position we find Paolo Sorrentino’s Parthenope, which takes home € 2,585,270. Bronze medal...
Universal and Netflix have reached an agreement to extend the license to live-action films
Given the success that Universal’s animated films have had on Netflix, the two companies have reached an agreement to extend the license for animated films, including those from Illumination and DreamWorks Animation (DWA), to live-action films from both...
Italian Film Festival Berlin: eleventh edition in November
The eleventh edition of the Italian Film Festival Berlin will take place from 12 to 17 November 2024 in the usual setting of the KulturBrauerei in the Prenzlauer Berg district. The festival is organised by Tuscia Film Fest with the Italian Embassy and the Italian...
California, proposed increase in tax credit to $750m
California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced that he wants to double the funding of California’s Film & Television Tax Credit Program. The tax credit fund has been active since 2009 and over the years has created nearly 200,000 jobs and attracted over...
Rome Film Fest, the winners of the 19th edition
The nineteenth edition of the Rome Film Fest closed on Sunday, October 27, with the awards ceremony. The jury presided over by director, screenwriter and producer Pablo Trapero, flanked by editor Francesca Calvelli, French actress Laetitia Casta, producer Gail Egan...
Italian Box Office 21-27 October 2024: Gold medal for Venom
Venom: The Last Dance, the latest Marvel film starring Tom Hardy takes first place at the Italian box office, with a gross of €847,686 and a total of €3,193,482. Silver medal for Parthenope by Paolo Sorrentino, which earned €719,542 for a total of €2,006,207. Bronze...
Piemonte, €240,000 for documentaries
The second session of the Piemonte Doc Film Fund, with an endowment of €240,000, opened yesterday, 24 October 2024. The fund is dedicated to documentaries with a duration of no less than 50 minutes. Both Piedmontese and national, European and non-European production...
Between TV and Cinema Exists Cuarón’s Disclaimer
The habit of binge watching, that is, watching all the episodes of a series in a row, gave us a glimpse of the direction that was being taken: to regard seriality as a kind of “extended version” of a movie. The migration of screenwriters and authors from...
Rimini and Riccione locations of the new Fiction Festival
The Fiction Festival, organised by APA – Associazione Produzione Audiovisivi and the Italian Ministry of Culture, will take place between the cities of Rimini and Riccione. The administrations of the two cities have received formal proposals to host the...
Rome Film Festival to close with Johnny Depp’s Modì
Rome Film Fest, still underway at the Auditorium Parco della Musica, will close on Oct. 27 with a highly anticipated event, the presentation of Johnny Depp’s film “Modi,” scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 26. The film is a biopic about the artist Amedeo...
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