Cinema in Festa, the initiative to boost the big screen

Cinema in Festa, the initiative to boost the big screen

Simone Gialdini, director general of Anec, during the ongoing Professional Summer Days of Cinema in Riccione, presented the Cinema in Festa project. The event will consist of two annual events, modeled after the French Film Festival, offering moviegoers a five-day...
HBO Max and Discovery together in the French market

HBO Max and Discovery together in the French market

Warner Bros. Discovery has clarified its plans after much speculation about HBO Max’s launch plans for the French market. It had been anticipated that the HBO Max streaming service would debut in France next year, although there was never any official...
Locarno Film Festival, three projects passed through the MIA

Locarno Film Festival, three projects passed through the MIA

Three projects passed through the MIA Market are selected in the official program of the 75th Locarno Film Festival. Francesco Lagi’s Il pataffio selected in the Concorso internazionale and presented at What’s Next Italy 2021, produced by Vivo Films and...
Locarno Film Festival, all the names of the 75th edition

Locarno Film Festival, all the names of the 75th edition

The 75th Locarno Film Festival has unveiled the rich program of the event to be held in the Swiss town from August 3 to 13. At the presentation press conference, newly appointed director Giona A. Nazzaro listed the titles admitted in the eagerly awaited competitions,...
New acquisitions for streaming platform Topic

New acquisitions for streaming platform Topic

Topic, the streaming platform owned by First Look Media, has acquired four European thrillers from TF1 and distributor Newen Connect, owned by Newen Studios, in the United States and Canada. Christian, Dough, The Spectacular and White Sands will join the catalog of...
Box Office June 27 – July 03, Elvis still in the lead

Box Office June 27 – July 03, Elvis still in the lead

Unchanged situation in the first positions of the Italian Box Office, with the biopic Elvis directed by Baz Luhrmann confirming in first place with € 740,328 recorded this week and reaching a total of € 1,619,973. In second position once again we find Top Gun:...
Prisma, the new Italian series on Amazon Prime Video

Prisma, the new Italian series on Amazon Prime Video

Prisma, the new TV series from Amazon Studios and Cross Production by Skam Italia creators Ludovico Bessegato and Alice Urciuolo will arrive on Amazon Prime Video next fall. Prisma is a coming-of-age series revolving around the complex relationship between identity,...
Co-production, only 4 days to submit your projects

Co-production, only 4 days to submit your projects

Our Co-Production Market and Pitching Forum call devoted to DRAMA, DOC and FILM projects is about to close! We are still accepting submissions of scripted and unscripted content intended for theatrical distribution, television broadcasting and digital streaming....
Strengthened partnership between Sky and Warner Bros. Discovery

Strengthened partnership between Sky and Warner Bros. Discovery

Sky and Warner Bros. Discovery announce a new agreement that strengthens their multi-year partnership and brings as of today, June 30, the discovery+ app to Sky Q, in addition to the free and pay channels – Discovery Channel, Eurosport 1, Eurosport 2 – and...
Distribution: calls for circulation of Italian films abroad

Distribution: calls for circulation of Italian films abroad

The MiC, in collaboration with Cinecittà spa and ITA, in agreement with the main trade associations, has renewed the €1,200,000 fund dedicated to boosting theatrical distribution of Italian films worldwide. The grant is intended to incentivize the film’s...
Box Office June 20 – 26: Elvis tops the charts

Box Office June 20 – 26: Elvis tops the charts

Debut in first position at the box office for the biopic on the King of Rock directed by Baz Luhrmann, which grossed € 878,586 in its first days of programming and easily conquered the first position, a result likely to be repeated in the coming week. In second...
Canada tries again with streamer regulation

Canada tries again with streamer regulation

Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party has taken another step forward in its attempt to create streamer regulation and bring foreign-based OTTs under domestic regulation. Bill C-11 (also known as the Online Streaming Act) was passed by the Canadian House by a vote of...