Cinecittà welcomes Mario Draghi and Ursula von der Leyen

Cinecittà welcomes Mario Draghi and Ursula von der Leyen

On June 22, the delegation led by Mario Draghi and Ursula von Der Leyen arrived at Cinecittà for a meeting regarding the Recovery Plan. They were welcomed by the President Chiara Sbarigia and the CEO of Istituto Luce-Cinecittà Nicola Maccanico. During the visit, the...
Becoming Maestre: the new initiative for young female talents

Becoming Maestre: the new initiative for young female talents

Becoming Maestre, this is the name of the new initiative of Accademia del Cinema Italiano – Premi David di Donatello and Netflix, here how to apply. The project will support new female talents of Italian cinema: in fact, 20 candidates under 35, who aim for...
New regulations incoming for streaming services

New regulations incoming for streaming services

The UK intends to implement stricter regulations against the big players in the market. Plans in development could impose the same regulations on platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video as on broadcasters such as the BBC, Channel 5 and Sky. Indeed, the...

“Digger” rules the scene at Iris Awards

Georgis Grigorakis’ Digger ruled the scene at the 12th Iris Awards ceremony in Greece, organized by the Hellenic Film Academy. The emerging filmmaker’s film, which screened at MIA 2015 in the Co-Production Market sector, received 9 out of 14 awards at the...
Streaming is decreasing, as shown by US research.

Streaming is decreasing, as shown by US research.

For the first time ever, the number of video streaming services used per citizen is falling. From 7.23% in November to 7.06% in April. These are the results of a survey on US citizens. The study is conducted by Omdia and has been presented in London at the Connected...
Regione Emilia-Romagna: the 10 funded projects

Regione Emilia-Romagna: the 10 funded projects

10 of the 25 projects admitted to the first session for audiovisual grants by the Regione Emilia-Romagna were approved and funded. The Regional Council met on Monday, in video conference, with the intervention of the Vice-President of the Regione Emilia-Romagna, Elena...

Italian Box Office June 14-20, 2021: The Conjuring remains on top

The Conjuring – The Devil Made Me Do It remains firmly in first position of the Italian box-office. Check out the weekly chart from June 14 to 20, 2021. The Conjuring – The Devil Made Me Do It earns € 287,663 during its third week in theaters, for a total...
Lazio’s audiovisual productions are getting a fund

Lazio’s audiovisual productions are getting a fund

Lazio Cine-International, the 5 million euro fund supporting the production of international visual works, has been allocated again. The intervention aims at achieving two main objectives (reported in full from the Region’s website) To strengthen and improve the...
Task force incoming for european multimedia productions

Task force incoming for european multimedia productions

In the prestigious setting of the Prix Italia, Noel Curran lays the foundations for the creation of a European task force. Ebu’s general director has the objective to compete with other major players through cooperation. Their rapid consolidation is in fact due...