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Two new appointments in Istituto Luce-Cinecittà, Chiara Sbarigia is the new President and Nicola Maccanico CEO. The Board of Directors of the Istituto Luce-Cinecittà has indicated the new top management, Chiara Sbarigia and Nicola Maccanico, respectively President and...Cinema: Reopenings from April 26th
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The Minister of Culture, Dario Franceschini, has been heard by the Technical Scientific Committee to discuss the reopening of activities related to the entertainment field. Negotiations have begun between Minister Dario Franceschini and the Technical and Scientific...European Audiovisual Observatory: report on TV Fiction production
European Audiovisual Observatory has published a new report on TV fiction production in Europe. The Strasbourg-based Observatory has published its latest report on TV fiction production and streaming in Europe. The report was compiled by Marta Jiménez Pumares, an...
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The Minister of Culture has announced the introduction of a new film classification system under the Cinema Law. “We have abolished film censorship and definitively surpassed that system of controls and interventions that still allowed the State to intervene on...Hearst Italia Webinar: Boom of sets in Italy
On March 30th took place the webinar promoted by Hearst Magazines Italia and moderated by Piera Detassis, titled “What Will The Film Industry Do: A Conversation on the Future of Film”. The first appointment of the project “Movie Confidence –...
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