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Nominations for 93rd Academy Awards were announced Monday morning. Italy will be represented at the Oscar ceremony by Matteo Garrone’s ‘Pinocchio’ and Laura Pausini’s music. Due to the pandemic emergency and the closure of cinemas in major...Video content on connected TVs is growing
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WGI – Writers Guild Italia, in collaboration with APA – Audiovisual Producers Association, officially opens the selections for the 2021 edition of the BLIND NETPITCH project. The initiative is aimed at supporting the development of interaction and dialogue...
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