Italy Box Office, August 17–23: Oceania tops the charts on debut, The Odyssey and Spider-Man: Brand New Day hold firm on the podium
Oceania, in its opening week, has claimed the top spot at the box office, dethroning The Odyssey and Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which had firmly occupied the top positions for more than a month. The Disney live-action adaptation got off to a strong start, grossing...
Fantastic Fest 2026: All the European Films Screening in Austin
Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas, has revealed its 2026 lineup, and European cinema has carved out a significant place among the premieres. The festival, one of the world’s leading genre film events, will run from September 17 to 24 at the Alamo Drafthouse South...
ICAA’s First 2026 Call: €30.7 Million for 31 Feature Films
Spain’s Institute of Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts (ICAA) is part of the Ministry of Culture. It has published its provisional decision for the first 2026 round of general aid for feature-film production. The Film Protection Fund allocates €30,735,600 in...
Northern Star Project: Northern European public broadcasters join forces for children’s TV drama
Five European public broadcasters have decided to work together to produce TV series for children. The project is called Northern Star and was announced in June 2026 by BBC (United Kingdom), DR (Denmark), NPO (Netherlands), NRK (Norway) and VRT (Flanders). In July,...
MPA and ByteDance: A Deal to Protect Copyright in AI-Generated Videos
The Motion Picture Association (MPA) and ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, have signed an agreement to protect the film and television industry’s intellectual property within the Chinese company’s generative AI products. The memorandum of...
Italy Box Office, August 10–16: Spider-Man: Brand New Day and The Odyssey remain at the top of the chart, while The End of Oak Street makes its debut
Spider-Man: Brand New Day remains at the top of the chart with 4.764.763 Euros collected and 586.300 admissions. The superhero movie has now reached a total gross of 31.768.035 Euros. The Odyssey holds on to second place with 4.318.531 Euros and 495.417 admissions,...
Samsung TV Plus expands All3Media International deal: nine new FAST channels launch in the UK, France and Spain
Samsung’s FAST service is deepening its distribution partnership with All3Media International (Banijay), bringing the total number of active single-IP channels across the key UK, France and Spain markets to nine. The move underlines Samsung TV Plus’s...
Apulia Film Fund 2026: Puglia Region Allocates €5.45 Million for Film and Audiovisual Production
The Puglia Region renews its commitment to the film and audiovisual sector. The Regional Council has approved a €5.45 million allocation for the new edition of the Apulia Film Fund 2026. The scheme funds film and audiovisual productions carried out in the Puglia...
China: 128,000 Micro-Dramas in Three Months, Over 95% Made by AI
In the first quarter of 2026, China released almost 128,000 micro-dramas, and the vast majority were made with the help of artificial intelligence. The boom has also opened up a parallel market: licensing real human faces. China’s micro-drama industry is growing...
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