Category: WESTERN EUROPE

News about audiovisual in western Europe region (France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Malta, etc)

TUNISIA / “Mé el Aïn”: Meryam Joobeur’s first feature in competition at the Berlin Film Festival

Who Do I Belong To

The Tunisian film Who Do I Belong To (in Arabic Mé el Aïn), Meryam Joobeur’s first fiction feature, has been selected for the official competition of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival. Written and directed by Ms. Joobeur, the film is about a mother, Aïcha, and her husband living with their three sons on a …

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EUROPE / The Council of Europe supports seven series co-productions

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The results of the first evaluation session of the Council of Europe’s Pilot Programme for Series Co-production have been announced. Seven co-productions will be supported for a total of €3 million. Among the titles selected, the Greater Adria series (Croatia, Italy, Germany and Belgium) will receive €500,000. It is the first series co-production involving Croatia …

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OPENING OF REGISTRATIONS FOR THE 28th EDITION OF PriMed

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PriMed, the International Festival of Mediterranean Documentary and Reportage is launching film registrations for the 28th edition. Directors can register their documentaries for free, directly online on the festival website www.primed.tv. The deadline to send the works is April 14, 2024. The PriMed – International Documentary and Mediterranean Reportage Award is open to all authors, …

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INTERNATIONAL / Support for international co-productions: the CNC launches a project call

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ACM Distribution, part of the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée (CNC), is launching a call for projects. The deadline to apply is March 8th. Open to every genre of feature-length films, this fund aims to boost the distribution and circulation of international co-productions throughout the world. To be eligible, the films must …

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ITALY / Ticket sales increase in Italian cinemas

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According to Cinetel data two significant increases in the Italian cinema industry marked 2023: a 61.6% increase in revenue (€95.6 million) and a 58.6% increase in the number of admissions compared to 2022. The new figures show the Italian film industry is on an upward curve and stabilizing after the disruptions caused by the pandemic, …

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ITALY / Filming Paola Randi’s “Facciamo tutti centro”

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Produced by Fandango, in collaboration with Rai Cinema and the Swiss company Spotlight Media, Paola Randi’s latest feature, Facciamo tutti centro, was filmed in Milan and Rome. Written by Paola Randi and Valia Santella, known for her work on screenplays for the films of Nanni Moretti (Towards a Bright Future, Tre Piani) and Marco Bellocchio …

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TURKEY – EUROPE / Launch of a new channel, Turk on Video Free

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Kinostar, a Germany-based programming distributor, has partnered with OKAST, a Paris-based streaming technology provider, to launch Turk on Video Free, its first FAST channel (Free Ad-supported Streaming TV). The new channel will be available on Amazon Freevee. Turk on Video Free offers a selection of Turkish films and is positioned as a linear complement to …

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