Dario Franceschini, the Italian Minister of Culture, presented the principal measures in the stability law passed by the cabinet and sent to the European Commission. It shows that “the Ministry of Culture’s budget will increase by 8% in 2016 and by 10% in 2017”. “Tax credits to support film and broadcasting will be strengthened: the …
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TURKEY / Morgan Freeman filming a documentary series
In mid-October, Turkey played host to the crew filming the National Geographic Channel’s new documentary series “The Story of God” “which traces Man’s quest to understand the divine”. Sequences were filmed in the Neolithic town of Çatal Höyük in the province of Konya. American actor Morgan Freeman, who is presenting the series and producing with …
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GERMANY / 28th European Film Awards
The 28th European Film Awards (EFA) will be held on December 12th in Berlin. The nominees for the awards will be announced on November 7th at the Seville Festival. For the first time the list of 52 eligible films published by the European Film Academy includes two from Kosovar: “Babai” and “Three Windows and a …
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FRANCE / Marseille : “Bonne mère” begins filming in early 2016
In early 2016 “Bonne mère”, the first film by actress Hafsia Herzi, will begin shooting in Marseille’s northern districts. Set in a housing estate, the film follows “Nora, a woman in her sixties with inexhaustible energy, watching over her family, her children and their friends.” “Bonne mère” is produced by Abdellatif Kechiche (Quat’sous Films). He …
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ITALY / “Suburra”, Netflix Italian series
In a press release on October 5th, the video-on-demand service Netflix announced its first Italian co-production, “Suburra”, in partnership with the production company Cattleya and in collaboration with Rai. Cattleya is already busy with successful series such as “Gomorra” and “Romanzo Criminale”. “Suburra” is an adaptation of Stefano Sollima’s film of the same name released …
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ITALY / Tension in the air filming “Gomorra”
The Italian series “Gomorra”, adapted from Roberto Saviano’s novel, has just started filming its second season. However, several districts and suburbs of Naples such as Giuliano, Acerra and Afragola do not welcome the filming of this series about the Neapolitan Mafia, the Camorra. Thus, as the newspaper Le Monde said: “the mayors and administrators of …
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MOROCCO / Casa/docks: documentaries in the spotlight
In Casablanca, Casa/Docks is a new open-to-all cultural initiative to broadcast documentary films every week. Every Monday at Casablanca’s ABC Cinema, the public will be able to see independent documentaries, programmed to illustrate a new theme each month. There will also be discussions with freelance directors and actors. This month the theme is “How to …
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