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ITALY / Rai Cinema takes on virtual reality

During the Film Market at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival, Rai Cinema unveiled its virtual reality app. RAI’s media company presented its first cross-media project, Happy Birthday, directed by Lorenzo Giovenga and featuring actors Jenny De Nucci and Fortunato Cerlino. Giovenga’s project won the competition launched by Rai Cinema last October, and was produced in …

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ITALY / Rai Movie and Rai Premium merge

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In a statement released on April 15th the Italian public television company announced its film offer is being overhauled following the creation of a new channel. This new channel is part of the 2019-2021 Business Plan, validated at the beginning of March, which proposes the company show more films, as part of a wider strategic …

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ITALY / Bari International Film Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary!

The 10th Bif&st takes place from April 27th to May 4th in Bari, southern Italy. National and international competitions, parallel sections, master classes and meetings punctuate this major event of Italian cinema which welcomes 75,000 spectators every year. This year the festival celebrates one of the greatest film composers, Ennio Morricone, on his 90th birthday. …

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ITALY / Netflix plans three new Italian series

After the success of two original series, Suburra and Baby, Netflix continues to invest in the Italian market. On March 29th the American giant announced three new Italian series, including two adaptations. Kelly Luegenbiehl, vice-president of original series for Europe and Africa, said: “These new projects are all very different and will all be shot …

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ITALY / Many new things for the Integrazione Film Festival

The festival “C’è tempo per…l’integrazione” has changed its name for this 13th edition, and becomes the Integrazione Film Festival. Based in Bergamo and Sarnico (Italy), the festival programmes films about integration, identity and intercultural relations. Five days are devoted to these issues, with screenings and events taking place from Wednesday 10th  to Sunday 14th April. …

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ITALY / The Italian television market is rising, according to a report by the APA

Giancarlo Leone, chair of the Associazione produttori televisivi, presented a report on the Italian broadcasting industry during a study day for media professionals at Rome’s Ara Pacis Auditorium. The report, the first of its kind, is based on studies of broadcasting production by various research institutes such as E-Media or Geca Italia. It finds national …

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ITALY / The Middle East Now festival celebrates its 10th anniversary !

Middle East Now

From April 2nd to 7th Florence is hosting the 10th Middle East Now festival. Dedicated to films and contemporary culture in the Middle East and North Africa, this Italian festival also offers photographic exhibitions, concerts and installations. Love and Revenge, a live performance by the Lebanese duo Rayess Bek and Randa Mirza, opens the festival …

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