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ITALY / Near Naples, an independent market for young directors

On July 26th the 1st Young Film Market will be held at Vico Equense, near Naples, as part of the 16th Social World Film Festival. This market is for European independent film and more particularly for new talent, those “who have little opportunity to present their work to leading professionals,” explains Giuseppe Alessio Nuzzo, a …

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EUROPE / Call for ideas for a web-series about migration

The European Commission will commission a web series on the theme of migration, development and human rights. Partners in the European FRIENDSHIP CODE project have launched a call for ideas for all independent European production companies, NGOs, associations, independent foundations and to all organizations involved in decentralized cooperation and the assimilation of migrants. The web …

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ITALY / A new production company in the Banijay stable

Banijay, the French production company specializing in TV programmes, has taken a minority stake in the capital of a new Italian production house, DRY. DRY (Do not Repeat Yourself) was founded by four former employees of Magnolia, another production company associated with Banijay: Fabrizio Ievolella, Danila Battaglini, Francesco Lauber and Leopoldo Gasparotto. DRY’s aim is …

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ITALY / Call for films for the Genoa “Port Zones” Film Festival

The application call for the second Genoa “Port Zones” Film Festival is open until July 31st 2016. The Festival is for films showing any aspect of the relationship between a port and the town around it: the workings of a port, the historical development of ports, any activities created by a port, the ways a …

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SPAIN FRANCE ITALY / National drama films still well regarded

For the seventh consecutive year, France’s Conseil Supérieur de l’Audiovisuel (CSA) has published a study on “Performances de la fiction en Europe” based on the 2015 viewing figures for drama programmes (films for TV, series, mini-series and serials) in the five major European markets, including Spain, France and Italy. In Spain, national productions monopolize the …

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ITALY / Rai launches premium content on Dailymotion

The Italian Public Broadcaster RAI has reached an agreement with Vivendi allowing the Italian group to show its premium content on Dailymotion, the video-sharing platform owned by Vivendi. According to a Dailymotion press-release: “some of the best films in Rai’s catalogue” are now available for Italians on Dailymotion’s video-on-demand site. This includes not only several …

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ITALY / The Manetti brothers are remaining in Naples for their new film

In late May Marco and Antonio Manetti, two brothers making cult films, began shooting their eighth feature film, “Nun è Napule” (a working title) in Naples. Thus they remain faithful to the city which was the setting of their previous film, “Napule Song’e” (2013) winner of two David di Donatello awards. In “Nun è Napule”, …

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