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Produced by Taodue and Mediaset Premium, “Chiamatemi Francesco” (Call me Francis) looks at the path followed by Jorge Mario Bergoglio, particularly his life as a young Jesuit in Argentina during the dictatorship and Dirty War there before he became the Pope of the Catholic Church, called Francis, in 2013. The Argentinian actor Rodrigo de la …
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Ernesto Pagano‘s new documentary, “Napolislam”, was released in Italian cinemas on December 2nd. Originally scheduled for November 25th, the film’s release was changed by the distributors Uci Cinemas after the attacks in Paris. The director follows the daily life of ten Neapolitans who have converted to Islam – an unemployed person, a young girl in …
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In November the Banijay Group production company acquired the rights to adapt the Israeli game show “Double or Nothing”. Developed in Israel by Armoza Formats and Studio Glam, the programme pits a pair of contestants against one opponent in a series of challenges. To win the stake money, the couple have to do twice as …
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On October 29th Italian director Gianfranco Rosi, winner of the 2013 Golden Lion at Venice for “Sacro GRA”, presented the first sequences of his new documentary, “Oltre Lampedusa” (literally Beyond Lampedusa), during an evening celebrating 15 years of RAI Cinema. Produced by RAI Cinema, Luce Cinecittà and Arte France, the film “tells the stories of …
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On January 1st 2016 Fabrizio Salini will be replaced by the Australian Kathryn Fink to run the satellite package Fox International Channels (FIC) Italy. Salini announced he would be leaving his post to “pursue new opportunities” in another broadcasting group, which, he added, “would not be in competition with Fox.” He has been Director of …
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At its 140th meeting, last October in Tbilisi, the Executive Committee of the Council of Europe’s Eurimages Fund voted to support 14 feature film co-production projects, 2 animation films and 1 documentary for a total amount of €5,116,469. Among the supported feature films projects there is “Dita ze fill” (Daybreak) by Albanian director Gentian Koci …
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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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