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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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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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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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Doc / it, the association of Italian documentary film-makers, has opened the call for nominations for the Doc / it Award Women, a new award to promote the development of documentaries about gender equality. The organizers hope this award will highlight the work of women documentary film-makers, in line with the Audentia Award for best …
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On April 27th the Italian State Council finally gave the go-ahead to the government decree that the television licence fee (“canone Rai”) be included directly in electricity and gas bills. A few weeks ago, the country’s highest administrative body had reservations about this, in particular asking for a guarantee that only households possessing a television …
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On April 18th, in Rome’s Studi de Paolis, the 61st Italian film awards ceremony honoured three films in particular with the much-prized David di Donatello. “Tale of tales” by Matteo Garrone and “Lo chiamavano Jeeg Robot” by first-time director Gabriele Mainetti, both won seven awards. The first won the David di Donatello for Best Director …
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On April 9th the 22nd AGM of the Conférence Permanente de l’Audiovisuel Méditerranéen (COPEAM), held in Ajaccio, ratified the renewal of the association’s governing bodies. Talal El Makdessi, CEO of Télé-Liban, was re-elected for a second term as COPEAM’s chairman. Claudio Cappon, former DG of Rai and vice-chair of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), became …
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