News about audiovisual in western Europe region (France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Malta, etc)
On May 20th the French Cabinet appointed Laurent Vallet chairman of the Institut National de l’Audiovisuel (INA). Previously he had been managing director of the IFCIC (Institut pour le Financement du Cinéma et des Industries Culturelles). He takes over from Agnes Saal, who resigned last April at the request of the Minister of Culture, Fleur …
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In a press statement on April 16th, URTI (Union Radiophonique et Télévisuelle Internationale) announced its official selection. The pre-selection jury of the 34th URTI International Grand Prix of Creative Documentary, made up of the heads of public service television channels which are members of URTI, met in Paris from April 13th to 16th to decide …
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The 68th Cannes Film Festival will take place from May 13th to 24th. This year, there will be a new award, L’Œil d’Or (Golden Eye) for Best Documentary across all sections: Official Selection In and Out of Competition, Un Certain Regard, Directors’ Fortnight and Critics’ Week. The driving force behind this new award is the …
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The Italia Prize is innovating ! From September 19th to 24th in Turin For the past 67 years the Italia Prize has supported and highlighted all genres of creativity and quality in the media. True to this mission, and aware that society and technology are always evolving, the Prix Italia has decided to create two …
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On April 8th Italian director Mario Martone’s “Leopardi, Il giovane favoloso” was released in cinemas. The film is a biopic about the poet and child prodigy Giacomo Leopardi. “Born into an aristocratic family, he grew up under the merciless gaze of his father. Forced to study in the vast family library, he escaped by writing …
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The committee met in Paris on April 16th. Following a call for applications by the CNC (Centre national du cinéma) and MIBACT (General Directorate of Cinema Italian Ministry of Culture), 27 proposals had been sent in (9 French-initiated and 18 Italian-initiated). Of those, 8 will receive funding: 4 Italian and 4 French. The fund was …
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The Spanish actor Antonio Resines has been acting-chair of Spain’s Academia de Cine since last February’s resignation of producer and distributor Enrique Gonzalez Macho, for “personal reasons”, less than a year after his re-election. On April 1st, when nominations closed, the only candidate was Antonio Resines. He was joined by two candidates for the posts …
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