News about audiovisual in western Europe region (France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Malta, etc)
Launched in 2011, MEDITALENTS is a support platform for young Mediterranean film-makers. Based on the Lab Med and Lab Doc workshops, MEDITALENTS invites experienced film professionals and screenwriters to help young talents in the writing, production and showing of their projects. Sponsored by director Claire Simon, the 4th Lab Doc welcomes 9 participants from the …
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For almost 6 weeks Bilbao and its region have been the location for filming Pablo Hernando’s feature Una Ballena The screenplay, written by Hernando, is about a lone contract killer (played by Ingrid García-Jonsson) who is able to disappear without a trace. This power makes her a ruthless professional, but it comes to her from …
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The Malta Film Commission has announced the Mediterrane Film Festival, a new event which will be held from June 25th to 30th in Valletta and on the various islands of the archipelago. The event’s website says the aim “is to strengthen Malta’s position in the global film market while promoting cultural exchange and cooperation between …
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Following Carlo Fuortes’ resignation, Rai’s board of directors announced in a press release dated May 15th that Roberto Sergio will take over as CEO with immediate effect. Mr. Sergio has said he will appoint Giampaolo Rossi as the company’s managing director. Having graduated in political and communication science, Roberto Sergio joined Rai in 2004. Until …
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For the first time an award-winning film from PriMed has been shown on France 3 Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur. The transmission on May 4th is particularly important since it crowns the work of thousands of high school students from right across the Mediterranean. Coming from Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt, Italy and Southern France they viewed …
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On May 8th, in a letter to the Minister of Economy and Finance, Carlo Fuortes tendered his resignation as head of Italy’s public broadcaster, Rai. In the letter he explains that his departure is due to the pressure exerted on him by Giorgia Meloni’s government. “Since the beginning of 2023,” he explains, “there has been …
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Since 2010 the Groupe de recherches et d’essais cinématographiques (GREC) and the Institut universitaire de technologie (IUT) in Corsica have offered a Masters 1 in Writing, Production and Directing. Lasting one year, this programme enables students to make a short film co-produced by GREC and the IUT, develop and support another writing project and obtain …
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