News about audiovisual in western Europe region (France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Malta, etc)
È stata la mano di Dio (It Was the Hand of God) is the new film by Paolo Sorrentino. Shooting is due to start soon in Naples and the film is produced for the Netflix streaming platform. The film’s title is a phrase used by the Argentinian footballer Diego Maradona when he scored a goal …
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The Spanish Instituto de la Cinemamatografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales has published a ministerial decree announcing new measures to support the film industry. In particular the document encourages co-productions with foreign companies. There are now grants for films in which Spain has only a minority stake (around 5%). Gender equality and accessibility are also …
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The Conseil Supérieur de l’Audiovisuel announced on Wednesday July 22nd that Delphine Ernotte will stay on as chair of France Télévisions. The previous day eight candidates had been auditioned for the job. Appointed in 2015, Delphine Ernotte is the first head of France Télévisions to have her contract renewed. She is also the first woman …
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The 17th Giornate degli Autori took place from September 2nd to 12th during the 77th Venice Film Festival. The president of the Giornate’s jury was Israeli director Nadav Lapid, who won the Golden Bear at the 2019 Berlinale with his third feature Synonyms. Nadav Lapid headed a jury of 27 young European film enthusiasts who …
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Actor, director and script-writer Edoardo Leo is the first Italian director to start shooting a new movie once the lock-down ended. On July 7th the crew started filming Lasciarsi un giorno a Roma in Rome. Edoardo Leo is both director and principal actor, playing the title-character Lasciarsi. An Italian-Spanish co-production, the film is produced by …
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The 31st FIDMarseille will take place as planned, but due to the Covid-19 crisis its schedule has been altered. FIDLab, the platform for supporting international co-production, took place online between July 6th and 10th. FID festival will be held in Marseille cinemas from July 22nd to 26th. It will be the first French film festival …
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Meditalents is organizing a residency for feature film scriptwriting, Lab Sud. Running from October 24th to 29th, the residency is open to directors and scriptwriters with a first or second feature film project. To qualify for registration, applicants must either: Live in the Provence-Alpes-Côtes d’Azur Region of Franceor Spend more than 50% of the shooting …
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