Category: WESTERN EUROPE

News about audiovisual in western Europe region (France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Malta, etc)

SPAIN / Green light for Buendía Estudios

On June 17th the European Commission approved the launch of Buendía Estudios. This content creation and production company came out of an agreement between Telefónica (Spanish telecommunications company) and Atresmedia (Spanish audiovisual group which owns the Antena 3 channel). The new company will create original audiovisual content in Spanish for international distribution. Buendía Estudios has …

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SPAIN / Financial grants in Catalonia by the ICEC

In June the Institut Català de les Empreses Culturals (ICEC – Catalan Institute of Cultural Enterprises) launched a new funding system to stimulate international co-productions. They are looking for projects which have at least 40% of their budget provided by an international producer and another part covered by a Catalan partner. However the percentage covered …

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SPAIN / Candidate call for MEDIMED

The MEDIMED Euro-Mediterranean documentary market has launched a call for projects and films for its 21st edition, scheduled to take place between October 8th and 11th in Sitges (Spain), or online if the situation does not allow for a physical event. MEDIMED brings together television professionals and independent producers to discuss Euro-Mediterranean documentary co-production projects …

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ITALY / Cinema Vivo, the new ZaLab project

During lockdown ZaLab launched Cinema Vivo, an attempt to maintain aspects of normal life despite the isolation caused by COVID. From the many films received, the association chose 25. That was the first phase. The second required the participation of Internet users. In fact Cinema Vivo is a crowdfunding project to support civil and participatory …

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PriMed 2020 / Find out about all the films selected!

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23 documentaries have been chosen to take part in the 24th PriMed, le Festival de la Méditerranée en images, from November 28th to December 5th 2020 in Marseille. The CMCA received 397 films representing 32 countries from around the world. Here are the chosen films : Mediterranean Issues Category(click on the title to access to …

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MALTA / Cinema City will relaunch the island’s cultural life

From June 25th to 28th, Valletta’s Laparelli Gardens will be transformed into an open-air cinema as part of “Cinema City”. The event is organized by the Valletta Cultural Agency (VCA). The event is free. In consultation with the authorities, every health precaution will be taken. Jason Micallef, president of the VCA, said the event is …

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SPAIN / Vampus Horror Tales continues filming

Vampus Horror Tales is an anthology of horror stories presented by the sinister Mr. Fettes. Every night this gravedigger exhumes the bodies he has buried earlier in the day. Nicknamed Vampus, he is passionate about horror comics and leads the viewer into four love stories. They take place in turn in a theme park, a …

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