News about audiovisual in western Europe region (France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Malta, etc)
Announced in October 2019, the private Italian platform VatiVision was launched on June 8th. This new service broadcasts films, series and documentaries with a Catholic theme. The slogan on its website sums up its aim: “Culture, art and faith, everywhere with you”. The programmes are available on any media (television, computer, tablet, mobile phone). The …
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Once again Corsica’s GREC and IUT (Institut Universitaire de Technologie) are presenting a university degree in writing, production and directing known as CREATACC. Since 2010, this Master 1 level course has included making a short film co-produced by the two authorities and developing a second writing project to be presented in an oral exam. The …
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On June 5th Dario Franceschini, the Italian Minister for Heritage, Cultural Activities and Tourism, signed two decrees supporting the film and audiovisual industries. Worth a total of €120 million, these measures are a new use of Italy’s Emergency Fund for Cinema and Entertainment created in March (the Cura Italia decree). The first decree strengthens the …
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At the end of May the Eurimages Management Committee had their 158th meeting to announce which co-productions will receive financial support this year. 19 feature film projects, 2 animated films and 7 documentaries were selected. The total amount of aid is €6,138,000. 34% of the projects discussed were for films made by women. 37.5% of …
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The Catalan film-maker Xavi Herrero presented his new feature Salka, In No Man’s Land at the 23rd DocsBarcelona film festival. This, his fifth film, is about the journey of a young woman, Salka. Salka lives in Mauritania, one of the poorest countries in the world. Hoping for a better future, she decides to emigrate to …
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According to the results of the 2019 study Kantar TNS Africascope Maghreb, TV5MONDE maintains its position as the leading French-language channel in Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco for the target audience of 15 years and older, executives and managers. The data for the study were collected in the twelve principal towns of Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia. …
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The 23rd DocsBarcelona was held from May 19th to 31st. Because of the coronavirus crisis the event was put online – without affecting its popularity one bit: over 130,000 viewers watched it, an astonishing number, more than the attendance figures for any of the previous years’ editions. 55% of the selected documentaries were produced by …
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