News about audiovisual in western Europe region (France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Malta, etc)
On June 7th Mediaset Italy, the television group largely owned by the Berlusconi family, announced a merger with its Spanish subsidiary to create a holding company in Amsterdam MFE-MediaForEurope. In a statement, the managing director of Mediaset Pier Silvio Berlusconi said that “MFE-MediaForEurope will be listed on the Italian and Spanish stock exchanges with our …
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On May 23rd INA launched its new web series Virag’INA, created by actor/director Auge GG (Aude Gagny-Goubert). Part of the INAlab programme, the series was selected from a 2017 call for projects which would exploit INA’s video and audio archives. Virag’INA was inspired by the documentary series Virago, also created by Aude GG and available …
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The 5th MIA Market – Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo – will be held in Rome from October 16th to 20th 2019. An annual platform bringing together the broadcasting sector’s main players, MIA Market presents about twenty projects under development in three sections: fiction films, drama series and documentaries. An opportunity for directors and producers of films …
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During the Film Market at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival, Rai Cinema unveiled its virtual reality app. RAI’s media company presented its first cross-media project, Happy Birthday, directed by Lorenzo Giovenga and featuring actors Jenny De Nucci and Fortunato Cerlino. Giovenga’s project won the competition launched by Rai Cinema last October, and was produced in …
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HBO Europe continues to develop its original Spanish content. The European subsidiary of the private American channel has commissioned a comedy series called Por H o por B from Spanish director Manuela Burló Moreno. The series uses the same story and characters as Moreno’s short film Pipas, nominated for the Goyas in 2014. Actresses Marta …
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Medimed, the Euro-Mediterranean documentary market, has launched a project call for its 20th edition, to be held from October 10th to 13th in Sitges, Catalonia. One of the most important meeting places for Euro-Mediterranean documentary co-production, Medimed facilitates exchanges between television professionals and independent producers, allowing them to promote their recent productions or upcoming projects. …
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A statement released on April 29th announced that INA’s Board of Directors has approved the accounts and balance sheets for 2018, the fourth year of the five-year Targets and Resources Contract 2015-2019. For the third consecutive year the Institut National de l’Audiovisuel has seen its turnover increase, totalling €39.4 million, up 10% compared to 2015. …
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