News about audiovisual in western Europe region (France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Malta, etc)
The new five-year services contract signed between Rai (public broadcaster) and the Italian Ministry of Economic Development provides for an English-language channel which should go on air soon. At some point in 2018 this channel will broadcast 24 hours a day, offering news, documentaries, films, series and live sports events – all entirely in English. …
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Dario Albertini’s Manuel won three awards at the 39th Cinémed, the festival of Mediterranean cinema in Montpellier, which ended on October 28th. The jury, chaired by French actress and director Aure Atika, awarded the Golden Antigone to this social drama directed by former documentary-maker Dario Albertini and produced by Bibi Films and Timvision. Manuel is …
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Having activated Article 155 of the Spanish Constitution on Saturday October 21st, suspending Catalonia’s autonomy, Madrid now wants to place the Catalan public broadcasters under state supervision, including the television channel TV3. This measure would allow the Madrid government to put new leaders in place at TV3 and dismiss those currently in office. In a …
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The 11th Terra di Tutti festival, held in Bologna between October 13th and 15th, presented awards to several French documentaries and television reports. Focussing on social cinema, Terra di Tutti this year offered 35 documentaries and TV reports from around the world, including twenty in competition. In a selection strongly influenced by the twin themes …
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This year’s Mostra Viva del Mediterrani ended on October 15th. Four awards were given to Mediterranean-based directors. Agnès Varda and JR’s Visages, Villages wins the Best Feature Film Award. This French documentary is a road trip across rural France, with the two directors talking to people outside the major towns. The Best Short Film Award …
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Entries are now open for the pre-selection of the FIGRA 2018 Coup de Pouce Award. Directors with a project for a 2nd film (documentary or TV report) are invited to send in their application. FIGRA (Festival International du Grand Reportage d’Actualité et du Documentaire de Société) is preparing its 25th session, next year from March …
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The 18th Medimed, the Euro-Mediterranean documentary market, will be held in Sitges, Catalonia from October 12th to 15th. As every year, Medimed’s programming focuses on pitching sessions, in which directors and producers present their documentary film projects to a panel of buyers, broadcasters and distributors. 29 projects from 16 countries in Europe and the southern …
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