News about audiovisual in western Europe region (France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Malta, etc)
Following Carlo Fuortes’ resignation, Rai’s board of directors announced in a press release dated May 15th that Roberto Sergio will take over as CEO with immediate effect. Mr. Sergio has said he will appoint Giampaolo Rossi as the company’s managing director. Having graduated in political and communication science, Roberto Sergio joined Rai in 2004. Until …
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For the first time an award-winning film from PriMed has been shown on France 3 Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur. The transmission on May 4th is particularly important since it crowns the work of thousands of high school students from right across the Mediterranean. Coming from Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt, Italy and Southern France they viewed …
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On May 8th, in a letter to the Minister of Economy and Finance, Carlo Fuortes tendered his resignation as head of Italy’s public broadcaster, Rai. In the letter he explains that his departure is due to the pressure exerted on him by Giorgia Meloni’s government. “Since the beginning of 2023,” he explains, “there has been …
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Since 2010 the Groupe de recherches et d’essais cinématographiques (GREC) and the Institut universitaire de technologie (IUT) in Corsica have offered a Masters 1 in Writing, Production and Directing. Lasting one year, this programme enables students to make a short film co-produced by GREC and the IUT, develop and support another writing project and obtain …
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The poster and programme of the 76th Cannes Film Festival (May 16th to 27th) have been revealed. Many of the films in the Official Competition and the Un Certain Regard section are from the Mediterranean area. This year the Official Competition includes a new film by Kaouther Ben Hania (Tunisia) – Les Filles d’Olfa. This …
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Un Sol Radiant, a feature film made by a Catalan collective, has won the Talents Award, the most prestigious award of the D’A – Barcelona Film Festival. The 13th edition of this international festival took place from March 23rd to April 2nd. The festival’s Talents Competition showcases first and second features by international directors. During …
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The European digital film festival ENACTING, which will be held online on April 28th and 29th, has extended its call for documentaries. The deadline for submissions was initially April 15th but has been extended to April 20th. The competition is open to film-makers (professional or amateur) from all over the world and the documentary entered …
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