News about audiovisual in western Europe region (France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Malta, etc)
After suffering heavy losses in 2016 following litigation with Vivendi, Mediaset’s accounts for the first quarter of 2017 are back in profit. The Italian group posted a net profit of €15.9 million for the first three months of the year, against a deficit of €18 million for the same period in 2016. However, despite an …
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In a press release on May 17th the Conseil Supérieur de l’Audiovisuel (CSA) announced that only one application has been received for the chair of France Médias Monde (FMM): from the current CEO, Marie-Christine Saragosse, who will therefore be the sole candidate for her own replacement. There are two reasons for the lack of competitors …
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The Malta Film Commission has announced that for the first time the Malta Film Fund will receive a total budget of €300,000. The Fund awards seven different grants: two for development funding, one for production, two for short films and two for distribution, including registration fees for international festivals. The reason for the budget increase …
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The two partners have launched an application call for a pitching session. Registration has been open since April 24th and is for all authors and directors with a documentary project. Indeed, this pitching session encourages documentary projects of all types, with no restrictions on subject-matter, narrative form or media. The aim is to discover new …
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Copeam (Conférence Permanente de l’Audiovisuel Méditerranéen) held its 24th annual conference and its 23rd AGM in the Lebanese capital from May 11th to 13th. Organized with Télé Lebanon, the Lebanese public television, this year’s event looks at “Mediterranean narration: complexities, media response and public opinion”. His Excellency General Michel Aoun, President of the Lebanese Republic, …
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The Prix Hermès, promoting press freedom across the Mediterranean area, was awarded to three journalists from the southern Mediterranean and two from the north, at a ceremony in Hammamet (Tunisia) on April 28th. This distinction, created in 2014, is awarded jointly by Copeam (Conférence Permanente de l’Audiovisuel) and two Tunisian associations, Med 21 and …
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On April 27th Doc / It, the association of Italian documentary directors and producers, announced the winners of the 7th Doc / It Professional Awards, which since 2010 has rewarded the best of Italy’s documentary production. The award for Best Documentary of the Year went to Federica di Giacomo, whose “Liberami” explores exorcism in …
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