Category: WESTERN EUROPE

News about audiovisual in western Europe region (France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Malta, etc)

FRANCE / D. Ernotte-Cunci nominated Chair of the BOD at TV5 Monde

On June 23rd the Chair of France Télévisions was appointed Chair of TV5 Monde’s Board of Directors. She takes over from Rémy Pflimlin, who was also her predecessor as head of France Télévisions. TV5 Monde’s charter specifies that its Board of Directors be chaired by France Télévisions, the channel’s main shareholder (49%) and primary programme …

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ITALY / Rai launches premium content on Dailymotion

The Italian Public Broadcaster RAI has reached an agreement with Vivendi allowing the Italian group to show its premium content on Dailymotion, the video-sharing platform owned by Vivendi. According to a Dailymotion press-release: “some of the best films in Rai’s catalogue” are now available for Italians on Dailymotion’s video-on-demand site. This includes not only several …

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FRANCE / The winners of the URTI Grand Prix for Creative Documentary

The jury of the 35th International URTI Grand Prix for Creative Documentary, chaired by the Greek writer, director and producer Menelaos Karaghiolis and made up of senior people in public television (Algeria, Belgium, Cameroon, Greece, Kosovo), gave its verdict on June 16th  during the Monte Carlo Television Festival. Ten documentaries were selected, these are the …

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ITALY / The Manetti brothers are remaining in Naples for their new film

In late May Marco and Antonio Manetti, two brothers making cult films, began shooting their eighth feature film, “Nun è Napule” (a working title) in Naples. Thus they remain faithful to the city which was the setting of their previous film, “Napule Song’e” (2013) winner of two David di Donatello awards. In “Nun è Napule”, …

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ITALY / Call for documentary projects for the Doc/it Women Award

Doc / it, the association of Italian documentary film-makers, has opened the call for nominations for the Doc / it Award Women, a new award to promote the development of documentaries about gender equality. The organizers hope this award will highlight the work of women documentary film-makers, in line with the Audentia Award for best …

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Selection for PriMed 2016 : First Film category

The following is the selection for PriMed 2016 in the First Film category : – LES DERNIERS NOMADES by Hamdi BEN AHMED – LORO DI NAPOLI by Pierfrancesco LI DONNI – MURAT, LE GÉOGRAPHE by Samuele PELLECCHIA – WHEELS OF WAR by Rami KODEIH     PriMed is the International Festival of Mediterranean Documentary and …

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Selection for PriMed 2016 : Art, Heritage and Cultures category

The following is the selection for PriMed 2016 in the Mediterranean Art, Heritage and Cultures category : – ARABIC MOVIE by Eyal SAGUI BEZAWIE and Sara TSIFRONI – CHŒURS EN EXIL by Nathalie ROSSETTI and Turi FINOCCHIARO – TISSEUSES DE RÊVES by Fatima Ithri IRHOUDANE – TONI CATANY. LE TEMPS ET LES CHOSES by Cesc …

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