Category: WESTERN EUROPE

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

SPAIN / First green light for the bill setting up the new RTVV

The creation of Valencia’s new regional public broadcaster has begun. The first step was taken by the broadcasting committee of the Corts Valencianes’ (Valencian parliament) when they approved the draft law to set up the group which will replace RTVV (Ràdio Televisió Valenciana), closed in 2013 for budgetary reasons. The three political parties which voted …

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FRANCE / Mediterranean candidates for Awards at Cannes

On the eve of the 69th Cannes Film Festival, from May 11th to 22nd, we present a preview of the Mediterranean films competing in the various categories. There are only three Mediterranean film-makers in the official selection, but their chances of winning the Palme d’Or are high. Especially for Pedro Almodovar, a regular in Cannes, …

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FRANCE / First port of call for Festina Lente 2016

From May 2016 to August 2017, 25 circus artists, dancers, musicians, actors, set designers, artists, technicians, cooks and sailors will be living on and travelling in four sailing boats, a year’s nomadic festival, Festina Lente. From the Western Mediterranean to Brittany, via the Cape Verde and Canary Islands, Morocco, Senegal and the Azores, they will …

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FRANCE / Le Printemps du Film Engagé at Marseille

From May 20th to 25th, Marseille is hosting the Printemps du Film Engagé (Committed Film Spring), a new event which presents documentary films on social issues. The screenings are followed by discussions with film-makers, thinkers and others involved in social movements (Amis du Monde Diplo, ATTAC, LDH, CGT, FSU, Solidaires, Le Ravi, L’Humanité, La Marseillaise, …

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SPAIN / Candidate Call for Medimed 2016

The 17th Medimed, the Euro-Mediterranean Documentary Market, will be held from October 13th to 16th 2016 in Sitges, near Barcelona. As every year, the event organized by APIMED (the Association of Independent Mediterranean Producers) will offer a pitching forum, lectures and opportunities for meeting and finding business partners for the best documentary projects from the …

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FRANCE / France Télévisions preparing its SVoD plateform for 2017

In an interview with Le Monde published on May 3rd, Laetitia Recayte, France Télévisions’ Director of Business Development, revealed the group is currently creating its own SVoD service (subscription video on demand). A launch date has even been set: March 31st 2017. Presented as a general-interest platform, the new service will not be limited to …

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FRANCE / “L’Héritage du Silence” screening at the Alcazar

On Wednesday May 18th at 5:00pm, as part of the “La Méditerranée en doc” cycle and in partnership with the CMCA, the BMVR de l’Alcazar is screening Anna Benjamin and Guillaume Clere’s documentary “L’Héritage du Silence”. Entry is free within the limit of available places. BMVR ALCAZAR, Salle de conférence – 58, cours Belsunce, 13001 …

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