Category: WESTERN EUROPE

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

Selection for PriMed 2016: The Mediterranean Multimedia selection

The names of the four web-documentaries which will compete in the Mediterranean Multimedia category for PriMed 2016 have just been announced: – CASQUES SUR LE FRONT Robin BRAQUET and Flavian CHARUEL – CHRETIENS, JUIFS, MUSULMANS: DES LIEUX SAINTS EN PARTAGE Véronique BARRAL – FARSELONA  Kika SERRA and Paty GODOY – TROUBLED WATERS  Isabelle SYLVESTRE Click …

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SPAIN FRANCE ITALY / National drama films still well regarded

For the seventh consecutive year, France’s Conseil Supérieur de l’Audiovisuel (CSA) has published a study on “Performances de la fiction en Europe” based on the 2015 viewing figures for drama programmes (films for TV, series, mini-series and serials) in the five major European markets, including Spain, France and Italy. In Spain, national productions monopolize the …

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SPAIN / “Verano 1993”, a Franco-Hispanic co-production

The Catalan director Carla Simón, a graduate of the London Film School, is filming her first feature film, “Verano 1993” (Summer 1993). Shooting began on July 4th at Girona in Catalonia, and will take six weeks. “Verano 1993” is about a 6 year old girl who is adopted when her mother dies and has to …

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FRANCE / Crowd-funding Campaign for “Une maison au bord du monde”

Productions du Lagon in association with ClapOsud have launched a participatory funding campaign for Pascal Cesaro’s documentary project “UNE MAISON AU BORD DU MONDE” on the Ulule crowd-funding site. It will close on July 13th  2016. Founded twenty years ago in Gardanne, La Maison is a unique centre, specializing in end-of-life support. Its first mission was to …

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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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