News about audiovisual in western Europe region (France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Malta, etc)
Eurimages has just announced the results of its first Project Evaluation Session. 26 projects, including 5 documentaries and one animation, have been selected by the executive committee. In total €6,992,000 will be allocated for them. Among the drama films selected, Spanish director Carla Simón’s new film Romeria received €500,000. It is about an orphan adopted …
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The Swedish production company Yellow Bird, affiliated to Banijay Nordic, is in pre-production for A Life’s Worth, a drama series written by Mona Masri and Oliver Dixon and directed by Ahmed Abdullahi. Adapted from Magnus Ernström’s novel of the same name, it is set in late 1993, during the war in Bosnia. Swedish UN soldiers …
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The Italian government recently announced the reduction of the statutory investment obligations for video-on-demand (VoD) platforms. By modifying the 2021 Media Law, Georgia Meloni’s government has reduced the percentage of turnover which streaming platforms have to invest in European films from 20% to 16%. The change also increases the quota for Italian audiovisual production. Initially …
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The CMCA and its partners, France 3 Corse Via Stella and France 3 Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, are pleased to reveal the winners of the first edition of the Mediterranean short film competition – CourtMed. Six works by young directors and students were selected from the 84 films received. We thank all the candidates for their commitment …
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Every April MIPTV, the international television market, is held in Cannes, where producers and distributors from more than 85 countries come together to discover recent and upcoming television programmes. Ahead of this event, on April 6th and 7th, there will be the 26th international salon for documentary production, MIPDOC, with screenings, conferences and pitch sessions. …
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Rai Cinema and Rai Com have announced the creation of Rai Cinema International Distribution, integrating the two branches of the Italian public broadcaster. The aim of this new company is to optimize the distribution of Rai’s films abroad and to improve the visibility of Italian films worldwide. According to the agreement Rai Cinema will manage …
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The Franco-German channel, Arte, has acquired the Israeli series Bloody Murray from Yes Studio. Renamed Dana & Murray, the 9 episodes will be available on Arte.tv until November 16th. Created by Stav Idisis, Dana & Murray follows the fortunes of two room-mates, Dana and Murray, who both find being single more and more problematic. Their …
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