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Davide Abbatescianni


2115 articles available in total starting from 12/09/2017. Last article published on 09/07/2025.

At Film O’Clock, experts discuss how to preserve cinematic heritage

At Film O’Clock, experts discuss how to preserve cinematic heritage

The panellists, working for institutions based in four countries, shared their experience in restoration, and organising special screenings, online initiatives and in-person exhibitions  

04/03/2022 | Industry | Market | Romania/Lithuania/Greece/South Africa

BBC Studios and Sky Deutschland ink a factual output deal

BBC Studios and Sky Deutschland ink a factual output deal

The agreement, covering 150 hours of factual content, includes titles such as Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World, Louis Theroux: Shooting Joe Exotic and David Attenborough: The Sound of Nature  

03/03/2022 | Distribution | Releases | Exhibitors | UK/Germany

Chris Baugh’s series Wreck now in production

Chris Baugh’s series Wreck now in production

The 6x45-minute show, billed as “a tense thriller, mixing comedy with a slice of slasher”, has been commissioned by BBC Drama  

03/03/2022 | Production | Funding | UK

Film Fund Luxembourg announces the recipients of its first 2022 round of funding

Film Fund Luxembourg announces the recipients of its first 2022 round of funding

On this occasion, the country’s film agency has granted its support to 18 new projects, including those by Jaco Van Dormael and Fien Troch  

03/03/2022 | Production | Funding | Luxembourg

Elena Rubashevska • Filmmaker and journalist

Interview: Elena Rubashevska • Filmmaker and journalist

“Right now, being here with no ID is no piece of cake”

The Ukrainian filmmaker and journalist told us how she managed to escape to Warsaw and how, like many other refugees, she is now stuck there, without a passport and facing an uncertain future  

03/03/2022 | /Ukraine/Poland

CPH:DOX unveils its full 2022 programme

CPH:DOX unveils its full 2022 programme

This year’s edition will host 200 new films, 76 world premieres and 59 competition titles split across six international competitions, with a special focus on Ukraine and Russia  

02/03/2022 | CPH:DOX 2022

EXCLUSIVE: Tomas Vengris’s new film 5 & 1⁄2 Love Stories in an Apartment in Vilnius, Lithuania in production

EXCLUSIVE: Tomas Vengris’s new film 5 & 1⁄2 Love Stories in an Apartment in Vilnius, Lithuania in production

A co-production between Lithuania, Ireland and Latvia, the director’s sophomore feature has been described as “a collection of stories revealing the elusive but real beauty in ordinary life”  

01/03/2022 | Production | Funding | Lithuania/Ireland/Latvia

EXCLUSIVE: Over 250 film professionals and institutions across the world reply to Ukrainian filmmakers’ call

EXCLUSIVE: Over 250 film professionals and institutions across the world reply to Ukrainian filmmakers’ call

Signatories include producers, distributors, festivals, directors, publicists, journalists, cinematographers and other industry professionals from all four corners of the globe  

01/03/2022 | Ukraine

Viaplay announces its first Dutch Originals, Something Stupid and The Guilty

Viaplay announces its first Dutch Originals, Something Stupid and The Guilty

The former will be a dark comedy about three women seeking revenge on the man who betrayed them, whilst the latter will follow a mother who discovers that her son has committed murder  

01/03/2022 | Production | Funding | Netherlands

Mark Cousins announces his new documentary, My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock

Mark Cousins announces his new documentary, My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock

The film, sold by the UK’s Dogwoof, promises to use “a very unexpected technique to look into Hitchcock’s films”  

01/03/2022 | Production | Funding | UK

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