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Davide Abbatescianni


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

FERA and the Berlinale stand in solidarity with Ukrainian filmmakers

FERA and the Berlinale stand in solidarity with Ukrainian filmmakers

After last week’s Russian attack, the professional body and the festival shared their support; the former is ready to offer help in implementing protection measures in coordination with the ICFR  

28/02/2022 | Ukraine/Germany/Europe

Yannick Bossenmeyer • CEO, Cascade8

Interview: Yannick Bossenmeyer • CEO, Cascade8

“The Blood Machines NFTs will provide their buyers with ownership of virtual collectibles, based on the film’s characters, spaceships and weapons”

We chatted to the CEO of Logical Pictures’ tech branch, following the launch of an exclusive NFT collection for the film Blood Machines, announced two weeks ago  

28/02/2022 | /France

Producer Camille Donegan explores the groundbreaking impact of VR in film and other forms of audiovisual storytelling

Producer Camille Donegan explores the groundbreaking impact of VR in film and other forms of audiovisual storytelling

The master class, organised by Screen Wexford, saw the expert offering an overview of the new opportunities brought by VR and the best principles to adopt when implementing user experience design  

24/02/2022 | Industry | Market | Ireland

Viaplay and NBCUniversal Global Distribution ink a multi-year content deal

Viaplay and NBCUniversal Global Distribution ink a multi-year content deal

The new partnership, covering more than 400 titles, will make Viaplay the exclusive streaming home of DreamWorks Animation series in all five Nordic countries, the Netherlands and Poland  

24/02/2022 | Industry | Market | Sweden/Finland/Denmark/ Norway/Iceland/Netherlands/Poland/USA

Netflix and Creative UK team up to kick off genre-based programme Breakout

Netflix and Creative UK team up to kick off genre-based programme Breakout

The new programme will fund new, high-quality projects developed by British filmmakers, and at least one of them will receive a £1.5 million production budget  

24/02/2022 | Industry | Market | USA/UK

Selma Vilhunen’s Four Little Adults enters post-production

Selma Vilhunen’s Four Little Adults enters post-production

A co-production between Finland, France and Sweden, the Finnish helmer’s new film has been described as “a contemporary look at the various forms of love”  

24/02/2022 | Production | Funding | Finland/France/Sweden

In 2021, two German incentive schemes generated a record inward investment in film and TV series of €740 million

In 2021, two German incentive schemes generated a record inward investment in film and TV series of €740 million

Last year, the German Federal Film Fund and German Motion Picture Fund backed new productions with a total of €147.4 million, generating an almost five-fold increase in the initial outlay  

23/02/2022 | Production | Funding | Germany

The Movies that Matter Festival announces its dates, a brand-new shorts strand and a special focus on Afghan cinema

The Movies that Matter Festival announces its dates, a brand-new shorts strand and a special focus on Afghan cinema

This year’s gathering will welcome prominent Afghan filmmakers Sahra Mani, Aboozar Amini and Dawood Hilmandi  

23/02/2022 | Movies That Matter 2022

The UK’s Film and TV Charity publishes a study on mental health in the film and TV industry after COVID-19

The UK’s Film and TV Charity publishes a study on mental health in the film and TV industry after COVID-19

The body defined the results as “mildly encouraging” at first glance, but the pandemic and the recent production boom have brought new challenges alongside new opportunities  

23/02/2022 | Industry | Market | UK

Mukunda Michael Dewil to direct the time-loop thriller Open House

Mukunda Michael Dewil to direct the time-loop thriller Open House

Penned by Jon Davis and Sergio Pinheiro, the feature centres on a couple out house hunting, who get stuck inside a show house with a strange estate agent  

23/02/2022 | Production | Funding | Germany

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