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Davide Abbatescianni


2113 articles available in total starting from 12/09/2017. Last article published on 04/07/2025.

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer and poster for IDFA Envision title Eskape

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer and poster for IDFA Envision title Eskape

Neary Adeline Hay’s documentary follows a daughter facing her mother’s silence as a result of the hardship she went through after fleeing Cambodia in 1981  

05/11/2021 | IDFA 2021

Mieke Bernink • Lecturer, Netherlands Film Academy

Interview: Mieke Bernink • Lecturer, Netherlands Film Academy

“We are an internationally acclaimed film education institution, the only one of its kind in the Netherlands”

Our conversation focused on the main opportunities offered to prospective students by the Dutch film school  

05/11/2021 | /Netherlands

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival puts the finishing touches to its 2021 programme

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival puts the finishing touches to its 2021 programme

The Estonian gathering, set to unspool from 12-28 November, has announced its juries and rounded off its selections  

05/11/2021 | Black Nights 2021

At Cartoon Springboard, Ketnet’s Telidja Klaï delves into developmental psychology and content strategies

At Cartoon Springboard, Ketnet’s Telidja Klaï delves into developmental psychology and content strategies

On day 3 of the event, the expert highlighted how scientific knowledge of children’s behaviour may help creators and commissioners deliver content capable of stimulating younger audiences  

03/11/2021 | Cartoon 2021 | Cartoon Springboard

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Rome Independent Film Fest title The Miracle Child

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Rome Independent Film Fest title The Miracle Child

Silvia Brunelli’s debut, sold by TVCO and Minerva Pictures, is a bitter comedy about a girl who unexpectedly becomes the patron saint of the Neapolitan district she lives in  

03/11/2021 | Promotion | Italy

The Norwegian Film Institute backs four new features

The Norwegian Film Institute backs four new features

The country’s film agency has supported projects by two established directors, Bård Breien and Jens Lien, and those of two emerging filmmakers, Kaveh Tehrani and Johanna Pyykkö  

03/11/2021 | Production | Funding | Norway

REPORT: Cartoon Springboard 2021

REPORT: Cartoon Springboard 2021

We present a rundown of some of the most interesting projects introduced at this year’s Cartoon Springboard, which ran in Valencia from 26-28 October  

02/11/2021 | Cartoon 2021 | Cartoon Springboard

Laila Pakalniņa’s Dawn triumphs at the second Calvert Journal Film Festival

Laila Pakalniņa’s Dawn triumphs at the second Calvert Journal Film Festival

Other victors included Eric Bednarski’s Warsaw: A City Divided, winner of the Prize for Best Documentary Feature, and Ilze Burkovska-Jacobsen’s My Favorite War, crowned Best Animation Film  

02/11/2021 | Festivals | Awards | UK

At Cartoon Springboard, Julien Papelier and Lila Hannou explore the new frontiers of animation and publishing

At Cartoon Springboard, Julien Papelier and Lila Hannou explore the new frontiers of animation and publishing

The two speakers outlined Dupuis Publishing and Média Participations’ new editorial strategies, which go beyond the traditional “publishing-animation” paradigm  

28/10/2021 | Cartoon 2021 | Cartoon Springboard

Guido Lukoschek  • Head of International Office, Filmakademie Baden Württemberg

Interview: Guido Lukoschek • Head of International Office, Filmakademie Baden Württemberg

“The academy does not have any tenure-track teachers, but operates entirely with industry mentors”

Our conversation focused on the main opportunities offered to prospective students by the German film academy  

28/10/2021 | /Germany

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