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Davide Abbatescianni


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

Nathalie Álvarez Mesén’s feature debut, Clara Sola, ready for the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight

Nathalie Álvarez Mesén’s feature debut, Clara Sola, ready for the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight

The new feature, a Swedish-US-Costa Rican-Belgian-German co-production, will star Costa Rican dancer Wendy Chinchilla in the lead role  

16/06/2021 | Production | Funding | Sweden/USA/Costa Rica/Belgium/Germany

Triin Ruumet preparing Dark Paradise

Triin Ruumet preparing Dark Paradise

The Estonian-French co-production, set for release next year, follows a young woman who discovers that her recently buried father was actually wallowing in debt and her whole life has been one big lie  

16/06/2021 | Production | Funding | Estonia/France

Yves Blösche  • Distributor, Filmcoopi Zürich

Interview: Yves Blösche • Distributor, Filmcoopi Zürich

“We need to face new ways of communication from a local and worldwide perspective”

The Managing Partner at the Swiss distribution company discusses its distribution and marketing strategies  

15/06/2021 | /Switzerland

The IDFA Bertha Fund supports six new documentaries

The IDFA Bertha Fund supports six new documentaries

The selected projects, backed through the IDFA Bertha Fund Europe-International Co-production funding scheme, will each receive a €40,000 grant  

14/06/2021 | Production | Funding | Netherlands

Review: All My Friends Hate Me

Review: All My Friends Hate Me

Andrew Gaynord’s grotesque, dark comedy is disturbing, puzzling and surprising enough to be enjoyable  

14/06/2021 | Tribeca 2021

Sander Burger’s crime-drama The Judgement picked up by Picture Tree International

Sander Burger’s crime-drama The Judgement picked up by Picture Tree International

The Dutch feature, revolving around the notorious Deventer murder case, is based on the bestselling book by investigative journalist Bas Haan  

11/06/2021 | Production | Funding | Netherlands

New Spanish Netflix original series Intimacy in the works

New Spanish Netflix original series Intimacy in the works

The new production, created by Verónica Fernández and Laura Sarmiento, is currently being filmed in the Basque Country  

11/06/2021 | Production | Funding | Spain

Marc Putman  • Project coordinator, UxP

Interview: Marc Putman • Project coordinator, UxP

“We’re working on a WordPress for VoD platforms”

During our discussion, we found out more about UxP’s mission to save European independent VoD platforms time and money through the development of a useful new tool  

09/06/2021 | /Europe

Switzerland’s Council of States approves the “Netflix tax”

Switzerland’s Council of States approves the “Netflix tax”

This week, Swiss councillors approved the obligation for online streamers to invest at least 4% of their turnover in the Confederation’s film industry  

09/06/2021 | Institutions | Legislation | Switzerland

Film collective Crazy Pictures developing new sci-fi adventure flick UFO Sweden

Film collective Crazy Pictures developing new sci-fi adventure flick UFO Sweden

After their immense success with The Unthinkable, the collective will tell the story of a teenager who suspects that her father has been kidnapped by UFOs  

09/06/2021 | Production | Funding | Sweden

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