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Davide Abbatescianni


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

The EC withdraws its 2019 decision making commitments on Disney, Warner Bros, Sky UK and other global streamers binding

The EC withdraws its 2019 decision making commitments on Disney, Warner Bros, Sky UK and other global streamers binding

The withdrawal decision follows the annulment of the European Commission's similar commitments imposed on Paramount Pictures, dating from 2016  

06/04/2021 | Institutions | Legislation | Europe/UK

Juris Poškus's new feature 24 Hr Sunshine in post

Juris Poškus's new feature 24 Hr Sunshine in post

The helmer's upcoming fiction film was shot in Latvia and in Tiksi, a remote village in the Russian Arctic  

02/04/2021 | Production | Funding | Latvia

Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival announces its full programme

Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival announces its full programme

The Scottish gathering, unspooling from 29 April-3 May, will showcase 171 works encompassing experimental film, artists’ moving image and animation, split into live screenings and on-demand programmes  

01/04/2021 | Festivals | Awards | UK

Mira Staleva • Distributor, Art Fest

Interview: Mira Staleva • Distributor, Art Fest

"Distribution in Bulgaria is a true challenge"

The distribution manager of the Sofia-based outfit, and also managing director of the Sofia International Film Festival, discusses the challenges posed by the pandemic in Bulgaria  

01/04/2021 | /Bulgaria

Emma Holly Jones’ debut feature, Mr. Malcolm’s List, now filming in Ireland

Emma Holly Jones’ debut feature, Mr. Malcolm’s List, now filming in Ireland

The new period drama flick, staged by Untitled Entertainment, Rebelle Media and Blinder Films, follows a young lady courting a mysterious, wealthy suitor in London in 1818  

01/04/2021 | Production | Funding | USA/Ireland

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Visions du Réel title Bellum – The Daemon of War

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Visions du Réel title Bellum – The Daemon of War

David Herdies and Georg Götmark’s documentary, set to take part in Visions du Réel’s main competition, zooms in on the changing face of conflict in an increasingly technocratic world  

01/04/2021 | Visions du Réel 2021

The Nordisk Film & TV Fond publishes its 2020 annual report

The Nordisk Film & TV Fond publishes its 2020 annual report

The Oslo-based film body has made figures available that reveal the current state of the region’s audiovisual industry  

29/03/2021 | Production | Funding | Norway/Denmark/Sweden/Finland/Iceland

Manuel José Damásio • Coordinator, FILMEU

Interview: Manuel José Damásio • Coordinator, FILMEU

“Our mission is to develop a European university that is a model for collaboration and integration in the fields of the arts and the creative industries”

FILMEU, an alliance of four prestigious European film schools, aims to set up a European University of Film and Media Arts by 2023  

26/03/2021 | /Europe/Portugal

European admissions to non-national European films down by 8%

European admissions to non-national European films down by 8%

The new study published by the European Audiovisual Observatory is based on 2019 data and covers 48 markets  

26/03/2021 | Industry | Market | Europe

Edita Bilaver Galinec • Project coordinator, Film for Kids at Hospital

Interview: Edita Bilaver Galinec • Project coordinator, Film for Kids at Hospital

“Ideally, the films we screen should convey a strong message, urging a call to action”

The mission of this important European initiative is to give sick children in hospitals and rehabilitation centres access to high-quality films  

25/03/2021 | /Europe/Croatia

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