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Davide Abbatescianni


2112 articles available in total starting from 12/09/2017. Last article published on 30/06/2025.

Screen Ireland’s full budget to be increased to €30.09 million in 2021

Screen Ireland’s full budget to be increased to €30.09 million in 2021

The Emerald Isle’s audiovisual agency has welcomed an unprecedented funding increase of €9 million, bringing its capital budget to €26.2 million  

15/10/2020 | Production | Funding | Ireland

Alise Ģelze • Curator, Magnetic Series

Interview: Alise Ģelze • Curator, Magnetic Series

“Over the last five years, the production of foreign films in Latvia has grown rapidly”

We had the chance to speak to Alise Ģelze, curator of Magnetic Series, a brand-new international pitching and networking event taking place during this year’s Riga IFF  

14/10/2020 | Riga 2020 | Magnetic Series

The Baltic Pitching Forum announces its award winners

The Baltic Pitching Forum announces its award winners

The eighth edition of the event took place from 8-10 October and saw the participation of 12 projects from the three Baltic republics and Poland  

14/10/2020 | Shorts | Estonia/Latvia/Lithuania/Poland

Damian Mc Carthy  • Director of Caveat

Interview: Damian Mc Carthy • Director of Caveat

“I wanted Caveat to look like an old ghost story”

We talked to Damian Mc Carthy, the director of the UK production Caveat, which opened the IndieCork Film Festival  

13/10/2020 | IndieCork 2020

EXCLUSIVE: IDFA Forum announces this year’s selected projects, a new award and a brand-new category

EXCLUSIVE: IDFA Forum announces this year’s selected projects, a new award and a brand-new category

The Dutch gathering’s Forum will take place online from 16-20 November and will host a total of 63 new projects  

13/10/2020 | IDFA 2020 | IDFA for Professionals

Review: The Jump

Review: The Jump

Giedrė Žickytė’s documentary centres on the moving story of the Kudirka incident, known for several years as the US Coast Guard’s “Day of Shame”  

12/10/2020 | Warsaw 2020

Review: Herself

Review: Herself

Phyllida Lloyd's third feature is a convincing piece and an uplifting story of empowerment  

12/10/2020 | London 2020

Review: Caveat

Review: Caveat

Damian Mc Carthy’s psychological horror was the opening film of this year’s edition of the IndieCork Film Festival  

08/10/2020 | IndieCork 2020

The Icelandic Film and Television Academy announces the winners of the Edda Awards

The Icelandic Film and Television Academy announces the winners of the Edda Awards

This year’s postponed edition saw the triumph of Hlynur Pálmason’s A White, White Day and Silja Hauksdóttir’s Agnes Joy  

07/10/2020 | Festivals | Awards | Iceland

The Estonian government backs the local film sector with an additional €3 million

The Estonian government backs the local film sector with an additional €3 million

The provision is part of a wider aid package aimed at helping the country’s cultural and creative industries  

07/10/2020 | Industry | Market | Estonia

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